2014 Offseason Plans Thread Pt2

[PDay8810]

now this makes the offseason successful
hello win column

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I am out shopping. Did we get Choo?

 

[StanMarsh51]

Didn't Boras reportedly turn down 6-years, $140MM from the pinstrips?

7 year, $140M..

My guess is that they thought they could get more than Ellsbury did, but if they couldn't, they didn't wanna go back to the Yankees, so they ended up taking the slightly smaller deal elsewhere.

 

[DT LUNA]

Can you imagine Lainey shopping in a large mall when she hears the news. LOOK OUT!!

 

[DT LUNA]

7 year, $140M..

My guess is that they thought they could get more than Ellsbury did, but if they couldn't, they didn't wanna go back to the Yankees, so they ended up taking the slightly smaller deal elsewhere.

No state income tax in Texas. Made a huge difference.

 

[DT LUNA]

I am out shopping. Did we get Choo?

YES SIR

 

[DT LUNA]

now this makes the offseason successful
hello win column

No doubt.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Just looked on MLBTR and saw 7 years $130 mill. Great Christmas present. Expected to see nothing when I took time to look. What a great surprise.

 

[darrylgann]

Great signing guys, see ya in the ALCS!

Wouldn't that be fun to watch! Right now I'm just hoping to win the West.

 

[jalopy]

Wouldn't that be fun to watch! Right now I'm just hoping to win the West.

Yeah, the Mariners and the Astros have really improved.

 

[Hambombs]

YAYYYYYY CHOOOOO!!!

 

[ESPN Refugee]

With the way state income taxes work out the Rangers deal actually ends up being more...

Taxes did not and does not play a role here. He wanted to come to the better team and organization rather than going to an organization in decline and a bunch old farts.

 

[donaldson79]

Yeah, the Mariners and the Astros have really improved.

And a troll is heard from.

 

[ESPN Refugee]

Choo had a 112 walks last season. I heard the we haven't had a player walk 100 times since Rafy in 2002.

 

[DT LUNA]

Taxes did not and does not play a role here. He wanted to come to the better team and organization rather than going to an organization in decline and a bunch old farts.

I'm sure no state tax is one good reason he wanted to come here.

 

[donaldson79]

Taxes did not and does not play a role here. He wanted to come to the better team and organization rather than going to an organization in decline and a bunch old farts.

Money played a very big roll. Always has and always will IMO.

 

[jalopy]

And a troll is heard from.

Get a clue and please change your avatar. You do that man a great disservice spewing that crap.

 

[donaldson79]

Choo had a 112 walks last season. I heard the we haven't had a player walk 100 times since Rafy in 2002.

I'm in very high hopes that Choo's plate discipline will have a trickle effect throughout the entire team.

 

[ESPN Refugee]

I'm sure no state tax is one good reason he wanted to come here.

It's never swayed anybody to come here or any other state with no income tax before. It's almost always and certainly the biggest contract. Would Choo be an exception? I guess you can never 100% rule it out but if you're going to sign somewhere and get paid a butt load of money either way where would you sign right now? Texas or New York? It's a no brainer there. While I'd love to think state income taxes played a roll I just think he wanted to come here because he's getting a butt load of money and the Rangers are just the better team and organization right now and for the foreseeable future.

Money played a very big roll. Always has and always will IMO.

It sure does but it always usually boils down to the biggest contract. As I stated above I don't think the state income taxes played much of a role here.

 

[donaldson79]

Get a clue and please change your avatar. You do that man a great disservice spewing that crap.

Not true in either case. Stay in Mich, or is that CA, please.