As I understand it, this money is out the door...and a deal has to get done with this guy within the next 30 days.
Wow. The Dodgers are spending money like a drunken sailor.
On a 180-day drunk.
If the Korean posting system is anything like the Japanese system, which I assume it is because MLB oversees the whole deal, the Dodgers would get their money back if he doesnt sign. Being a Boras guy, I doubt he signs. Boras has already come out and said he thinks he can get more money next year.
That "trash" consists of one of the best first baseman in baseball and a pitcher who was a cy young candidate as recent as last season (and was a solid 2/3 starter for the dodgers down the stretch). Crawford was showing signs of returning to his former self last season based on peripheral numbers and advanced swing analyses. They didn't have to give up very much, either.
gonzalez is no doubt one of the best 1st basemen in the league but if you had to take on the other two, its not worth it IMO. while beckett did have a solid year last year hes been average to bad in every year since his winning the world series. people shouldn't be mad that the dodgers are spending but how they are spending it.
gonzalez is no doubt one of the best 1st basemen in the league but if you had to take on the other two, its not worth it IMO. while beckett did have a solid year last year hes been average to bad in every year since his winning the world series. people shouldn't be mad that the dodgers are spending but how they are spending it.
Ummm you're 100% incorrect about Beckett. He's been ~5 WAR the last several years minus 2010. The dodgers didn't have to give up anything too serious in that trade. I like de la rosa and webster, but neither is likely to become a great starter.
If the Korean posting system is anything like the Japanese system, which I assume it is because MLB oversees the whole deal, the Dodgers would get their money back if he doesnt sign. Being a Boras guy, I doubt he signs. Boras has already come out and said he thinks he can get more money next year.
If the Dodgers are willing to pony up 25 million to secure the rights to negotiate, you don't think that they have not done enough home work or are open to making it worth his while? Besides, the ability to make 5 million this year as opposed to the equivilent of 325k american dollars he'd be making while waiting goes a long way. Boras knows that he wants his guy the property of the LA Dodgers. He's getting paid now, and is young enough to earn at least one other big payday.
He throws like Sabathia. And like Sabathia, he's a chubby one.
17ks in one game is amazing. I don't care what league it is.
I love how veiled his delivery is. A LOT like CC. Wow could this be a score. I won't get excited yet because it's only a bid for negotiation...but Kershaw, Jin, Beckett (who I thought looked pretty good at the end of the year.) and a 2nd half of the season Billingsley. OUCH. That's a nasty rotation. Two left, two right.
17ks in one game is amazing. I don't care what league it is.
I love how veiled his delivery is. A LOT like CC. Wow could this be a score. I won't get excited yet because it's only a bid for negotiation...but Kershaw, Jin, Beckett (who I thought looked pretty good at the end of the year.) and a 2nd half of the season Billingsley. OUCH. That's a nasty rotation. Two left, two right.
I was thinking exactly the same thing, watching the video. He really has many of the hitters flummoxed. Many of those strikeouts were called-strike-threes.
He throws like Sabathia. And like Sabathia, he's a chubby one.
Interesting. A large majority of his strikeouts were on fastballs in that video, yet his fastball is only clocked upwards of 92. It looked a lot better than that in the video, though. Looks like he might be a pitcher who gets ahead with his soft stuff and buries hitters with the fastball when they're not expecting it.
17ks in one game is amazing. I don't care what league it is.
I love how veiled his delivery is. A LOT like CC. Wow could this be a score. I won't get excited yet because it's only a bid for negotiation...but Kershaw, Jin, Beckett (who I thought looked pretty good at the end of the year.) and a 2nd half of the season Billingsley. OUCH. That's a nasty rotation. Two left, two right.
Jin might go the the LAD bullpen due to durability concerns.
The Dodgers are also looking at Greinke, Anibal Sanchez, and maybe a return of Kuroda. I hope they take a hard look at Lohse as well.
And Dodger Stadium's location is just too hard to get to. Every other city I"ve visited has better (rail) access to their stadiums. I know this goes back to the O'Malley's move here from Brooklyn, but getting to/from games is just a hassle now.
The main problem with Dodger stadium is that it's to nice to tear down and start over - that helps it be a 2nd rate stadium when compared to other MLB stadiums.
It's really kinda funny (sad), there are many teams that had their stadiums built AFTER Dodger stadium, yet they have already torn those stadiums down and they have built better ones: Philly, Pitt, Cin, Seattle, Atl, Milw, StL, SF & SD (well, did not demolish Candlestick or Qualcomm - yet).
And Dodger fans are stuck with this 50 yr old relic that you can't tear down or get to.
Just read this post.
I agree with you regarding the access to DS. What are the chances the new ownership negotiates with MTA to build a rail access to the stadium? That'd be ****ing sweet. I mean, the Dodger Express bus is nice, but the bus still has to share the streets with the LA traffic and beat it. Some people are just not willing to pay for overpriced parking (like me).
The Blue Line has helped Staples Center's attendance grow.
Interesting. A large majority of his strikeouts were on fastballs in that video, yet his fastball is only clocked upwards of 92. It looked a lot better than that in the video, though. Looks like he might be a pitcher who gets ahead with his soft stuff and buries hitters with the fastball when they're not expecting it.
Add into the equation the caverns known as Dodger Stadium, Petco and AT&T Park and the Dodgers could have a steal.
I agree with you regarding the access to DS. What are the chances the new ownership negotiates with MTA to build a rail access to the stadium? That'd be ****ing sweet. I mean, the Dodger Express bus is nice, but the bus still has to share the streets with the LA traffic and beat it. Some people are just not willing to pay for overpriced parking (like me).
The Blue Line has helped Staples Center's attendance grow.
They need to force the people who live on the freeways out and expand all of the freeways in and around Dodger Stadium. For the 5 freeway to go down to 2 lanes is a complete joke. It's like going back in time to the 50's when I have to drive out that way, just horrific planning. Then add on top of that horrific public transportation and you have the nightmare that is LA driving.
If the Dodgers are willing to pony up 25 million to secure the rights to negotiate, you don't think that they have not done enough home work or are open to making it worth his while? Besides, the ability to make 5 million this year as opposed to the equivilent of 325k american dollars he'd be making while waiting goes a long way. Boras knows that he wants his guy the property of the LA Dodgers. He's getting paid now, and is young enough to earn at least one other big payday.
I hope it happens but I can see Boras trying to squeeze every dollar out of us. It wouldnt be the first time he has had one of his guys hold out with hopes for more money the next season.
