The Rays Tank: Russ Canzler Traded; Longoria Speaks About His Contract
by Steve Slowinski on Feb 1, 2012 8:32 AM EST
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PrintThe Russ Canzler trade was already discussed here on the site, but I wanted to give a quick tip of the hat to Canzler on his way out the door. He never got a chance to break in with the Rays, so here's hoping he can take advantage of the hole at first over in Cleveland.
In other news, Evan Longoria was on MLB Network Radio last week, and he answered a couple questions about his contract. You can read the full statement over at The Heater, but here are the juicy bits:
"I can honestly say that I've never regretted doing it. I can look at myself in the mirror and say that I made the right decision. You never know, who knows, one or two years in I might've hurt myself and not been the player that I am today. [...]
"Matt Moore, a stud left-handed pitcher for us, he signed a very similar deal. I saw him about three weeks ago and I told him the same thing, it's like, you can't turn down your first fortune because you never know when you're gonna get it again.
Who needs Eric Hinske when we have Longo? Although it sounds like Longoria talked to Moore after he signed his long-term deal, not before, but it's still exciting that Longoria is so strongly in favor of young players signing early.
I know it's not possible, but I do wish that people would stop asking Longoria about his contract. Eventually, no matter how gung-ho he is about the deal, it's going to get tiresome having to answer the same question again and again. And whenever someone asks about his deal, it's essentially asking him, "Aren't you annoyed or frustrated yet?" Why continuously put the seed of doubt into his mind? Just let it go!
- Over at Rays Prospects, Kevin posted a comparison between their top 30 Rays prospects list and Baseball America's list. There are plenty of similarities between the two, but it's interesting to see which players each place liked more.
- Baseball Prospectus has a piece up on the "best" baseball movies you may never have seen or heard about. Some of the selections sound hilariously bad, but my only qualm is including Twilight on the list. Umm, no.
- With all the Yoenis Cespedes hubbub going around, Brad reminds us that even highly ranked Cuban prospects are no sure thing. Kudos to him on collecting all that data; that's no quick or easy task.
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Evan Longoria
A perfect “franchise” player.
Watching him play baseball for my favorite team is amazing.
Game 162 was glorious.
A Kotchman hat-tip to him and his contract.
"My ambition is handicapped by laziness"
too many syllables in the last line, but kudos otherwise.
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by mr. maniac on Jan 24, 2012 12:46 PM EST
"Please break your typewriter and computer and never come out of your ass cave again"
It's 11:20pm where I live.
Taking the first comment was not my goal; pure circumstance.
"My ambition is handicapped by laziness"
you didn't have to be here and DDRR is a below-replacement level poster
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by mr. maniac on Jan 24, 2012 12:46 PM EST
"Please break your typewriter and computer and never come out of your ass cave again"
by pudieron89 on Feb 1, 2012 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not sure how people get DDRR out of DeadEyeRR, Wouldn't DERR be more appropriate?
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It does, however, traditionally need a refernce to seasons/nature as well as a juxtaposition of two ideas.
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The face of the franchise
The Rays are lucky to have such a team player. Can’t imagine the Rays without him.
Believe in the Fuld
I just hope this year doesn't start off with someone stealing his car, his gun, and his buddy's (Price) weed then go get injured in the second week
while facing terrible luck on balls in play when he was on the field. All this and he was still worth 6.2 rfWAR. Can’t wait to continue to watch the strikeouts decrease, the walks increase, and the glove. Me oh my the glove.
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Greatest glove men at 3rd I've ever seen in person
1. Brooks Robinson
2. Mike Schmidt
3. Evan Longoria
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by Sandy Kazmir on Feb 1, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
I was very small when I saw Brooks
And he was toward the end of his career. I was a kid/teenager (and Phillies fan) when Mike Schmidt was the best 3rd baseman on the planet
I think you missed an important part of the quote...
Regardless of all that stuff from the outside looking in, I look at it now as, to this point I’ve lived up to my contract and now, you know, my goal is to outplay it so that when it comes time for me to be a free agent, I’ll be 29, 30 years old. And so that’s the time when you start thinking about breaking the bank.
To be honest, he has always struck me as being a player who will take the most money elsewhere as soon as he is a free agent. I don’t have any problems with that, but lets not act like he is here forever.
This.
If he stays the same player , it’s going to take 200 million to keep him.
by Peter Piontek on Feb 1, 2012 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
What more could you ask of a star player
He might not stay for the long haul, but he certainly carries himself well and plays even better.
Albert was lauded during his time with the Cardinals.
Longoria deserves the same.
I will not fault him for moving on to bigger money; especially since I get enjoy his prime.
"My ambition is handicapped by laziness"
I'm hoping he's as good a friend with Tulo as it seems.
Maybe we can lock him down with an extension before he ever gets to become a free agent. 9 or 10 years between 180-200 million if we get a good TV deal.
by Peter Piontek on Feb 1, 2012 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
Depends; state of the franchise will determine that.
For me, his contract ensures baseball watch-ability in Tampa Bay.
At least long enough to make me happy.
"My ambition is handicapped by laziness"
You need both the stadium & TV deal
Otherwise the revenue won’t be enough.
Bidding probably starts @ 8/200 given salary inflation over 5yrs.
I put the screw IN THE TUNA!
by Transplanted on Feb 1, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Have you seen what the TV deals are doing for other teams in the league?
The Rays have a terrible TV deal that they signed before they were good and people cared in 2008. A more favorable deal, now that the Rays have the leverage of being a major draw for eyeballs on SUN sports would more than pay for 8/200. The problem would be whether (even with a larger pie) a $20,000,000 piece would be too much to hand out to one player.
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From an AJC article a couple of weeks ago:
TV rights
A big story in the business of baseball this winter has been the rapidly rising rights fees for local telecasts of games. The Angels’ and Rangers’ recent TV mega-deals were credited for those teams’ expensive acquisitions of free agent first baseman Albert Pujols and Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, respectively.
McGuirk expects the trend to continue, but said the Braves will not be in position to benefit from it in the next two decades.
"Whenever old [TV] deals are up and new deals get realized, there are big jumps in value. I have predicted that, knew it was coming," McGuirk said. "And I think we have an undervalued local rights [deal].
"That being said, we inherited a deal that was done under [previous owner Turner Broadcasting/Time Warner] a little over four years ago, before the sale, that lasts out through 25 years. So there is no opportunity for a different deal than the one we have. Every single set of games on the different networks that we are seen on [Fox Sports South, SportSouth and Peachtree TV] are all 25-year deals or thereabouts."
McGuirk said the deals call for "cost-of-living type increases" each year, but contain no options for renegotiation.
"They were at-market deals when they were done, but the market has changed," he said. "We will have to look elsewhere for the increases that we will need in revenue to continue to build this franchise. It’s what the owners at the time decided to do, so we have to live with it. … It’s nothing to be ashamed of, but it’s not going to be these newer deals where there is cash up front."
Asked if the TV contracts will be a competitive disadvantage for the Braves over the next two decades, McGuirk said: "Let’s just say it won’t be an advantage."
http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/terry-mcguirk-discusses-braves-1317388.html
This is pretty much the same thing that happened with the stadium
It was the last of the cookie cutters to be built. You’d almost think the baseball gods didn’t like Tampa Bay.
if that were true we wouldn't have a team at all
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by mr. maniac on Jan 24, 2012 12:46 PM EST
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What did you dislike about how Crawford handled his departure?
by benderbrodriguez on Feb 1, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Like what specifically though? That "his heart is with the Red Sox"? Because I don't hold it against him that he said that
by benderbrodriguez on Feb 1, 2012 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
This is an honest question. I think I'm missing something that CC said that pissed people off
by benderbrodriguez on Feb 1, 2012 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
hmm
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/category/_/name/carl-crawford-diary
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by mr. maniac on Jan 24, 2012 12:46 PM EST
"Please break your typewriter and computer and never come out of your ass cave again"
ugh, that word almost makes me miss censorship.
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by mr. maniac on Jan 24, 2012 12:46 PM EST
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Yah, this.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
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by Steve Slowinski on Feb 1, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
Though I agree it is refreshing for an athlete who signs a bad contract to stay true to his word and not bitch about it (I’m looking at you Alexei Yashin).
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by King Billy Royal on Feb 1, 2012 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
There's plenty of time before we have to worry about that.
I figured might as well keep things positive. And I certainly couldn’t blame Evan for looking for a big deal after his current one.
I love Casey Fossum. Now try and take me seriously.
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by Steve Slowinski on Feb 1, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
Do you expect him to swear eternal loyalty to the Rays?
So, we get the first nine years of his career for $44 million, and the Yankees or the Angels get his last nine years for $200 million. I can live with that.
That list of my movies looks pretty awful. But Oh My God...
Battlefield Baseball looks EPIC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocyUzoaoVfQ
Dan Johnson has landed a minor league deal with the White Sox (per Topkin)
Now, if he makes the team, Rays need to retire #24. Yea, I said that
by Jason Collette on Feb 1, 2012 12:08 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
His powers only work vs the ALE, mainly the Boston Red Sox
I put the screw IN THE TUNA!
by Transplanted on Feb 1, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Longoria's endorsements
- Pepsi
- Gillette
- MLB 2k10 (the only mlb game worthy of playing)
- some hat thing (newera?)
I think Longoria has done fine for himself, including the money he has made so far from his contract.
better make sure to add an STD clause to any future contracts.
by ReyL on Feb 2, 2012 10:00 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
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