Rays Acquire Sean Rodriguez
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 2:20 PM EDT
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Sad to see Sean Rodriguez heading to Tampa Bay, good luck to him he is an exciting player
Assuming the account is legitimate, and it seems as such, the Rays will receive the 24-year-old Rodriguez alongside Matthew Sweeney and Alexander Torres. We talked about Rodriguez earlier as the potential PTBNL and his mighty fine looking statline. The scouting reports on him are simple. He's probably not a shortstop, but has a good bat and should work at most defensive positions.
Welcome to the organization Sean.
Update: Per a Rays press release, they have acquired Rodriguez and he will report to Durham. Presumably until the 'second wave' of call-ups.
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Another Zobrist
This deal turned out awesome
1. James Shields 2. Wade Davis 3. Matt Garza 4. David Price 5. Jeff Niemann
+1 for Various Chatter
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by Tommy Rancel on Sep 1, 2009 2:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
you may be dissapointed
but hey, you never know!
1. James Shields 2. Wade Davis 3. Matt Garza 4. David Price 5. Jeff Niemann
I really like him
He’s got tons of pop. Very happy to see out of the Angels hands.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
How about he plays SS vs lefties and Brignac vs righties
Unless Briggy starts hitting lefties
Of course that only matters if we cash in on Barty…..
1. James Shields 2. Wade Davis 3. Matt Garza 4. David Price 5. Jeff Niemann
maybe we can unload Burrell in the off-season
1. DEEZY [RF]
2. CC [LF]
3. LONGO [3B]
4. C-PAIN [1B]
5. ZOBRIST [2B]
6. BOSSMAN [CF]
7. ZAUN ©
8. SEAN [DH]
9. BRIGGY [SS]
… opening day 2010. i like.
rotation:
SHIELDS®
GARZA®
PRICE [l]
NIEMANN®
DAVIS/HELLBOY have a fight to the death®
I dunno, no Joyce and who will take PTB?
1. James Shields 2. Wade Davis 3. Matt Garza 4. David Price 5. Jeff Niemann
This is what I have 2010 like
I am bad at batting orders but starters….
C Gregg Zaun
1B Carlos Pena
2B Ben Zobrist
SS Reid Brignac
3B Evan Longoria
LF Carl Crawford
CF B.J Upton
RF Matt Joyce
DH Pat Burrell
Bench: Sean Rodriguez, Shawn Riggans, Willy Aybar, Fernando Perez
SP 1 James Shields
SP 2 Matt Garza
SP 3 David Price
SP 4 Jeff Niemann
SP 5 Wade Davis
the pen will have JP, that much I know!
1. James Shields 2. Wade Davis 3. Matt Garza 4. David Price 5. Jeff Niemann
We all know the Rays
DJ will be given more time in the minors
1. James Shields 2. Wade Davis 3. Matt Garza 4. David Price 5. Jeff Niemann
Rodriguez wasn't called up today like Wood and 4 others
Seems like he’s the guy.
Remember this guy’s played in the LAA system – great hittters parks, especially AAA SLC for power numbers. He has had some difficulty in the majors and nearly 200 AB’s, so let’s not anoint him Babe Ruth just yet. But he certainly should be adequate in a reserve or platoon, and allows the Rays to pass on Aki’s option. Another 3 MM in the kitty. Owner happy.
Would we pass on Aki's option?
seems like 3M is a good value for what he provides
Bring Your Z-Game!
It is.
Maybe I’m just an old fashioned BJ suck-off-er. (Good call Sandy)
by Lurch's Lobbyists on Sep 1, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Errr...4.25M with a 0.25M buyout.
Maybe I’m just an old fashioned BJ suck-off-er. (Good call Sandy)
by Lurch's Lobbyists on Sep 1, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
saw above he said 3M
if he keeps playing well I still think we will be able to move him at 4.25M
Bring Your Z-Game!
I mean't the rough difference
between’s Aki’s ‘08 cost and Rodriguez’s likely ’09 cost – year over year savings.
I’m not sure there’s a big market for Aki at $4.25 plus a player. Polanco, Kennedy, Scutaro, DeRosa, F. Lopez, F Sanchez all potential FA 2B’s, not so many teams in need., and most are lower payroll clubs.
Rays need savings to pay BJ, Garza, Howell (arbs) plus signed increases, etc. Money is about there now with moves made or likely, but that’s $4 MM they could get stuck with, with Zobrist, Aybar, Brignac, abd Rodriguez available to fill the spot.
by nyyfaninlaaland on Sep 1, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think we'd get anything, but you're forgetting that he's also a gold glove calibre 3rd sacker
A team like the White Sox could use him over there if Beckham can stick at SS.
Embrace Eternity
He was an average 3B, he's an average 2B.
He’s not above-average anywhere defensively. Plus he tore his ACL, which can’t help agility and range.
Tools Whore
Better to put him on 3rd
He’s a 2.5 WAR player that you can throw at different positions and not get hurt by the glove. This has value. I just wish he hadn’t gotten hurt and we could have traded him at the deadline. Tough to get much now.
Embrace Eternity
You think we'll get anyone of value for an average 2B that cost 4 million?
I understand he’ll most certainly justify his salary hypothetically, but in the real world, we’re in a recession.
Tools Whore
Average at 2nd and 3rd
The flexibility is an intangible that can’t be forgotten. He’s average both ways at least. He won’t kill you in the field or at the plate. I hope his knee heals up ok.
Embrace Eternity
by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 1, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
Not a lot, but teams will sign average middle infielders to more money than that, so it’s worth giving up something to save the money.
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I'm surprised he cleared waivers
with all the low end market teams that could use him. Are you sure about this?
by nyyfaninlaaland on Sep 1, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
The Rays presser says it.
I guess nobody wanted to block it.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't understand why teams like
Wash, Ariz, Cubs, Cleve, Det., Pitt wouldn’t claim him. Need a 2B next year, why not get a decent guy at the minimum now. Hard to figure.
by nyyfaninlaaland on Sep 1, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Well the NL couldn't make a play til he cleared AL
Friedman might have taken hostages in Cleveland and Seattle
Embrace Eternity
Good point on the NL
but still think those AL’s or Detroit should have considered it.
Guess they’re nice gentlemen.
by nyyfaninlaaland on Sep 1, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure big league front offices know he was the PTBNL.
Unless a team is just trying to be dickish, which is possible, the Rays have done it, there is no reason for a lesser team to claim him because he’s obviously going to be pulled back.
Tools Whore
It isn't being dickish if you want and need the guy.
by nyyfaninlaaland on Sep 1, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
But it is dickish
Just claiming him doesn’t mean they will get him. LAA would just pull him back off waivers and the trade would be completed after the season.
Or you could look at it as competing
Boston could have blocked, though it’s unlikely that Rodriguez is the difference maker this year.
And Detroit has Polanco leaving – maybe they could have made an offer for LAA to consider, then go to Tampa with alternatives.
by nyyfaninlaaland on Sep 1, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Block to compete yes.
But Detroit couldn’t make a deal for him because a deal was already made for him.
Boston couldn't have claimed him, because we would claim him before they do.
He doesn’t have clear waivers, he just has to be claimed by us.
Tools Whore
There's a gentleman's agreement
That if the player has been traded and is passing through waivers, nobody will claim him. The Rays famously violated that understanding a few years ago when they blocked Adam Stern heading to the Orioles in the Javy Lopez deal.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Plus all the talk of the Yanks claiming Chris Carter
to block the Sox deal for Wagner.
Not that I’m opposed to fucking with the Red Sox plans.
by nyyfaninlaaland on Sep 1, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm for that, but how could the Yanks block the Sox when they have a better record?
Embrace Eternity
Only one team needs to claim the player on waivers to block the deal
Doesn’t matter where they are in the waiver priority. One team claims, then the PTBNL needs to wait until the offseason to be officially traded.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
No gentleman's agreement to not block major leaguers
It’s just for PTBNLs, since theoretically there’s no harm if the player just passes through. If you block him, the trade still happened, it just means the other team needs to wait a month to get their PTBNL.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Rodriguez is 100% the PTBNL will report to Durham at least for now
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by Tommy Rancel on Sep 1, 2009 3:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Rays have to make corresponding 40 man move
Rodriguez is a 2B headed to Durham, Elliot Johnson can’t be comfortable right about now.
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by Tommy Rancel on Sep 1, 2009 3:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
how would you compare this deal
to what the indians got for lee?
seems we got a better package of prospects
Rodriguez is good, Torres is good, Sweeney is a toss-in.
The Indians got 3-5s of a AAA rotation, I’d say they got better prospects. We got a probably good player, a maybe good player and a cripple.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
P-Roddy
Sign lady must die.
Be the first on your block to own DRB Gear.
by EminenceFront on Sep 1, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Puffy Rodriguez!
now even the name excites me!
1. James Shields 2. Wade Davis 3. Matt Garza 4. David Price 5. Jeff Niemann
This is one that's guaranteed not to be stolen by anybody else. I really like this one.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
Yay, can't wait to confuse people when we explain why his nickname is Cashmere.
“Well, you see, he’s the wool of the Kazmir goat….”
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
It works on about a thousand different levels.
Return on Kazmir.
Kind of sounds like “Kazmir”
Inferrence that the Rays FO by trading Kaz (cash) for some AAA guy (mere)
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
I wish I could take credit for how deep it is.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a magical being floating under the sea of prospecting.
And he has a horn.
:(
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
SeanZilla seems to be a hefty name for an unproven player, but we don't have any 'Zillas.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
S-Riddy or Riddy
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by Tommy Rancel on Sep 1, 2009 3:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I like this Puffy guy.
From MLB.com this year (http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090316&content_id=3999552&vkey=news_ana&fext=.jsp&c_id=ana)
Rodriguez is a superior athlete with exceptional range and a powerful arm that will play at either middle infield spot. He continues to demonstrate exceptional power to the middle of the field and has made strides, like Wood, in not overstriding and putting himself in bad counts. Rodriguez has the talent and makeup to play 15 years in the Majors, whether as a regular or a super-sub in the Chone Figgins mold of old.
also, I'm glad we didn't get Bobby Wilson instead
I played with/against him a lot in high school, and while he’s a very, very solid player and catcher who would no doubt fit in well with the Rays (especially since he’s from the area) and fill a need, he definitely does not have the upside that a player like Puffy Rod does.
by ZBW on Sep 1, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
This is never gonna get old
Puffy or Rodzilla or whatever is awesome
Rays acquired infielder-outfielder Sean Rodriguez as the player to be named in the Scott Kazmir deal.
Rodriguez, 24, posted an impressive .301/.402/.622 batting line, 29 home runs and 93 RBI in 362 at-bats this season at the Triple-A level. Tampa could decide to call him up and use him as a utilityman down the stretch.
1. James Shields 2. Wade Davis 3. Matt Garza 4. David Price 5. Jeff Niemann
Playonwords got called out.
Second, I’d like what follows to serve as a bit of a repost to certain readers who’ve called into question the empirical rigor of my first couple-few submissions to FanGraphs. While most readers have been supportive, there are some — and here I’m thinking particularly of user PlayOnWords at D-Rays Bay, who suggested that I’m "turtlenecking"* FanGraphs — there are those who would break that most important of commandments, “Let a player play.” I believe the following work will serve as a giant “Booyah” to those critics.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/from-the-department-of-advanced-statistickery
Stop trying to get a mention in his next piece.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd love for him to call me out.
The internet slap fight that would ensue would be hysterical and historic.
He’s got talent, but the guy needs to find his own voice.
I'll work a Cormac McCarthy mention in.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure this will work well in a Rodriguez post.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot of people here do that.
See: every ESPN, Boston Globe, or SPTimes writer mentioned here ever.
Sign lady must die.
Be the first on your block to own DRB Gear.
by EminenceFront on Sep 1, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I would argue most (well maybe not most) of us know our shit sucks.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually I can't tell if you're referencing Carson or Joyce, disregard if the latter.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I was referring to Carson.
I just find his stuff to be too much emphasis on style, not enough on substance. But, comedic writing is difficult, particularly about baseball.
I think you're being overly judgemental
it’s a fun read. He gets away with being a fan by being a great writer. Kind of what I strive to do.
Embrace Eternity
Well, I wouldn't say overly judgemental.
I’m not bombarding him with e-mails and comments saying he sucks. I even left a fairly positive comment for him on fangraphs.
God knows I’ve written shit before, particularly comedic shit. It’s difficult. Anybody can write drama, but writing comedy, good comedy, is fucking difficult.
The only reason I mentioned it is because I want to like his writing. It’s a good step for fangraphs to incorporate some light-heartedness into the site. I just thought this article sucked ass, and reeked of the bad qualities his other ones have shown.
Dude, back off.
I’m his nemesis.
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There's so much to work with in Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake.
Stop being so damn lazy
by Graham MacAree on Sep 1, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
work with in Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake. Stop being so damn lazy.
There’s so much to
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You could also make up your own Joyce reference and if anyone calls you out on it tell them that it's from Finnegan's Wake
Like anyone would ever know
by Graham MacAree on Sep 1, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Once he unloaded on those dumb-as-fuck necklaces, the rest of this article could have been 'blah blah blah' and I still would have lul'd.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
No doubt
Honestly, I think you should have to spend an afternoon talking to Stu Scott. An entire 4 hours locked in a room, just having a conversation with Stu Scott. He can’t have an ear piece or a computer, it has to be his own original thoughts. Let it go forth that anyone that uses the above-mentioned terms will be part of a new ESPN/Disney/Marvel/Zurn/Pamprin sponsored reality show called “Booyahing it up with your dawg Stu Scott.” What do you think?
Embrace Eternity
All I said was that he writes pieces that are too long for me to read at work.
And, I believe the exact quote was, “turtlenecking the fuck out of FG”. The profanity completes the joke.
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Hm, it's almost like he missed the boat?
Though, I have to ask, did you mean turtlencking as in pretentious, or turtlnecking as in taking a shit?
More like prolix. So, I guess pretentious is the closest equivalent.
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HA HA HA OH WOW
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I had no idea he read DRB, which makes this more amusing for me.
by R.J. Anderson on Sep 1, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Amusing?
This is hilarious. I just started to read his latest one, LOL’d at Douche Factor, but must’ve missed my mention. Again, I scanned because it’s wicked long.
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I'm shit at poetry. Peaked at age 10.
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I don't think I ever questioned his skill.
Carson, if you’re reading this, you’re a big, bright, shining star.
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Actual image of Suttree
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No, Phillip's very committed to his craft.
He made sure he swallowed 8lbs of cum every day to get that gut.
Never once got a sore throat.
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The student becomes
THE TEACHAH
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Like your anus with the long end of an oar.
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Wooden.
He’s a hippie.
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I watched Until the Devil Knows You're Dead the other day
Wow great flick, but why does Ethan Hawke keep getting in movies?
Embrace Eternity
I saw Hitler once paint an entire apartment in one afternoon! Every room!
TWO COATS!
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Okay, now you're talking above my head.
I don’t know all of this industry jargon, YP, MP. All I know is that I can’t get a book deal, we cannot get a book deal unless we take those columns to the publishing company. And granted, the columns themselves are a uh um oh, you own them, all right, but the magic that is on those columns. That fucking heart and soul that we put onto those columns, that is ours and you don’t own that. Now I need to take that magic and get it over the publishing company. And they’re waiting for us, we were supposed to be there a half hour ago. We look like assholes, man.
RJ is the chick who ODs
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My wife has an ass in her cock in the drive way, all right?
I’m sorry if my thoughts are not on the tRA of the pitcher we’re trading tomorrow.
You don't know what I can do!
You don’t know what I can do, what I’m gonna do, or what I’m gonna be! I’m good! I have good things and you don’t know about! I’m gonna be something! I am! And don’t fucking tell me I’m not!
— Edwin Jackson, Fall 2008
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No, I'm using Topgunnumba1
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
dont be surprised
if brignac or rodriguez is traded eventually
crazy idea: one of them for andrew bailey
You keep trying to get us A's pitchers
We have the same problem you do. Trade them to the Mets
Embrace Eternity
what would they say on the mlb.com message boards?
B.J. Upton will definitely be traded in the offseason because of his lack of hustle. Did you see him on the last out of the Tigers game not hustling.
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his lazy hands
didn’t squeeze his glove and that ball popped out, trade him now…
Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation
by CubFanRaysaddict on Sep 1, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He could squeeze into type B
If he gets back on the field now and plays the rest of the way. That said, it’s probably not worth it to do so.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Unless I'm mistaken...
We can’t get type B compensation for Aki. I believe his contract is such that if we don’t pick up the options, we have to release him. Don’t we have to offer arbitration to get compensation? Or can we release him, then offer arbitration, have him turn it down, then get compensation? I didn’t think we could do that…
Not sure
I thought the contract waived arbitration, not forcing a release. If that’s the case, then it would be as if he’s a free agent. If it forces a release, then I’m pretty sure we can’t offer arb.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Even if it waived arb
then we can’t offer arb, hence we can’t get compensation. I could easily be wrong, but I believe our choices are pick up the option then (try to) trade him, or lose him for nothing.
Meh, I think we'll hold onto Willy until his contract is up.
This just makes our bench even deeper for next year.
This is good news
I envision Aki signed and dealt
Zo at 2B
S-Rod as our ZO of ’08
S-Rod/Joyce in RF?
Not the NBA. No sign and trades, so stop suggesting them. Plus, we hold an option, he's already signed.
Tools Whore
Fine, but that's not what he's saying and he's said it multiple times.
I’m not arguing for or against it, but he costs 4 million next year. That’s a big chunk of change to risk for a guy who has little chance of starting on this team.
Tools Whore
Stop talking about baseball, this thread is reserved for circle-jerking with some Fangraphs writer.
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
So say pick up the option
Sign and trade would imply we tack on a few more years for a few more dollars and then jettison him.
Embrace Eternity
You've said sign him and trade him like 4 times.
I doubt you knew we had an option on him and you sure as hell wouldn’t spend the 30 seconds it takes to look it up.
Tools Whore
did you understand what i meant?
If you didn’t you’re a lone soldier
Or you could just say what you meant
instead of putting it wrong and then trying to make it look like you know what the hell you’re talking about.
Embrace Eternity
Leave me go
Go put your Kazmir jersey on e-bay or something
Why would I do that?
It was the first Rays merch I ever bought. I wore it when we were horrible, I wore it when Kaz was horrible, I’m sure as shit going to wear it now.
Embrace Eternity
I don't like it, but I'm going to have to 100% agree with Raymondo here
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
added to peopleiamokwith.xls
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
3
Raymond, your mother, your rabbi
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
that should be Raymondo. That son of a bitch raymond is not ok with me
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking of the "Everybody Loves..." variety, but the SeaDog can bite a cock too
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He gyrated in your grill?
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See above
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd marry the rabbi and let the whiskey choose the rest
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I know 41 types of karate (pronounced kar rah tay). I will roundhouse you into a fine powder bitch
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
HA! no, but they are cheap
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I fart into jars and save them, to release as a mega cloud one day
The girls left. According to one patron, Hamilton, piss-drunk by that point, asked the manager where he could buy blow. The manager didn't know. "Let's go to a strip club," Hamilton said. Someone drove Hamilton to Les Girls in Phoenix, Arizona.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 1, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone who religiously follows the athletic exploits of pampered millionaires for 12 months a year
Is a bit strange.
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12 months a year?
Nice work, fuggin idiot. More ammo for Carson’s next column!
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Why would someone buy that now?
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Very mature, sternfan
You’ll never survive in the business world.
Officially now the head of the Lobstein bandwagon.
by P Brady on Sep 1, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome.
Lead singer, songwriter, and caterer for the band Suicide Phoenix. We play sitar-based anthems on real estate law. Available for weddings, birthdays (13+, please), and LAN parties.
I remember.
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That wasn't me, but you can continue being a gigantic vagina if you want.
Officially now the head of the Lobstein bandwagon.
Not worth the money to pick up Aki's option
Even in the best case scenario, what we get in return wouldn’t be worth the salary the team has to pay him the first half of the year.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
PICK uup the OPTION on AKI
then TRADE him for a couple PROSPECTS
Is that ok Miss Landers?
I've been around this block twice now.
Looking for something. A clue. I’ve been looking for clues and something led me back here. Yeah. So here I am. It could have been me, the one who was at Ringo’s place when the shit went down. Hey. I know how it is. I’ve been there. We’ve all done bad things. We’ve all had those guilty feelings in our heart. I’m going to take your brain out of your head and wash it and scrub it and make it clean. I don’t know. But I’m going to have to settle this. First we’re going to check the hole and see what we can find. We’re going to get nice and wet, and you’re going to spread your legs. Oh, that’s good. So you know me. You know my reputation. Thirteen inches of tough load, I don’t treat you gently. That’s right. I’m Brock Landers. So I’m going to be nice. So I’m going to be nice. So I’m going to be nice, I’m going to ask you one more time. Where the fuck is Ringo? I am a star. I’m a star, I’m a star, I’m a star. I am a big, bright, shining star. That’s right.
There are no Asians in Chicago to appeal to
maybe the Seattle Sonics? Oh wait there team was sick of the rain so they left.
Embrace Eternity
You didn't know he had an option to pick up.
And considering a far superior Orlando Hudson had to take only 3 million guaranteed with incentives this offseason, I’d guess, it’s probably not going to be worth the risk of picking up his 4 million dollar contract.
Tools Whore
did he really only have a 3M contract
but how much were the incentives
On a completely related note, iTunes SUCKS
4.26 million based on plate appearances.
He’s making close to 8 million this year because he’s hit all of his incentives, but he was only guaranteed 3.
Tools Whore
Why does that say Carl is only making $1.25 mil in 2010? I thought it was $10mil
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Also, how is this chart affected if we sign and trade Aki?
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Aneury Rodriguez?
HAW HAW HAW
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Hmm.
The other possibility would be trade Scott Kazmir, who is due $8 million next season. But we find it hard to believe that the Rays would trade a young lefty before his prime, and who is signed to a reasonable deal through 2012.
Welp.
In all seriousness though, nobody had any idea that Kazmir was going to scare the shit out of the organization enough to think that he wouldn’t live up to the value of his contract. His performance necessitated this trade.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
Bartlett
Looks like I’m a bit slow, but with Bartlett going to arb, is it a forgone conclusion we won’t keep him?
Tyler's dead on
His contact figure won’t be too large for the Rays to carry and won’t be the reason he’s traded. Bartlett gets traded if his value to another team outweighs his value to the Rays. That’s not guaranteed, I’d say it is more likely he’s a Ray next year. They’re really in a good position either way.
rodriguez or briggy can take over at SS
Over the Monster: an unofficial blog for Red Sox bandwagon "Fans"
I don't think anyone views Rodriguez as a SS.
Tools Whore
So could Zobrist or Aybar
But I wouldn’t want either of them there. Briggy is the only legitimate backup option, and at this point, I think there’s still a pretty decent drop in value from one to the other, even if you assume Bartlett in 2010 plays like Bartlett in 2008.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Brignac could pretty easily equal Bartlett's 2008 I'd say.
.286/.329/.361 line isn’t exactly hard to equal and he should be at least a +5 defender and potentially better than that. He’s certainly a step down from 2009 Bartlett, but 2008 Bartlett was not very good.
Tools Whore
2008 Bartlett was a tale of two halves...
He was terrible in the first half and pretty good the second half. Cherry picking, but he’s now put in a year and a half worth of very good play.
When you look at the spread of possible outcomes, it just seems like a pretty big risk if the Rays hand over SS to Brignac in 2010. The Rays could get enough value to account for that risk, but it’s pretty significant in my opinion.
As an Angels fan, sad to see him go
Great upside, possibly fantastic power, good OBP.
But at the same time, no room in the Angels organization for him, with Izturis, Aybar, and Kendrick looking like they’re sticking around for the foreseeable future, Bobby Abreu probably coming back for the next couple of years, and Brandon Wood waiting to take his shot. Not to mention Figgins.
Esp. given Kazmir’s history with Butcher, I think this deal is working out mighty fine for both sides.
Don’t often see a trade this good for all teams involved!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
Well said, I agree
If Kaz can stay healthy, that contract pays for itself. How long is Morales under contract for?
Embrace Eternity
by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 1, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
A while yet, I think
He’s not eligible for arbitration until 2011; looks like he can be a Free Agent after 2013 or 2014, if I’m reading this correctly.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
Kendry Morales inf
6 years/$4.5M (2005-10)
* 6 years/$4.5M (2005-10)
o signed by Angels as a free agent from Cuba (via the Dominican Republic) 12/04
o $3M signing bonus
o 05:$0.316M, 06:$0.35M, 07:$0.4M, 08:$0.5M, 09:$0.6M, 10:$0.7M
o minor-league salaries: o5:$0.1M, 06:$0.15M, 07:$0.2M, 08:$0.3M, 09:$0.35M, 10:$0.4M
o with 3 years of Major League service, may void remaining years of deal and go to arbitration
o total value may reach $10M with bonuses
* signed as a free agent from Cuba (via the Dominican Republic) 12/04
* agents: David Valdes, John Mano
* ML service: 1.060 (est.)
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim.html
favorite quote of the day on this trade
After having heard S-Rod was headed to the Rays RevHaloFan/Walden is the PTBNL said—-
" YAWN… Told ya so
If you listened to my appearance on Biggsy yesterday you would have already known this.
by Rev Halofan on Sep 1, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions -600 recs "
(-600 recs added for effect)
Though he does say his ‘report’ on walden was erroneous.
Kaz/Shields/Garza/Sonny/Price/Davis/Hellickson-necessitate a drool cup or a 7 man rotation
by CubFanRaysaddict on Sep 2, 2009 12:37 AM EDT reply actions
I saw that over there too, haha. They were busting on him good.
The best part was he was so sure it was Walden that he posted the story as factual.
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