"Loyalty" should go both ways, especially with the career Smoltz built in Atlanta:As an fan of tradition and team loyalty, this just does not look right....
Smoltz: Braves 'always assumed he wouldn't leave' - Boston.com
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Smoltz: Braves 'always assumed he wouldn't leave' - Boston.com
I agree. That's what I meant. The fact that the Atlanta front office didn't offer him a fair contract is a complete disservice.
Though I agree 100%...they might want to go another way. No different than the Brett Favre thing in Green Bay.
My take is that the Braves made the tough decision that it wasn't worth it for them to offer a contract to Smoltz for a partial season.
I guess this could be considered an early 2010 Hot Stove signing:
Sox, Youkilis agree on long-term extension - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog
More of the trend of clubs getting their good, young players locked up into deals that benefit both sides... :up
Sox, Youkilis agree on long-term extension - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog
More of the trend of clubs getting their good, young players locked up into deals that benefit both sides... :up
Looks like Young has had a change of heart.
[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3836689"]Michael Young accepts Rangers' plan to move him to 3B - ESPN[/ame]
I like Young, but it's just as well.
I wasn't ready for Young to be added to the Garciaparra/Cabrera/Renteria/Gonzalez/Lugo/Cora/Lowrie shortstop carousel the Red Sox have been on since July 2004!
I wouldn't consider Youk exactly YOUNG in baseball terms, he's 29, then again, he's only been in the MLB for 4 years now... I thought it was much longer.
I'd say he's in his prime !
Jimbo
Young, old, whatever...can you imagine anyone not wanting Youk on their team? He has certainly been an Angel killer. I can't stand him. And I'd take him as an Angel in a friggin' HEARTBEAT!!!!:up
If that ain't the ultimate compliment nuthin' is!
I agree, he's been KILL'IN the Tigers since he came on board and YES I would take him on my team ...
Jimbo
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[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3846966"]Jonathan Papelbon's $6.25M deal with Boston Red Sox makes history - ESPN[/ame]
[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3846966"]Jonathan Papelbon's $6.25M deal with Boston Red Sox makes history - ESPN[/ame]
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Verlander, 11-7 with a 4.84 ERA for the last-place Tigers in 2008, asked for a raise from $1.13 million to $4.15 million whole Detroit offered $3.2 million. If the sides don't settle, the case will go to a hearing next month.
Laird's agreement is worth $2.8 million, while Jackson gets $2.2 million, Seay $1.3 million and Zumaya $735,0000. Detroit also agreed to a minor league contract with right-hander [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=4644"]Juan Rincon Stats, News, Photos - Colorado Rockies - ESPN[/ame].
Right fielder [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=4564"]Xavier Nady Stats, News, Photos - Chicago Cubs - ESPN[/ame] agreed to a $6.55 million, one-year contract with the [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=nyy"]Moved Permanently[/ame], and center fielder [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=6347"]Melky Cabrera Stats, News, Photos - Atlanta Braves - ESPN[/ame] accepted a $1.4 million, one-year deal shortly after exchanging proposed arbitration figures with the team.
Nady, who made $3.59 million last year, was eligible for salary arbitration and can become a free agent after next season. Acquired from Pittsburgh in July, he hit a combined .305 with 25 homers and 97 RBIs.
Cabrera's salary is more than triple the $461,200 he made last year, when he was demoted to the minors from Aug. 15 to Sept. 5 and wound up hitting just .249 with eight homers and 37 RBIs. He had asked for $1.7 million and had been offered $1.2 million, making the settlement just below the midpoint.
He can earn an additional $100,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances: $25,000 each for 525, 550, 575 and 600.
The agreements raised the Yankees' projected Opening Day payroll to about $191 million for 16 players.
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He has a .285 average with 23 home runs and 105 RBIs in 381 career games with the Angels.
Quinlan can earn an additional $25,000 for 250 plate appearances and $50,000 each for 300 and 350 plate appearances.
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