Actual Baseball News: Fielder for Kinsler Blockbuster

[Clayton]

lol at salary dumping Fielder to a legit AL rival because of a small sample size of playoff failures. Rangers are big winners.

 

[BigDDude]

wtf? why can't the gif work?

Can't help you there.

Sorry.

 

[Brahmsian]

BOTH keystone positions are DEFENSE FIRST positions so Detroit should count any offense they get from Kinsler and Iglesias as gravy.

Offhand I'd call the Tigers the winners in this deal.

 

[BigDDude]

lol at salary dumping Fielder to a legit AL rival because of a small sample size of playoff failures. Rangers are big winners.

You give no weight to the fact the trade clears up positional logjams and fills needs on both sides?

 

[Clayton]

You give no weight to the fact the trade clears up positional logjams and fills needs on both sides?

I think it might have been a necessary evil for the Tigers at best.

Its pure win for the Rangers, though

 

[BigDDude]

BOTH keystone positions are DEFENSE FIRST positions so Detroit should count any offense they get from Kinsler and Iglesias as gravy.

Offhand I'd call the Tigers the winners in this deal.

So has anyone of the 25-50 paid talking heads I have read today on the subject.

 

[Brocktagon]

i just googled Jennifer Lawrence gif and nothing funny came up

fail

 

[redseat]

i just googled Jennifer Lawrence gif and nothing funny came up

fail

The link didn't work right anway.. but now I can't delete that post either...

 

[BigDDude]

I think it might have been a necessary evil for the Tigers at best.

Its pure win for the Rangers, though

IMO, it would be hard to say that the Tigers defense did not get A LOT better.

 

[redseat]

and it wasn't funny either.... just had her saying "funny" in it so I guess thats why

 

[redseat]

yes the Tigers defense got much better, Fielder was not a good first baseman....

 

[Clayton]

IMO, it would be hard to say that the Tigers defense did not get A LOT better.

Yes, but everyone is assuming that Cabrera is just going to continue on his near historic pace

 

[redseat]

File this under dumbass pilot!

Massive cargo plane that landed at wrong Kansas airport finally makes it to right one

 

[RedSoxWorrld]

lol at salary dumping Fielder to a legit AL rival because of a small sample size of playoff failures. Rangers are big winners.

its more than salary dumping

it lets them respend that money elsewhere

like keeping scherzer and locking up miggy who can walk in two years

good deal for both sides, I think

 

[BigDDude]

The link didn't work right anway.. but now I can't delete that post either...

You were saying........

 

[redseat]

You were saying........

I need multiple

 

[BigDDude]

Yes, but everyone is assuming that Cabrera is just going to continue on his near historic pace

I think they call that blind homerism. And, like WAR,....what is it good for?

Absolutely NOTHING!

 

[BigDDude]

I need multiple

It can be nice having the keys to the castle every now and again. Glad to assist, as always.

 

[BigDDude]

Looks who is spending some $$$


Ervin Santana is almost certain to leave Kansas City as a free agent and the Royals [ame="[MEDIA=twitter]403631157859737600[/MEDIA]"]announced[/ame] that they’ve replaced him in the rotation with Jason Vargas, signing the left-hander to a four-year contract. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com [ame="[MEDIA=twitter]403631213795364864[/MEDIA]"]says it’s worth[/ame] $32 million.
Vargas was traded from the Mariners to the Angels for Kendrys Morales last offseason and threw 150 innings with a 4.02 ERA, missing time with a blood clot in his arm pit.
He’s a 30-year-old soft-tosser with a 4.30 career ERA, but Kansas City should be a good home ballpark for masking Vargas’ homer-related issues and before the blood cot he’d thrown 193, 201, and 217 innings the previous three seasons.
Vargas is a decent enough mid-rotation starter, but much like with Jeremy Guthrie last offseason the Royals are making a very long and expensive commitment to a mediocre 30-something starter. The Angels didn’t make Vargas a qualifying offer for fear he’d accept the one-year, $14.1 million deal, so they won’t get any compensation for his departure and he won’t cost the Royals a draft pick.

 

[Clayton]

its more than salary dumping

it lets them respend that money elsewhere

like keeping scherzer and locking up miggy who can walk in two years

And that is why I think its a necessary evil. Always lock up starting pitching. But the Rangers are in a really good spot right now, imo.