K26dp Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, jidady said: Given that Lynn's only earning $8 million a year, less than what we're paying for Smyly, I like the deal a lot more for them during a time of economic uncertainty. I'm reminded of when Philly traded J.A. Happ and another player for Roy Oswalt. Dunning looks like a moderate rotation guy who turns 26 in a few days. Sure, there's risk, but Lynn would/should have gotten a lot more at the trade deadline. They screwed up by waiting. It's interesting that the Rangers offloaded Lynn literally the day after hiring the new GM. I didn't mean to imply it was a bad trade for Chicago. Lynn is a good pick up for a team that wants to make some noise next season. jidady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 34 minutes ago, K26dp said: It's interesting that the Rangers offloaded Lynn literally the day after hiring the new GM. Yeah, I can't help but wonder what kind of financial restrictions he was given. It's strange in that he allegedly could have had the Mets job, and they've got money now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 KC signs Carlos Santana for 2 years $17.5M. White Sox sign Adam Eaton for 1 year $7M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 hours ago, The Kingfish said: Umpire Brian O’Nora was one of 14 men arrested by a human trafficking task force in Liberty Township, Ohio after allegedly soliciting a prostitute online. So he's no better at calling hookers than he is calling balls and strikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 hours ago, jidady said: Given that Lynn's only earning $8 million a year, less than what we're paying for Smyly, I like the deal a lot more for them during a time of economic uncertainty. I'm reminded of when Philly traded J.A. Happ and another player for Roy Oswalt. Dunning looks like a moderate rotation guy who turns 26 in a few days. Sure, there's risk, but Lynn would/should have gotten a lot more at the trade deadline. They screwed up by waiting. Report out there that Lynn essentially created his own no trade clause by threatening to opt out if he was sent somewhere he didn’t agree to. jidady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 7 hours ago, jidady said: Yeah, I can't help but wonder what kind of financial restrictions he was given. It's strange in that he allegedly could have had the Mets job, and they've got money now. Trading Lynn is just good sense, financials or not. And at only $8M, I doubt it was financially motivated at all. They got a kid that looks to be a solid mid-rotation guy for the next 6 years and lefty that could be something too. I wouldn't be surprised if they re-signed Lynn next year either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 30 minutes ago, K26dp said: Trading Lynn is just good sense, financials or not. And at only $8M, I doubt it was financially motivated at all. They got a kid that looks to be a solid mid-rotation guy for the next 6 years and lefty that could be something too. I wouldn't be surprised if they re-signed Lynn next year either. But wouldn't you have figured that they had better offers at the end of August for him? There was a lot of pitching needy teams like the Braves that could have used him. Even the White Sox could have used him last August as they had a severe shortage of starting pitching that got exposed in the playoffs against the A's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, AUTiger7222 said: But wouldn't you have figured that they had better offers at the end of August for him? There was a lot of pitching needy teams like the Braves that could have used him. Even the White Sox could have used him last August as they had a severe shortage of starting pitching that got exposed in the playoffs against the A's. 6 hours ago, ATLBrave said: Report out there that Lynn essentially created his own no trade clause by threatening to opt out if he was sent somewhere he didn’t agree to. This is why. AUTiger7222 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Josh Byrnes withdrew from the Phillies search for a baseball ops leader. Recently fired Marlins GM Mike Hill is a key name in the search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Dayton Moore said new KC owner John Sherman told him to be aggressive. So far Moore hasn't been afraid. Hes landed 3 FA's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Al Michaels won the Ford Frick Award and becomes the first member of the 2021 HOF class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Unknøwn said: Al Michaels won the Ford Frick Award and becomes the first member of the 2021 HOF class Highway robbery that Pete Van Weiren and Skip Caray have never won it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, AUTiger7222 said: Highway robbery that Pete Van Weiren and Skip Caray have never won it. Theyve never even had serious consideration. I'll never understand why. AUTiger7222 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonFalcon Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 30 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Theyve never even had serious consideration. I'll never understand why. I would assume it's market driven, even though they were nationwide during their runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, CrimsonFalcon said: I would assume it's market driven, even though they were nationwide during their runs. Thats the thing, everyone knew the Braves and the voices of those men. You would think they would get more love for being the voices of America's team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Philly is about to hire Dave Dombrowski as GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLBrave Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: Philly is about to hire Dave Dombrowski as GM. Too bad they don't have a MiL system for him to gut. jidady, K26dp and AUTiger7222 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Unknøwn said: Philly is about to hire Dave Dombrowski as GM. That's...perfect. It's like when the killers work together in Scream. ATLBrave and AUTiger7222 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Watching Intentional Talk and saw Chris Rose is leaving the show, talks as if he was terminated. Any idea as to why? Loved that show, won't be the same without him. Edit: Looks like his contract wasn't renewed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Malachore said: Watching International Talk and saw Chris Rose is leaving the show, talks as if he was terminated. Any idea as to why? Loved that show, won't be the same without him. Edit: Looks like his contract wasn't renewed. Probably too expensive for MLBN. IT definitely won't be the same. I know he does work for Discovery Channel already. Be interesting to see where he goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 That sucks. During the glory days of televised poker, he did great work on an unheralded afternoon show on Fox Sports. And he's SPECTACULAR on Battlebots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger7222 Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Unknøwn said: Probably too expensive for MLBN. IT definitely won't be the same. I know he does work for Discovery Channel already. Be interesting to see where he goes. He also does stuff for NFL Network or at least used to. Both him and Fran Charles were on both networks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, AUTiger7222 said: He also does stuff for NFL Network or at least used to. Both him and Fran Charles were on both networks. He still does host the primetime highlight show every Sunday night. He just doesn't have a daily job at the moment with no IT. AUTiger7222 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 McCann and the Mets near a 4 year $40M deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Dbacks assistant GM Jared Porter is the Mets new GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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