DODGERS NEWS/RUMORS/INJURIES Thread

• 3:00pm: Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets the Tigers' offer was for six years and $144MM, identical to Cole Hamels' 2012 extension.

kind of an insult imo
scherzer is better than hamels
and that $144MM doesn't hold the same value as two years ago
we'll take him

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courtesy of the spell cast by a still bitter ian kinsler :warlock:

Jurickson Profar Out 8-12 Weeks​

By Charlie Wilmoth [March 23, 2014 at 5:23pm CST]​

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The Rangers have announced that infielder Jurickson Profar will miss 8-12 weeks with a muscle tear, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets. The Rangers would prefer to look internally for a replacement, tweets Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.​

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The Rangers' big offseason trade of Ian Kinsler for Prince Fielder and cash was based on the idea that Profar, once one of baseball's best prospects, would take over at second base. Now, though, the Rangers will need to turn to a backup plan. The Rangers do have an excellent second base prospect in Rougned Odor, but he just turned 20 and has played only 30 games above the Class A+ level.​

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lol giants
you overpaid for a broken down lincecum, but you're going to nickel and dime sandoval?
want ned back?

Sandoval Wants Pence-Type Extension From Giants​

By Edward Creech [March 23, 2014 at 3:45pm CST]​

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3:45pm: Vazquez tells CSNBayArea.com's Andrew Baggarly the Giants made a three-year offer in the $40MM range on Friday, which was rejected out of hand. Vasquez will remain in Arizona through the Giants' season-opening series against the Diamondbacks and is open to continuing negotiations, but he doubted anything will happen before Opening Day. "I don’t think in 24 hours they’ll jump from three years to five or six," Vazquez said. "But I know for sure that after the All-Star break, if nothing happens, then it’s on to free agency."​

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2:36pm: Pablo Sandoval's agent, Gustavo Vazquez, told the Giants on Saturday his client wants at least five years and no less than the $90MM the club gave Hunter Pence in his extension last September, reports Henry Schulman of the San Francico Chronicle. As a result, the Giants do not expect to come to terms on an extension before Opening Day. Schulman writes Sandoval's camp is still formulating a strategy as how to approach talks from here: negotiate in-season or opt for free agency, if they can’t strike a deal before Opening Day.​

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"I don’t know anything about it," Sandoval said about the extension discussions. "I’m focused on baseball. I leave all that to my agent."​

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President and CEO Larry Baer has indicated in the past there's the entire season to work out a deal with Sandoval. GM Brian Sabean had said he would be open to a contract extension based on what the 27-year-old looked like in Spring Training because of all the work he did over the winter to get into shape. Sandoval, who has battled weight and conditioning issues throughout his career, spent time on the disabled list last year for a foot strain, but still managed his highest games played total (141) since 2010. Kung Fu Panda hit .278/.341/.417 with 14 home runs in 584 plate appearances in 2013, but with the lowest isolated power mark of his career.​

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so you think hamels is/was worth more?

 

They probably hit the nail on the head with him and Cain before 2013 happened.