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  1. TuborgP

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    Yeah and have a Greinke moment.
     
  2. irish

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    kemp would get confused and go after quentin
     
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    I'm bored, so let's predict the opening day roster:
    C Yasmani Grandal, AJ Ellis
    1B Adrian Gonzalez
    2B Howie Kendrick
    SS Jimmy Rollins
    3B Juan Uribe
    OF Joc Pederson
    OF Yasiel Puig
    OF Carl Crawford
    OF/1B Scott Van Slyke
    UTL: Justin Turner
    UTL: Alex Guerrero
    UTL: Darwin Barney or Chris Heisey
    P Clayton Kershaw
    P Zack Greinke
    P Hyun Jin Ryu
    P Brandon McCarthy
    P Brett Anderson
    P Kenley Jansen
    P JP Howell
    P Chris Hatcher
    P Joel Peralta
    P Adam Liberatore/Paco Rodriguez
    P Brandon League and Pedro Baez(League and Baez could easily be interchanged with a FA/trade option and a long man and/or be a place holder until Withrow is ready)
    P Chris Withrow *(back mid-season)
     
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    Dunno who would want him. But I'm really wondering how this Alex Guerrero situation is going to play out.
     
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    I'm seeing his contract and clauses Nud put in his contract like that he can't go to the minors after year 1 and giving him an opt out 1 year after a trade pretty much leave us stuck with him.
     
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    in the words of the Million Dollar Man.." everybody's got a price. "

    somebody would take a shot on him..he swung the bat too well in the minors before the ear incident. send a bag of cash with him to cover a good portion of his expenses, and send a little more to basically buy a young reliever from somebody's farm, and Guerrero's gone.

    if he opts out after being traded than that means he probably played pretty well and that the team should re-sign him using some of the money that came with him. and if he does choose to leave, well then that team still has the money that LAD sent along with him, so all's not lost. they're compensated.
     
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    Bottom line you cannot tell if the guy has arthritis just by looking at him so there was nothing to see here. As for the Dodgers showing their cards I only recall them saying an outfielder will be traded and nobody in their wildest dreams would have thunk it would be Matt. Plus with so many media outlets competing with each other to scoop the others speculation is always going to be there. See Justin Upton. This FO has been just as secretive as anyone IMHO. As for the back and forth between each team I'm sure it was very heated I agree.
     
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    FRIDAY: Brian Wilson has been given his release, as SB Nation’s Eric Stephen was first to report.
     
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    How bout giving Guerrero a go at 3b on uribes off days? We don't have much depth there youth wise. (Unless seager makes the move) beyond that I can't see where he would fit on this team
     
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    I'd adjust the utility situation thusly:

    UTL: Justin Turner
    UTL: Darwin Barney
    UTL: Alex Guerrero or Chris Heisey
     
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    Guerrero is either on the major league roster or not a Dodger. I personally don't believe he will be moved, so that is why I guaranteed him a spot. If it weren't, I would have guaranteed a spot for Heisey, Barney, and Turner and left him completely off.
     
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    it's in both the team's and Guerrero's best interest for him to move on to another squad and get more playing time than he'll get here because he's not gonna increase his value in his impending role on that contract. him sitting around isn't gonna benefit anyone, so if a deal comes along i'm sure they'll lean toward sending him elsewhere..moving his kind of contract is just part of getting in everything in line. Turner's good enough insurance at 2B/3B and of course there's Barney too. plus, they think Seager might be ready by the start of the 2nd half, so he might end up getting spot starts at both SS and 3B to give Rollins/Uribe days off later in the season.

    the same really goes for Arruba too, except for in Guerrero's case he's already pushing 30yrs old so they need to move a little quicker with him. if they keep shedding these expensive ( Ethier) and semi-expensive guys like League, Arruba, and Guerrero they'll be able to save money and reallocate that money elsewhere in the near future.
     
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    TODAY: Baldoquin has passed his physical. The deal is done, reports Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com (via Twitter). Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register (also Twitter) adds that there is still some paperwork to be filed before the deal is official.

    DECEMBER 9: Baldoquin has arrived in the United States, Angels GM Jerry Dipoto told reporters (including Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times). The team hopes to have Baldoquin’s physical completed and the signing finalized by next week.

    NOVEMBER 4: The Angels have reached an agreement with 20-year-old Cuban infielder Roberto Baldoquin on a record-setting $8MM bonus, reports MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez. The agreement is pending a physical and the $8MM bonus is the most ever for an amateur player under the current international signing rules.
     
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    ^Should be in around the mlb thread.

    Interesting that our name isn't in the story.

    McDaniel On International Bonus Pools
    By Brad Johnson [December 20, 2014 at 7:15pm CST]
    A number of teams are expected to break the bank on international talent next July, writes Kiley McDaniel of FanGraphs.com. Due to international spending restrictions, teams that spend more than 15% above their allotted pool may not ink any international free agents for over $300,000 in the following two signing periods. However, there is growing consensus within the industry that an international draft will be implemented when baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is re-visited after the 2016 season. If a draft is put in place, teams will have only two years to live with the current arrangement.

    McDaniel’s sources have suggested that as many as 10 teams may blow past their limit when the next signing period begins on July 2. The Cubs, Blue Jays, and Phillies will “almost definitely” exceed their respective pools. As McDaniel notes, plans will likely be affected by verbal commitments as we get closer to July. Additionally, the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, and Angels have greatly exceeded their budgets during the current signing period, meaning they will be penalized during the next two periods.

    If there truly are only two more years before a draft is implemented, then teams have an interesting “strategic choice.” At least four clubs – possibly five pending the outcome of the Yoan Moncada bidding – will be handicapped. More will spend heavily next summer, making themselves ineligible for big signings in 2016. If enough teams are aggressive, it could be advantageous to wait until 2016 for a spending spree. McDaniel also points out that the penalized teams are mostly those who usually spend a lot on international talent.

    Put it all together, and it’s increasingly clear that clubs are unconcerned about the international bonus pool. While small market clubs may be loathe to pay excessive taxes (100% on overages), those theoretically get passed onto the player via a lower signing bonus. In my opinion, if most of the big spenders are excluded from the marketplace in 2016, then we could see some nontraditional sources of big bonuses.
     
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    Scherzer
     
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    Doubt it
     
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    SET IT IN STONE NO SCHERZER
     
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    Chin-Lung Hu the fuck was he kidding?Was a lesson on non hitting Asian shortstops.

    Wow Racist!
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    Give him a chance. Kendrick is a stop gap.
     
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