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  1. irish

    irish DSP Staff Member Administrator

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    ^ shanklin's article...

    Could Felix Hernandez deal help Clayton Kershaw get $200 million?
    By Bill Shaikin | Los Angeles Times
    February 7, 2013, 1:43 p.m.

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    Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was the 2011 Cy Young Award winner in the National League and runner-up last season.​

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    Clayton Kershaw had a great day Thursday, no matter what he did.

    The bar for his next contract was set even higher, with Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners agreeing on a seven-year, $175-million deal. That could put Kershaw in position to become the first pitcher in baseball history with a $200-million contract.

    Kershaw, 24, the Dodgers' ace, is two years younger than Hernandez and two years from free agency. Hernandez won the American League Cy Young Award in 2010 and finished second in 2009; Kershaw won the NL Cy Young Award in 2011 and finished second in 2012.

    The Dodgers have Kershaw under contract this year at $11 million and under control -- at a salary to be determined -- in 2014. The Dodgers are expected to discuss a long-term contract extension with Kershaw in the very near future.

    If Kershaw re-signs with the Dodgers for an average annual salary greater than the $25 million in Hernandez's new contract, the team could have five players -- Kershaw, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp and Zack Greinke -- making a combined $115 million as soon as 2014.

    The Dodgers' 25-man opening-day payroll last year: $95 million.

    The Hernandez contract offers further evidence of the robust financial health of baseball, and of the success of its revenue-sharing program.

    Consider these substantial signings within the last three years: Albert Pujols ($240 million) by the Angels, Joey Votto ($225 million) by the Cincinnati Reds; Prince Fielder ($214 million) by the Detroit Tigers; Joe Mauer ($184 million) by the Minnesota Twins; Hernandez ($175 million) by the Mariners; Kemp ($160 million) by the Dodgers; Troy Tulowitzki ($158 million) by the Colorado Rockies; Greinke ($147 million) by the Dodgers; Cole Hamels ($144 million) by the Philadelphia Phillies; David Wright ($138 million) by the New York Mets; Matt Cain ($128 million) by the San Francisco Giants.

    The New York Yankees are not on that list.

    USA Today first reported the new contract for Hernandez.​

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    irish, Feb 7, 2013
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    In before
    "Remember how you all freaked out about trading him?"
     
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    bad example ^
    rachel is way more masculine than timmy
    and nowhere near as gay
    this is a much better analogy imo...

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    But he does look less like Pigpen than he did previously; he does look feminine, it's true. But at least he looks cleaner.
    I kind of miss that he doesn't look like Lily Tomlin after a three day meth bender, but really, as long as he goes seriously downhill as far as his pitching, that's what counts.
    Sitting in the dugout with his hoodie up, looking like a librarian now fits the Giants perfectly. I'd like to say they're are posers, but they are the real thing two out of three. That's about as real as it gets, sadly.
    Someone has to take over the black nail polish thing from Wilson, though.
     
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    such a bad visual
    especially since i can picture it vividly
     
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    The Robinson trade was still so bad because of where his value was at the time.

    Though I have high hopes for Fed as a back up.
     
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    I think there's a good chance that his value was what we got for him, and it was a case of those outside of the industry overrating a player with good numbers.
     
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    I will be one to admit that I was irritated at the trade. I thought we were losing a chance at Home Town Boy Makes Good. His numbers were awesome (at home and away). Now, looking back, I have to wonder if it is a case where management knew that he was playing juiced or something. Or, as is probably more the case, they saw his limit. For him we got Fedex, Fife, and Rodriguez.
    Fedex looks to be a good backup who could possibly learn to be more patient by listening to AJ.
    Fife did pretty decent for us last year and could be an okay 5th starter or swing man.
    Rodriguez is in High A (and a little old for it) but could turn out to the the steal. This is a quote from last February: "He's got sleeper written all over him," he said. "We tightened up his delivery and he's throwing 100 mph, and it's swing-and-miss 100. It's not put-it-in-play 100. He's not as tall as Kenley Jansen, but he's a big body guy. Kenley has pure arm swing; this guy is just really loose."

    In the season following this quote he went from an ERA of 7.45 to and ERA of 2.89. His K/9 jumped and his BB/9 went down.
     
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    • Bud Norris is one of the last remaining assets on the Astros and should become one of the most sought-after pitchers before the season or at the trading deadline. The Astros haven’t said they’d deal him, but they didn't indicate they would move Jed Lowrie either before he was sent to the A's. The Cardinals and Orioles are two teams to watch on Norris.
    if norris is an asset
    then so are cap and harang​
    same with lilly if healthy​
    a lot depends on how bills is​
    and how ryu performs​
     
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    Norris is so appealing because he is only making $3M, both Cap and Harang are making at least double that.
     
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    Crawford pluggin up everything
     
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    Even Kemp's butthole?
     
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    Brandon League's
     
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    fight on... for treachery

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    USC has fired head baseball coach Frank Cruz for knowingly violating NCAA Countable Athletically-Related Activities limitations, the university announced Wednesday.​

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    Athletic Director Pat Haden said Cruz violated CARA and USC's self-imposed rules on the number of hours players could spend in activities directed by or supervised by the coaching staff.​

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    "Adhering to all NCAA rules is paramount for each one of our coaches, student-athletes and staff members," said Haden. "Those who knowingly break NCAA rules are subject to termination."​

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    USC said it has alerted the NCAA and Pac-12 of the infractions.​

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    Haden has promoted USC associate head coach Dan Hubbs to head coach. Hubbs, a former Trojan All-American pitcher previously spent 12 years as Cal's pitching coach and had a seven-year pitching career in the minor leagues.​

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    Cruz was preparing to begin his second season as the Trojans' full-time head coach after being promoted in 2012 after serving as interim head coach for the 2011 season. He was on the Trojans’ staff as an assistant coach when USC went to the 1995 College World Series.​

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