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He's a few years removed from it, but is capable of posting an obp at least above .300. At the low end he's still around it. Flowers had an obp of .247 last year though. Not close to the same thing. And while Buck is bad defensively, both our guys are another level of bad defensively. As in, don't belong behind the plate bad.
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Buck's had fWARs ranging from 0.9 to 2.6 the past 4 seasons and is projected at 2.2 for this year. Flowers/Phegley combined for -0.6 last year. The Mariners signed him for 1 year/ $1 million. A 2-3 win improvement at the position would have easily been worth that as a stopgap if you believe at all in the whole WAR thing. I assumed the Sox weren't in on him because he would be too expensive, but that price is a downright bargain. So,
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Angels owner Arte Moreno told me he is "very optimistic" about deal with Anaheim to keep team at Angel Stadium into mid-2030s. Moreno said deal being discussed involves team paying for infrastructure improvements and receiving revenue from redevelopment in area. Arte Moreno said Angels are still trying to improve pitching; they did not meet with Tanaka but he confirmed talks with Matt Garza. |
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.310? Not even Viciedo's been doing that, and he's better than those two.
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MLB DAILY LINEUPS @MLBDailyLineups 22s
#Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw-SP: Dodgers and Kershaw have agreed on a seven year, $215 million contract http://bit.ly/1hrYP4v JIM BOWDEN @JimBowdenESPNxm Kershaw AAV a guaranteed $30.71m over 7-years with $215m SGP with player opt out after yr 5; 1st reported by RamonaShelbourne ESPNLA Kershaw now highest paid pitcher in terms of Average Annual Value in Baseball History Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal Kershaw deal - $215M, 7 yrs with out after 5, per @ramonashelburne - is nearly same as deal #Dodgers almost struck with him last season. The two sides were close on 210/7 before #Dodgers backed off. That deal also included an out after five years. Kershaw can now be FA at 30. |
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I don't think there's any pitcher out there worth this absurd risk.
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Chris Sale is sooo cheap compared to Kershaw...isn't his whole 5 year deal worth only 5 million more than one year for Kershaw? wow. |
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Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 16m
Kershaw becomes first #Dodger to take piece of that #Dodgers $8.5 billion TV deal with his $215 million cut |
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It's hardly absurd - it's the market. In year 5 of that deal, it will look much more reasonable.
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Then he'll opt out and sign an even more absurd deal!
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Dodgers have free agent Bronson Arroyo on their short list of possible pitching acquisitions, sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal and me. Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal Sources tell me and @jonmorosi that #Dodgers still want another SP. Tanaka an ownership call. Arroyo on short list of possible alternatives. |
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Only the Dodgers have rights to him. Another stupid team bidding against themselves, this one even much dumber when the guy is not a FA. |
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It doesn't look at all unreasonable to think Kershaw is more valuable than anyone on that list.
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