Official 2011 MLB Thread

[cyborg ninja 14]

F******CK

D-Backs resigned Heilman. Wtf Towers, you don't rebuild the bullpen by keeping one prone to goferballs in AZ.

 

[Kingfish]

Because clearly Heilman was the weak link of that pitching staff?

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Not the weakest link, but a link I don't want.

 

[Kingfish]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/01/blue-jays-to-acquire-mike-napoli.html

What. The. ****.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Sorry Kingfish

 

[Kingfish]

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

wow. so much for the "untradeable contract"

Yikes.

 

[Kingfish]

Toronto better be paying all but 20 bucks. Then the deal might not be one of the absolute worst in franchise history. But it'd be close.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/01/blue-jays-to-acquire-mike-napoli.html

What. The. ****.

Giving up Napoli for Vernon's contract?

 

[Kingfish]

It's like the holy trifecta of bad trades. With one move the Angels got older, more expensive, and worse.

I hate this trade with every fiber of my being.

 

[BlackLantern]

oh so Fangraphs doesn't agree??



I kid, I kid

 

[Kingfish]

FanGraphs had a spontaneous chat session just to openly mock the trade. It was pretty funny if each comment wasn't a dagger to the team I support.

 

[Kingfish]

Oh, and here's a fun note. In 2011, the Angels will pay 53 million dollars to 3 Centerfielders. None of whom will be playing Centerfield for them.

 

[BlackLantern]

in all seriousness, it's bad, bad moves

not as bad as Tampa Bay trying to get Manny Ramirez or Johnny Damon though

 

[Kingfish]

It's WAY worse than those deals. Tampa gave them, what, 7 million dollars combined for one year? That's nothing.

 

[The Riddler]

ahhahahahahahahaha. wow.

nice job angels. 4 years, 86 million? seriously? and the jays aren't even paying another cent on that contract! seriously?

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

FanGraphs had a spontaneous chat session just to openly mock the trade. It was pretty funny if each comment wasn't a dagger to the team I support.

What happened to the Angels being a smart organization I mean, some decisions you can ignore but willingly taking on that contract? Ugh.

 

[Kingfish]

ahhahahahahahahaha. wow.

nice job angels. 4 years, 86 million? seriously? and the jays aren't even paying another cent on that contract! seriously?

Somehow the Jays handed out one of the worst contracts in MLB history and only wound up paying a third of it. It's just ugly. Arte Moreno must be the most generous owner in Baseball because he just gifted the Jays a hell of a lot of money.

What happened to the Angels being a smart organization I mean, some decisions you can ignore but willingly taking on that contract? Ugh.

There's absolutely no justification for this trade. You don't take on that kind of contract in its entirety AND give up useful players at the same time. How is that even heard of in this sport? Hell, if they wanted him that badly they could have just claimed him off the waiver wire and given up nothing to get him.

Spoiler

Still fleeced your team though.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

and i thought signing beltre was kinda confusing...
this is...not good...lol

 

[Dr. Evil]

in all seriousness, it's bad, bad moves

not as bad as Tampa Bay trying to get Manny Ramirez or Johnny Damon though

Neither Damon or Ramirez were offered arbitration by their respective teams. Besides Tampa is stacked with draft picks and I think they still have another free agent or two left that they gave arbitration to.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Spoiler

Still fleeced your team though.

Being a bad team making a dumb trade isn't as bad as a playoff contending team making a godawful trade.

 

[bbf2]

Ugh, I had some hope for next season with getting Morales back for a full year, and having Haren for a full year...but that move singlehandedly just crushed it.

 

[Kingfish]

Being a bad team making a dumb trade isn't as bad as a playoff contending team making a godawful trade.

Yeah, but you've still got Joe Saunders.

Ugh, I had some hope for next season with getting Morales back for a full year, and having Haren for a full year...but that move singlehandedly just crushed it.

Commiserate brother.

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Spoiler

Goodbye sweet Man****e.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Yeah, but you've still got Joe Saunders.
.

A year of Saunders > 4 years of Wells

 

[Kingfish]

A year of Saunders > 4 years of Wells

You've got him for TWO more years buddy. Not to mention that he's kind of their ace.

...

How is it that the same organization is responsible for both of these trades?