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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

So much for Suzuki to STL

The Cardinals have agreed to a deal with free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter). Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch first reported that the sides were moving towards an agreement, with Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reporting that Pierzynski would be joining the team tomorrow(SAT) in Chicago.
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3 hit and 1 rbi debut.

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" I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization"

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-sports-minute/david-ortiz-and-his-antics-upset-chris-archer-after-three-run-home-run-050206313.html


Papi will whine when Archer drills him. And he should.

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-sports-minute/david-ortiz-and-his-antics-upset-chris-archer-after-three-run-home-run-050206313.html


Papi will whine when Archer drills him. And he should.

Totally Agree Ed....I watched the game on MLB....he flipped that bat35-40 feet towards his dugout, spinning around and around.
No place for that in baseball.
And you are right - he will get drilled one day in the future!
Then watch him cry!

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

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ORIGINAL: lylej

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-sports-minute/david-ortiz-and-his-antics-upset-chris-archer-after-three-run-home-run-050206313.html


Papi will whine when Archer drills him. And he should.

Totally Agree Ed....I watched the game on MLB....he flipped that bat35-40 feet towards his dugout, spinning around and around.
No place for that in baseball.
And you are right - he will get drilled one day in the future!
Then watch him cry!

He's become a bigger whiner, a bigger primadonna, a bigger prick ..... Than ANY of the usual suspects.
And he gets away with it.
It's BS
Plunk him. Constantly. Don't kid yourself .... Maddon will not let it stand. That's why I love him. If you play for him, you will get it, or you won't be there long.

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

As his struggles worsen, the Phillies have had internal discussions about releasing one-time star first baseman Ryan Howard after the season, reports Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. Howard is owed the rest of his $25MM salary this season and comes with $60MM in future guarantees.

It does not appear that the club has reached any finality in regards to Howard’s future. The possibility of a trade has been explored, but Philadelphia has not found another club interested in taking on any substantial part of Howard’s contract. That is not surprising, of course, given that the 34-year-old is slashing a career-low .224/.305/.377 through 417 plate appearances on the year.

Long-term contracts should become illegal in baseball. It is ruining the sport. If they are not going to implement a salary cap, the least they can do is limit FA contracts to 4-5 years.

If I were GM, My standards for a FA would be

1. If we go longer than 3 years then every additional year will be team option only.
2. No trade clauses are not an option, Unless player is willing to lop 10% off of their final dollar value of their contract. If you are going to get paid this much, you will assume the risk of being traded.
3. Buyouts for team option years will not exceed 500K.
4. Contracts will have a low base salary with performance bonuses, no guaranteed money, you get paid when you succeed.
5. Every contract for my team will include team wins bonuses for more than 88 wins, then 95.

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ORIGINAL: CPAMAN

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: CPAMAN

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

As his struggles worsen, the Phillies have had internal discussions about releasing one-time star first baseman Ryan Howard after the season, reports Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. Howard is owed the rest of his $25MM salary this season and comes with $60MM in future guarantees.

It does not appear that the club has reached any finality in regards to Howard’s future. The possibility of a trade has been explored, but Philadelphia has not found another club interested in taking on any substantial part of Howard’s contract. That is not surprising, of course, given that the 34-year-old is slashing a career-low .224/.305/.377 through 417 plate appearances on the year.

Long-term contracts should become illegal in baseball. It is ruining the sport. If they are not going to implement a salary cap, the least they can do is limit FA contracts to 4-5 years.

If I were GM, My standards for a FA would be

1. If we go longer than 3 years then every additional year will be team option only.
2. No trade clauses are not an option, Unless player is willing to lop 10% off of their final dollar value of their contract. If you are going to get paid this much, you will assume the risk of being traded.
3. Buyouts for team option years will not exceed 500K.
4. Contracts will have a low base salary with performance bonuses, no guaranteed money, you get paid when you succeed.
5. Every contract for my team will include team wins bonuses for more than 88 wins, then 95.

Absolutely agree with this.

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You actually win by locking up your young elite guys very early to longterm team-friendly deals when you have ALL the leverage for their first 6 years when they're getting severely underpaid. That's what the A's/Rays do. It works. You're taking minimal risk in the grand scheme of things and the player is also still getting some security.

They also can evaluate talent. Something the Twins are poor at, as an organization.

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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You actually win by locking up your young elite guys very early to longterm team-friendly deals when you have ALL the leverage for their first 6 years when they're getting severely underpaid. That's what the A's/Rays do. It works. You're taking minimal risk in the grand scheme of things and the player is also still getting some security.

They also can evaluate talent. Something the Twins are poor at, as an organization.

Let's be honest here. The Twins organization is terrible at evaluating talent. Poor is a D grade. The Twins get an F!

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Damn I wish I had your optimism.
We will find some way to F up the Buxton/Sano dream years.
It's what we do.

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Damn I wish I had your optimism.
We will find some way to F up the Buxton/Sano dream years.
It's what we do.

I will go the positive route on this one.
We need some positivity in this organization,
and might as well start with these two.
Expect good results on thier remaining stops in the minors,
and even better results here at Target!!

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Damn I wish I had your optimism.
We will find some way to F up the Buxton/Sano dream years.
It's what we do.

I will go the positive route on this one.
We need some positivity in this organization,
and might as well start with these two.
Expect good results on thier remaining stops in the minors,
and even better results here at Target!!

Until we have major change in the FO and managerial staff, I have little if any hope that Buxton / Sano will turn this franchise around.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

There's no way anything good will come to us if dumb, dumber, and dumbest are still here when our young talent emerges.
My positivity will return when Molitor is promoted.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Hmm, no outside re-treads, and no in-house lackeys ...... Ummmmm, kinda leaves Molitor, eh?
Knows how to win, and works well with young players...... Hmmmm, more Molitor vibes, huh?