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  1. irish

    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    and a heavy commitment [​IMG]
     
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    With a ton of expectations! :rimshot:
     
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    hoping he'll feast on nl west pitchers while demonstrating plate discipline...

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    We'll have to weight and see.
     
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    Red Sox “Trying Hard” To Sign Ramirez, Sandoval
    By Edward Creech [November 23, 2014 at 4:50pm CST]

    The Red Sox are “trying hard” to sign both Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.

    Heyman notes the Red Sox have remained in contact with Ramirez since the recent GM meetings in Phoenix and are possibly moving toward an agreement with him. Heyman writes it’s unclear what position Ramirez might play if he signs with Boston, where he started his career, but stresses the Red Sox are in play for both Ramirez and Sandoval. The Mariners and Astros have also been linked to Ramirez.

    The Red Sox held a second meeting with Sandoval this week, per MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes, and have a five-year, $95MM offer on the table. Yesterday, it was reported the Red Sox, Giants, and the Padres are the finalists for Sandoval’s services.

    The Red Sox could make it a triple play in free agency as they are also in talks with Jon Lester. Boston has reportedly made Lester a six-year offer worth between $110-120MM. The left-hander has met with the Red Sox, Cubs, and Braves this past week and will meet with two more teams this week and has been linked to the Cardinals, as well.
     
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    A’s Acquire Ike Davis, Designate Andrew Brown
    By Edward Creech [November 23, 2014 at 3:42pm CST]

    The A’s have acquired first baseman Ike Davis from the Pirates for international bonus slot money, tweets Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. The A’s and Pirates have both tweeted confirmation of the trade, which also includes a swap of international bonus slots: the Pirates receiving the A’s first slot ($501.9K) in exchange for their third slot ($232K). The Pirates will net $269.9K in the swap of bonus slots (figures courtesy of Baseball America’s Ben Badler). To create room on the 40-man roster, the A’s have designated outfielder Andrew Brown for assignment.

    Slusser tweets acquiring Davis, who was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Thursday, is a depth move and not an indication the A’s are preparing to deal any of their first basemen. The trade comes less than a week after Oakland signed Billy Butler to a three-year, $30MM free agent contract. The 40-man roster logjam at DH/first base now include the aforementioned Davis and Butler plus Brandon Moss, John Jaso, Stephen Vogt, Kyle Blanks, and Nate Freiman. With this surplus, Slusser notes the A’s now have the flexibility to make a deal if they are overwhelmed by an offer.

    Davis struggled to start 2014 with just five hits, including one home run, in 30 plate appearances before being dealt by the Mets to the Pirates in April. The 27-year-old fared slightly better in Pittsburgh slashing .235/.343/.378 with ten home runs in 397 plate appearances. Davis is projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz to earn $4.4MM in his second time through arbitration.
     
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    Red Sox To Sign Pablo Sandoval
    By Mark Polishuk [November 24, 2014 at 6:51am CST]

    The Red Sox have agreed to a deal with free agent third baseman Pablo Sandoval, CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link). It’s a five-year contract worth in the range of $100MM. Jake Wesley originally tweeted late last night that Sandoval and the Sox had reached a deal. Sandoval is represented by the SPS Sports Group.

    Sandoval, 28, has spent his entire seven-year Major League career with the Giants, becoming a fan favorite due to his “Kung Fu Panda” persona and his clutch bat. Sandoval owns a .344/.389/.545 slash line in 167 postseason plate appearances, most notably being named MVP of the 2012 World Series.

    San Francisco will now receive a bonus pick between the first and second rounds of the 2015 draft as compensation for Sandoval signing elsewhere, since he rejected the team’s one-year qualifying offer. Boston’s first round pick (7th overall) is protected, so the Sox will instead give up their second rounder as a result of the signing.
     
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    like @Chiefdodgerslkrs24 mentioned in another thread
    they're putting together a pretty formidable lineup:nervous:
    just not a lot of pitching... at least not yet :dreamy:
     
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    apparently official...

    Red Sox To Sign Pablo Sandoval
    By Mark Polishuk [November 24, 2014 at 4:43pm CST]

    4:41pm: Sandoval will indeed sign with the Red Sox, Vasquez confirmed, as first reported by Oscar Prieto Rojas. The Giants offered five years and $95MM with “room to go up,” a source tells Joel Sherman of the New York Post (Twitter link).​
     
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    " room to go up "..in other words, they weren't aggressive enough. make your best fuckin offer and leave no room or say goodbye to Pablo.
     
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    well said
    "let us know if the red sox make a higher offer, otherwise we're gonna go as cheap as possible on you..."
    glad they lost him
     
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    You know how this story goes. It won't matter.
     
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    lol Pablo said fuck you Giants
     
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    yeah but only in even years :kickgiants:
     
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    Cubs reportedly offered Jon Lester a deal of 6 years "north" of 135 million. Meanwhile Friedman is :friedman:
     
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    6yrs of Lester..yuck. and Scherzer, who's better, but also 30yrs old loves that offer..he'll get at least 6yrs/150M. the 6yrs/144M offer from DET that he turned down last year probably still stands.
     
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    ^ i guess we're still waiting for all the good talent, er, big free agents to come off the board
     
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