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Old 12-10-2008, 03:27 PM   #101
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LOL! Great avatar, Pagal.
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Old 12-10-2008, 03:42 PM   #102
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LOL! Great avatar, Pagal.
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Old 12-11-2008, 01:20 PM   #103
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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...tnerId=rss_tor

LAS VEGAS -- The Blue Jays have reached an agreement on a Minor League contract with free-agent pitcher Matt Clement, according to a source. Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi would only say that the club might have something to announce on Thursday.
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Says they are also talking to Carl Pavano. Hmmm.
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Old 12-11-2008, 02:39 PM   #105
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Says they are also talking to Carl Pavano. Hmmm.
Clement and Pavano? Is Ricciardi serious? Has he not already gone that route with Ohka and Zambrano?

What a joke!
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Old 12-11-2008, 02:42 PM   #106
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Clement and Pavano? Is Ricciardi serious? Has he not already gone that route with Ohka and Zambrano?

What a joke!
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Old 12-11-2008, 03:01 PM   #107
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Clement and Pavano? Is Ricciardi serious?

What a joke!
Its well worth the risk, if the Jays sign them to a minor league contract what is the risk? Personally I like the move.... if any of them regain their form thats great if not its no big deal.
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Old 12-11-2008, 03:09 PM   #108
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Its well worth the risk, if the Jays sign them to a minor league contract what is the risk? Personally I like the move.... if any of them regain their form thats great if not its no big deal.
Ya but how long is that going to be J.P's modo? The Jays are realistically supposed to compete with loaded Rays, Yanks, and Red Sox teams with Matt Clement and Carl Pavano? Even if Clement comes back to form, he had a high 4 ERA!

Where's the bat? How about a SS? With Marcum and McGowan out to start next season I feel very uneasy about the rotation as is stands. Clement and Pavano are a waste of time and effort if you ask me.
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The short stop could be Furcal but I thought I read they would want to move a contract or 2 if they land Furcal.
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Old 12-11-2008, 03:31 PM   #110
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Ya but how long is that going to be J.P's modo? The Jays are realistically supposed to compete with loaded Rays, Yanks, and Red Sox teams with Matt Clement and Carl Pavano? Even if Clement comes back to form, he had a high 4 ERA!

Where's the bat? How about a SS? With Marcum and McGowan out to start next season I feel very uneasy about the rotation as is stands. Clement and Pavano are a waste of time and effort if you ask me.
Jays have repeatly said, the budget is going to be tight they can not compete with the big markets in terms of Salary...

If they can not spend a pile of Salary this is the type of moves they will make....

What other choice do they have....
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The short stop could be Furcal but I thought I read they would want to move a contract or 2 if they land Furcal.
Yep, JP said if he signed Furcal they would have to move a contract...

I would doubt the Jays have any chance to sign this guy...... but if they did my bet is BJ Ryan would be moved.
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Old 12-11-2008, 03:55 PM   #112
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I have no interest in Furcal, he's not enough of an upgrade over Scoots.
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Old 12-11-2008, 07:23 PM   #113
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Big or small budget I think these guys are not the answers. With a big budget Ricciardi has still found the Thomson's and Ohka's of the world.

Furcal I do believe would be an upgrade because of his presence at the top of the order. He's a good hitter with a great arm and pretty good speed. IMO he's precisely what they need, but whether the $$ will work is another thing.
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According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement with A.J. Burnett on a five-year, $82.5MM deal ($16.5MM per year on average). The deal is pending a physical, and some final terms must be hammered out.

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Clement and Pavano? Is Ricciardi serious? Has he not already gone that route with Ohka and Zambrano?

What a joke!
Dont forget Thompson haha what can the jays really do i mean they are up against my red sox and yankees who can spend whatever they want its the only thing they can do and hope for a fluke season...

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According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement with A.J. Burnett on a five-year, $82.5MM deal ($16.5MM per year on average). The deal is pending a physical, and some final terms must be hammered out.

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This on the other hand is absolutely ridiculous if this falls through i will be disgusted CC is one thing but AJ SUCKS good luck
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Old 12-12-2008, 05:35 PM   #116
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Had a quick scan and didn't see this, so pardon me if it is somewhere in here or elsewhere.

http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=259260&l...=headlines_mlb

Mets get: J.J. Putz, Sean Green, Jeremy Reed , all from Seattle

Mariners get:
6 players from the Mets - Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez, Mike Carp, Maikel Cleto, Jason Vargas and Ezequiel Carrera from New York.
1 from the Indians - Franklin Gutierrez

Indians get:
Luis Valbuena from the Mariners
pitcher Joe Smith from the Mets
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Old 12-12-2008, 05:48 PM   #117
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According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement with A.J. Burnett on a five-year, $82.5MM deal ($16.5MM per year on average). The deal is pending a physical, and some final terms must be hammered out.

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Already been said 10000 times, but man are the Yanks dumb.

A) Burnett buckles under the pressure
B) Burnett is a puss and gets injured often

I'd sure like Burnett on my team, but at that price, it's crazy. Sabathia is good, but how is a guy that overweight gonna perform over the course of his contract. Both huge overpayments and while it may work out for them in 2009 and 2010, it's gonna hurt them afterwards.
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Old 12-12-2008, 05:50 PM   #118
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Had a quick scan and didn't see this, so pardon me if it is somewhere in here or elsewhere.

http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=259260&l...=headlines_mlb

Mets get: J.J. Putz, Sean Green, Jeremy Reed , all from Seattle

Mariners get:
6 players from the Mets - Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez, Mike Carp, Maikel Cleto, Jason Vargas and Ezequiel Carrera from New York.
1 from the Indians - Franklin Gutierrez

Indians get:
Luis Valbuena from the Mariners
pitcher Joe Smith from the Mets

Am I missing something or did NY take everyone to the cleaners? Putz, if healthy is gonna be a gem for them and Reed ain't all that bad himself IMO.
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Am I missing something or did NY take everyone to the cleaners? Putz, if healthy is gonna be a gem for them and Reed ain't all that bad himself IMO.
K-Rod and Putz? Yikes. That is quite a shutdown tandem.
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:40 AM   #120
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K-Rod and Putz? Yikes. That is quite a shutdown tandem.
i know. likely the top 1-2 punch in the league if all pans out.
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