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Stroman wanted an extension from the Cubs and on the open market he got a whole 1 extra year for less AAV. Doesn't really seem like the gamble paid off but I wish him best, he was fun to watch for a few years.
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Stro really just needs to get all his posting out in a safe, controlled environment. I suggest mcmagic buy him an account for cspam'n.
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mcmagic posted:The Yankees used to not sign assholes on purpose. 
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I think the other clear sign that Stroman's baggage affected his deal is that Stroman purged his social media history this offseason. So I think its a pretty safe bet that once he hit the free agent market he got a rude awakening about what people thought of him. And like I said earlier today I basically knew the Yankees were gonna sign him because Yankee media was working really, really, really hard to cover up his baggage as "antics" and cut off that criticism at the pass.
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If the Yankees were willing to ingore a guy being a shithead cause they need a pitcher they should've just signed Bauer.
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I knew you'd be along to advocate for the rapist after this.
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Is it really "Cubs are cheap" if it was a player option that he declined? And for $4 million more than he'll be making with the Yankees next year? He got more guaranteed money and yes the Cubs are cheap.
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mcmagic posted:If the Yankees were willing to ingore a guy being a shithead cause they need a pitcher they should've just signed Bauer.
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Hosmer went after the Padres beat reporter once for a very mild criticism, and then Stroman jumped in out of no where and the beat reporter ended up apologizing. He's just an rear end in a top hat.
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mcmagic posted:If the Yankees were willing to ingore a guy being a shithead cause they need a pitcher they should've just signed Bauer. No. There's a huge difference in how they behave and they aren't even comparable. Come on, you are reaching so hard If I posted Stromans numbers, didn't tell you it was him, and said the contract they signed him to everyone would be like wow that's a good deal. You are being ridiculous here. You can be mad about Yamamoto but the truth is he was probably never coming here unless they blew the doors off the Dodgers offer, he just wanted to be a Dodger. Harsh truth but nothing they can do about it.
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mcmagic posted:The Yankees used to not sign assholes on purpose. Just curious, when was this?
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RCarr posted:Just curious, when was this? Never lol, mcmagic is chugging copium
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What a strange feeling it must be to discover, so late in life, players deciding not to sign with your team.
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Popete posted:Stroman wanted an extension from the Cubs and on the open market he got a whole 1 extra year for less AAV. Doesn't really seem like the gamble paid off but I wish him best, he was fun to watch for a few years. I mean, isn't this how all employment works? You aim as high as you can until you're forced to settle... At his age, the smart thing is to aim for guaranteed years, in my opinion. At 32, you're at a high risk of just sucking all of a sudden or getting a season ending injury at any given time. tadashi fucked around with this message at 15:11 on Jan 12, 2024 |
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Nodoze posted:No. There's a huge difference in how they behave and they aren't even comparable. Come on, you are reaching so hard All of this is moot because the Yankees were not the high bidder for Yamamoto so we really have no idea if he was willing to come here or not. There is no reason for him take less money to come to the Yankees. Again, Stroman is 33, injury prone with a small frame, coming off of being really bad at the end of last season and the fanbase hates him because hes a shithead. The chances that this works out are very very low.
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RCarr posted:Just curious, when was this? Before Chapman actually.
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So like Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, etc just to name a few don’t count?
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RCarr posted:So like Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, etc just to name a few don’t count? Those guys are all first ballot hall of famers lol
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mcmagic posted:Those guys are all first ballot hall of famers lol Oh I thought we were talking about signing assholes, not this completely different conversation you’re now mentioning, my bad.
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RCarr posted:Oh I thought we were talking about signing assholes, not this completely different conversation you’re now mentioning, my bad. I think there is a higher tolerance for guys if they are that level of player, not a number 3-4 starter. None of those guys you mentioned were problems here. Do you actually think signing Stroman is a good idea or are you just arguing with me because you have to to argue with me whenever I have an opinion?
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I think it’s a fine idea. I’m not saying I’m super excited about it, but he was pitching well before he got hurt. I don’t have a problem with them taking a shot on him. Plus he’s from Medford so you get the whole born and bred angle. It’s not like signing him takes the Yanks out of the realm of signing anyone else, so who cares? There’s just as much chance of Stroman not being a problem here as there were of the guys I mentioned. Do you think he’s just going to immediately go off the rails and act a fool?
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Stroman's a bit of a head case so I'm sure that'll be fine in the pinstripes under the Bright Lights
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zoux posted:Stroman's a bit of a head case so I'm sure that'll be fine in the pinstripes under the Bright Lights he literally pitched for the mets
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R.D. Mangles posted:he literally pitched for the mets And he pitched well for the Mets during a pretty awful season to be on the Mets
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RCarr posted:I think it’s a fine idea. I’m not saying I’m super excited about it, but he was pitching well before he got hurt. I don’t have a problem with them taking a shot on him. Plus he’s from Medford so you get the whole born and bred angle. It’s not like signing him takes the Yanks out of the realm of signing anyone else, so who cares? I don't think they are going to do anything else in the FA market so this is it. And if Stroman goes out there in April and has a few bad starts in a row it's going to get ugly. The fans already don't like him.
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STAC Goat posted:I knew you'd be along to advocate for the rapist after this. I should’ve seen it coming but honestly this was pretty low
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I wanna talk some more about how the organization that acquired Aroldis Chapman on two separate occasions only signs the noblest of characters
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famous Yankee non-assholes Aroldis Chapman, Domingo German, Josh Donaldson….
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mcmagic posted:All of this is moot because the Yankees were not the high bidder for Yamamoto so we really have no idea if he was willing to come here or not. There is no reason for him take less money to come to the Yankees. They put out a higher AAV than the Dodgers. Also if they matched the Dodgers offer they more than likely would have just bumped it up anyway, it's a moot point. It's not like they made a half assed offer, they put forth a real effort to sign him and he chose the Dodgers because he wanted to be there. Julio Cruz posted:famous Yankee non-assholes Aroldis Chapman, Domingo German, Josh Donaldson…. David Justice, Daryll Strawberry, David Wells, Dwight Gooden, Gary Shieffield The list goes on. Again, mcmagic is just coping mad hard Nodoze fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Jan 12, 2024 |
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here's a lindbergh article about how it doesn't really matter how much money you offer, elite players just want to play for the dodgers. https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2024/1/11/24033840/los-angeles-dodgers-billion-dollar-offseason-spending-recruiting
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Kind of random news, but longtime Braves player Charlie Culberson is going to report to Braves minor league camp this year as a relief pitcher to try and continue his career
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RCarr posted:So like Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, etc just to name a few don’t count? Wait, what did Randy do?
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Wait, what did Randy do? killed bird
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They said he was the man who can extend anyone... but can he lock down a long term deal with... himself? https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1745823079014543741 FlamingLiberal posted:Kind of random news, but longtime Braves player Charlie Culberson is going to report to Braves minor league camp this year as a relief pitcher to try and continue his career
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Randy was real lovely about paying child support, IIRC. I could be forgetting something.
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:They said he was the man who can extend anyone... but can he lock down a long term deal with... himself? Where's the details about how much goes to the Braves Foundation?!?!??!?!?
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R.D. Mangles posted:here's a lindbergh article about how it doesn't really matter how much money you offer, elite players just want to play for the dodgers. Interesting that in Ben’s section on how other teams can compete with the Dodgers, he doesn’t mention improving their player development system. The Rays hang with big spenders every year and it’s because they draft, develop, and trade well. bawfuls fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Jan 12, 2024 |
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has stroman done anything actually lovely or has he just been rude to people on twitter
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Wait, what did Randy do? IIRC he was kind of a surly, grumpy guy towards the end of his career
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TwoHeadedDeer posted:has stroman done anything actually lovely or has he just been rude to people on twitter he has some Kyrie opinions with terminally-online KD brain. Main character syndrome, book-smart and very streets-dumb. But he hasn't been like an abusive shithead or anything, as far as we know.
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