By: illcomm
paperlions. close. but it will be soriano starting in left field. Phils picking up 2/16
View ArticleBy: bigleagues
On the surface, I can’t disagree with what you said. However, Victorino still provides speed and defense that is superior to Ross. And the Flyin Hawaiian’s career OPS (.770) and OPS+ (.102) is a...
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By: bricktop02
Being a phillies fan I couldn’t be more unhappy. Ruf is unproven & Brown is a horrible fielder with a weak bat & potato chip knees. Ross would have been a good fit.
View ArticleBy: paperlions
He’s actually getting $9M/year (with the $1M buyout). Just a really strange signing. Doesn’t fill a need (unless they consider that need to be a RHB, which is odd, since 75% of pitches are thrown by...
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$16M? If they kept Ross they’d have to pay in the same range that he is getting now in AZ. So at most the difference about $10M. Never-the-less, your point is valid and we shall see. I will reiterate...
View ArticleBy: bigleagues
The market could be big enough, considering the Rangers gaping hole and the Red Sox obvious need for another LH power bat.
View ArticleBy: timpaz
What are the DBacks thinking? This guys no better than any of the other outfielders they have, and to overpay him, Towers is a proving to be another bad GM hire
View ArticleBy: hammyofdoom
Bwaha thanks Bigleagues. I can definitely tell that finals are over with… my grammar keeps getting worse and worse in my posts, soon I’ll just be typing guttural noises with the occasional stat thrown in
View ArticleBy: phillyphanatic77
Absolutely. I heard RAJ wasn’t happy with Ross’ pricetag. $8.67 Mil/year? Are you kidding me?? For a guy that could hit 20-25 homeruns at CBP, that’s a steal. Seriously RAJ you couldn’t offer him 3...
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Although, I did read that the a source in the Red Sox front office has asserted that they’d be comfortable with Kalish/Nava in LF taking AB’s vs vs RHP.
View ArticleBy: dkphilly1122
As a Phillies fan I couldn’t be happier with Ross signing anywhere else but Philly. They will get someone by the trade deadline, not old bums Soriano or Wells. They are gonna let Ruff play and prove...
View ArticleBy: hammyofdoom
I have nothing to add other than I love this post. Kudos sir, well played
View ArticleBy: hammyofdoom
Is he really below-average defensively? I’m not saying your wrong, but the one thing I have always heard about Ross is that he is a rather great defensive RF.
View ArticleBy: hammyofdoom
Well I was just going off of the plain 2/10 3/26 comparison, not 3/15 versus 3/26. The big deal for the Red Sox was that they would never go 3 years and I doubt Ross would have gone for 2 so that’s why...
View ArticleBy: paperlions
Ross has been roughly average for a corner OF throughout his career, can’t recall anyone actually calling him good. He’s not embarrassing out there, but his range is pretty bad. The thing is that most...
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I think that would be a great deal for Philly….far better value and production than any of the FA options….and if they throw in Brown, they can probably get Chicago to eat even more of the contract.
View ArticleBy: paperlions
Yeah, that is exactly what the Phillies should have done…..signed a guy that can only hit LHP for his age 33, 34, and 35 seasons. That is exactly the type of move than an old and unathletic team needs...
View ArticleBy: cur68
You just count your blessings. Only one word NOT in English, two spanglishisms, and he used italics for his aside. Balanced against the single period, two sets of ellipses, and the hyphen-ed...
View ArticleBy: uyf1950
hammyofdoom, The Red Sox can hide him left field, just like they hid Crawford in left field? Just because there is that wall there doesn’t necessarily mean it’s easier to play. As I seem to recall...
View ArticleBy: chacochicken
I’ve read the Gator’s musing before but never in the history of the English language have the words “thalidomide” and “Cuisinart” ever been used in the same paragraph much less the sentence. I,...
View ArticleBy: cackalackyank
I am prepared for a barage of thumbs down here…but I think this is the precursor of an Upton trade. Dbacks are not going to be able keep him…so they will trade him if not sooner, then later
View ArticleBy: cur68
thalidomide Cuisinart I take your meaning. There’s a couple of ways to read this, I guess. We could go with “Thalidomide Brand™, Cuisinart”. As in, “not a name you trust”. Or we can go with “That poor...
View ArticleBy: tashkalucy
I read some interesting comments elsewhere that sounded logical….. While Upton’s trade value was lower then Towers expected, Upton did have a good 2nd half last year. One theory is that the Backs hope...
View ArticleBy: proudlycanadian
Vernon and his best friend Michael Young on the same team makes sense to me.
View ArticleBy: sportsnut101
They overpaid big time. I love how teams over pay for so many average players. He had a nice 2nd half n playoff run 2 yrs ago so what’s he getting rewarded for now
View ArticleBy: stex52
And the aside, for those of you under 60, was from “Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like HIm.” Firesign Theatre, circa 1971. “This is Side Five. Follow in your books as we learn our next three...
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