Not sure when the pitchers and players arrive for camp, but the game schedule officially begins on Feb 27. Our first opponent is Milwaukee.
he may end up being the most over-paid player in the history of the game. i am now extremely happy we didn't sign him in the range of what he will apparently go for. 16-17 past 2 seasons with a era over 4. strange it only takes one outstanding (not even a full season) year to get paid ridiculous sums of money. at 30 years old he'll never be worth what he's going to get.Looks like the Mets are attempting to close in on Bauer. It's not a done deal at this point and the details are still sketchy, but no doubt the man gonna be paid no matter what or by whom.
Mets offer Trevor Bauer massive deal: report
The New York Mets are willing to make free agent pitcher Trevor Bauer one of baseball's highest-paid players, USA Today reported. The annual average salary in the team's offer to the National League Cy Young winner in 2020 would be near what the New York Yankees pay right-hander Gerrit Cole...sports.yahoo.com
I've said all along if Bauer doesn't sign with the Good Guys, then let it be in the NL. I'm surprised tho that the Angels aren't making a stronger push, at least not yet. They have an owner who's not at all against overpaying for a player. Maybe they'll still jump in it before this is all over.
Agreed, but to be honest all of these recent super contract players are overpaid, or let's just say long before their contracts expire, they will be viewed as having been overpaid. That list includes Stanton, Cole, Betts, Machado, Harper, and yes even Trout. The outlier to all this was the Albert Pujols contract. Talk about a waste of a signing by the Angels.
true, he does avoid the big payouts.
I'm glad Reinsdorf didn't go all out on Machado. He's a great player, but like I said there will come a time when Padres fans complain about him being so overpaid. And the Friars haven't even yet nailed down Tatis jr long term for that matter. As I have stated before, we have to wonder if Wheeler had signed with the Sox, would they in turn have given those extensions to the youngins? And there's no doubt if we had signed Wheeler, we wouldn't have signed Keuchel. He received more CY Young votes in the AL than Wheeler did in the NL.
Maybe as fans, but I doubt as far as Sox management is concerned. I just can't see Reinsdorf forking out $180m for two pitchers. Besides, think back, did you ever read where the Sox were actively pursuing both pitchers? I never did and I must have close to 20 websites dedicated to following all things baseball.
I read something along those lines too, but only in the Sox are interested in blah blah blah type of articles. When it came to actual negotiations, it was strictly Wheeler until he rejected our offer. Only afterward do I recall anything with respect to serious talks involving Keuchel. We'll never know because either scenario is just a guess. But I'll stake my incredible reputation
on the Sox never having considered both pitchers.
That's what I was saying a while back when it appeared to be when the Sox were the only team in the Central attempting to fill holes. It looked like we were set to dominate in '21. But we had to figure at some point the Twins were going to start doing likewise. It's a good signing for them. Still, they're still way worse off than they were last year based on who they've signed vs who they've either released or remain free agents. They need more signings starting with locking down Nelson Cruz.
i'm hoping adam feels the need to prove he can still play. he's not ancient yet.
Well I do feel that assuming Eaton is healthy for the entire season - pretty big assumption - then he's the better overall fit for our ballclub. Pederson is primarily a LF and is not as good defensively as Eaton. But his bat, at least against RH pitching provides a lot more pop. Again, if Adam is healthy all year, then no regrets.
it may also depend on whether we get a full season of baseball this year. i would guess all players and personnel will have had their vaccinations by then (got mine a couple days ago!) and so there should be no hold up, tho with the new variants the future is still a little muddled.
