Dodgers want EVERYBODY!; Cano to play 3B?

[RedSoxWorrld]

Hope you're wrong on Ellsbury.

Drew is more expendable due to our infield depth, but I want to keep him.

want to keep Ells also, but at what price?

he wants crawford money

 

[redseat]

Drew needed new contacts, thats why he couldnt hit in the WS until game 6

Ellsbury was playing on one arm

Both, according to Boras

Ells is gone, Drew probably gone also

Salty too

 

[redseat]

Dropson steps it up big time last night!

Sucks big time that Gregory went out though... Covering a body part with a towel like that usually not a good sign

 

[BigDDude]

Dropson steps it up big time last night!

Sucks big time that Gregory went out though... Covering a body part with a towel like that usually not a good sign

I will just assume that everyone but me will know both who and what you are talking about here.

 

[redseat]

I will just assume that everyone but me will know both who and what you are talking about here.

Perhaps... Perhaps not....

Gregory left with an apparent hand injury.... training staff threw a towel over it... he looked to be in a lot of pain. too me when that happens, not really a good sign

 

[redseat]

Are the Chiefs good or just lucky as all hell?

Rookie QBs playing against them so you can't really say this is a great undefeated team... can you?

 

[BigDDude]

Perhaps... Perhaps not....

Gregory left with an apparent hand injury.... training staff threw a towel over it... he looked to be in a lot of pain. too me when that happens, not really a good sign

I will hope they will know at least what sport or team you are speking of, unlike myself.

 

[redseat]

Patriots BigD...

 

[rokketmn]

Smells like jealousy and envy in here for some reason....................

It's definitely not envy. The Sox can spend the money if they want to. They just have positioned themselves in a spot where they likely won't need to go above last year's $155mm for a few years, or even their franchise high $175mm of 2012.

It's just ridiculousness equal to Yankee proportions. The Dodgers payroll went from $105mm in 2012 to $216mm (still behind the Yankees $228m) in 2013. That figure will likely exceed $230mm in 2014 as they go through arbitration with some players and also work out a deal with Kershaw.

The only significant salary the Dodgers lose is Uribe's $7mm from last season. What are they going to do with Hanley, who is in the last year of his contract?

The Dodgers can trade Ethier to save cash, but they will probably have to eat $25mm of his contract to get it done.

I have long been in favor of a salary cap in baseball. It is the only major U.S. sport that doesn't have one.

 

[CaptO]

want to keep Ells also, but at what price?

he wants crawford money

Crawford got Crawford $$ & look what happened. Slump city. Ells didnt do much to strengthen his case in the playoffs either

 

[CaptO]

I will just assume that everyone but me will know both who and what you are talking about here.

Yep. Hurts even to think about that...

 

[redseat]

capt - Every time I see your avator I immediately think of the great movie "Major League"

JOOOOOOOOOOBOOOOOOOOOOOO (or however you spell it)

 

[BigDDude]

Patriots BigD...

Gotcha.

Thank you.

 

[BigDDude]

It's definitely not envy. The Sox can spend the money if they want to. They just have positioned themselves in a spot where they likely won't need to go above last year's $155mm for a few years, or even their franchise high $175mm of 2012.

It's just ridiculousness equal to Yankee proportions. The Dodgers payroll went from $105mm in 2012 to $216mm (still behind the Yankees $228m) in 2013. That figure will likely exceed $230mm in 2014 as they go through arbitration with some players and also work out a deal with Kershaw.

The only significant salary the Dodgers lose is Uribe's $7mm from last season. What are they going to do with Hanley, who is in the last year of his contract?

The Dodgers can trade Ethier to save cash, but they will probably have to eat $25mm of his contract to get it done.

I have long been in favor of a salary cap in baseball. It is the only major U.S. sport that doesn't have one.

So have I. And, I have spoken about it for a very long time, with my discussion also including a though of both a floor AND ceiling.

However,

If baseball is not going to get smart and change the rules so that the playing field will be more fair, I see nothing wrong with the team I root for taking advantage of this, just like the Yankees you mentioned for a long time doing.

They have $ 7 billion new t.v dollars to play with, and, I see nothing wrong with them continuing to throw money at team and roster problems until they go away. It's not my money, and, I know that Magic and the ownership group can alway make more money for them to spend in the future, so.......

Just being honest, and, not worrying about spending money that does not come out of my pocket.

 

[CaptO]

capt - Every time I see your avator I immediately think of the great movie "Major League"

JOOOOOOOOOOBOOOOOOOOOOOO (or however you spell it)

Def one of the all time great baseball flicks

 

[rokketmn]

Are the Chiefs good or just lucky as all hell?

Rookie QBs playing against them so you can't really say this is a great undefeated team... can you?

Good defense, but I am not a believer in Alex Smith. When he has to face a good defense, he will be exposed. If the Niners had a half-way decent QB two years ago against the Giants in the Championship game, they win that game. He is afraid to throw down the field.

The Chiefs could give the Pats a run for their money, but not the Broncos.

 

[BigDDude]

We are in an era when the BBWAA can’t get it together to elect any of nearly a dozen deserving candidates for the Hall of Fame through the usual channels, so the Veteran’s Committee nominees maybe take on more significance than usual these days.
And, given that the VC is, this year, dealing with the so-called “Expansion Era” candidates (i.e. those from 1973-present), if there is going to be an induction of anyone who still alive next summer, this is the election that matters. Here are the candidates:
Dave Concepcion
Bobby Cox
Steve Garvey
Tommy John
Tony La Russa
Billy Martin
Marvin Miller
Dave Parker
Dan Quisenberry
Ted Simmons
George Steinbrenner
Joe Torre

 

[rokketmn]

So have I. And, I have spoken about it for a very long time, with my discussion also including a though of both a floor AND ceiling.

However,

If baseball is not going to get smart and change the rules so that the playing field will be more fair, I see nothing wrong with the team I root for taking advantage of this, just like the Yankees you mentioned for a long time doing.

They have $ 7 billion new t.v dollars to play with, and, I see nothing wrong with them continuing to throw money at team and roster problems until they go away. It's not my money, and, I know that Magic and the ownership group can alway make more money for them to spend in the future, so.......

Just being honest, and, not worrying about spending money that does not come out of my pocket.

As a fan of the team, I would be in favor of it as well. As we have seen many times, it may guarantee a playoff spot or playoff contention, but not World Series title.

As a fan of baseball, it is bad for the game. I also favor a floor, and I think when I wrote about it a couple of years ago, I suggested a floor of about $75mm. Believe it or not, not many teams were below that number. I think the cap number I used was about $150mm.

 

[rokketmn]

We are in an era when the BBWAA can’t get it together to elect any of nearly a dozen deserving candidates for the Hall of Fame through the usual channels, so the Veteran’s Committee nominees maybe take on more significance than usual these days.
And, given that the VC is, this year, dealing with the so-called “Expansion Era” candidates (i.e. those from 1973-present), if there is going to be an induction of anyone who still alive next summer, this is the election that matters. Here are the candidates:
Dave Concepcion
Bobby Cox
Steve Garvey
Tommy John
Tony La Russa
Billy Martin
Marvin Miller
Dave Parker
Dan Quisenberry
Ted Simmons
George Steinbrenner
Joe Torre

I have no problems with the managers, or executives, but I wouldn't vote any of those players in.

 

[navamind]

Simmons is the only player I'd vote for. There's many other players from that era that are more deserving (Grich, Dwight Evans, etc.) than those on this ballot.