By: Carl Hancock
Sounds like what the Cardinals did with Pujols. Make a lowball offer and then claim they tried to re-sign him but it just didn’t work out. Only the Cardinals could compete without Pujols while the Mets...
View ArticleBy: heyblueyoustink
“MEET THE METS, MEET THE METS, Step right up and greet the Mets! Bring your kiddies, bring your wife; Guaranteed we’ll suck for life.” Seriously, are these owners related to Darth Loria? And come to...
View ArticleBy: Lukehart80
Craig, can you articulate what you see as the big differences between Wright and Zimmerman? Over the last three years: Player A: 11.4 bWAR, .292/.363/.480, 128 OPS+ Player B: 11.1 bWAR, .285/.365/.480,...
View ArticleBy: randygnyc
As embarrassing as the Mets are, they now have reasonable cover after Longoria’s extension. Both perennial all star 3rd basemen, etc. this is just what the mets needed to justify his impending trade,...
View ArticleBy: Craig Calcaterra
Zimmerman signed that extension when he still had two more years left under his current deal and thus had less leverage than Wright who has one less. He also signed it coming off a 2011 season when he...
View ArticleBy: paperlions
The Wilpons are highly leveraged, they borrowed money to buy everything….and they owe a LOT. The real estate market sucks and their Madoff money is gone….what other revenue sources do they have to pay...
View ArticleBy: paperlions
What the Cardinals offered was more than reasonable…they offered to pay a guy through his age 41 season (9 years total) at an average of $24.4M per season. How the hell is that a lowball offer? That...
View ArticleBy: kevinleaptrot
Not a lot of difference between the two, except Zim plays on a WINNING TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!
View ArticleBy: ohnothatguy
If the mets trade david, bud better get his act together and start pushing out 2 owners from the nl east!! Or just combine the teams into the miami mets since neither owner has money to spend or cares...
View ArticleBy: scotttheskeptic
This as good a thread as any: Dear Santa Ruben, Trade for Wright, please. While at it, swing a deal for Wil Myers and Giancarlo Stanton. That’s it for my Christmas list. Thanks, À Phillies fan
View ArticleBy: addict2sport
Can you believe we’re at a time when an offer of $100 million is considered a lowball offer?!!?
View ArticleBy: Carl Hancock
The Cardinals never wanted Pujols to sign such a longterm deal and they played negotiations in such a way that they could say they tried. Both the Marlins and Angels offered bigger deals, although the...
View ArticleBy: scotttheskeptic
To the Mets – Kendrick and Brown To the Royals – Lee or Halladay To the Marlins – Mayberry, Nix, and Sebastian Valle
View ArticleBy: gibbyfan
Well put Paperlions. And this is the downside to trying to keep a competive balace when some teams have a combination of unlimited funds and not so much concern about how they are used.In order to get...
View ArticleBy: tmohr
Wright has a better bat (although his power has been inconsistent the last few years), Zimmerman a better glove, plus Zimmerman is two years younger. Seems like they’re pretty even. Much as my Cubs...
View ArticleBy: geoknows
In return? What does that mean? They get these guys because, as we all know, the Mets, Royals, and Marlins are all secretly rooting for the Phillies.
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