catalinacaper Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Aaron Harang must have done his voodoo dance today. An extreme fly ball pitcher and the wind is howling in from the fences in Philly knocking everything down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Hamilton to texas. Why would you cut ties with him if you could get players for him? Chances are they were going to owe him money no matter what so get prospects back instead of losing out It looks like Texas is going to cover about $15m of his salary. Still owed about $83m. I'm sure they would have had to cover more in order to get prospects back (at least any prospects of substance once all the details come out). That's a HUGE deal for Texas. Got a former MVP in age 33-35 seasons for $5m a year. That's easily worth the gamble. Also, it's awesome that the Angels made that Hamilton deal to start with. Having Trout in his low cost years with some money spent on Free Agents should almost guarantee making the playoffs. They've blown it with the signings, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Aaron Harang must have done his voodoo dance today. An extreme fly ball pitcher and the wind is howling in from the fences in Philly knocking everything down. That dude has been reborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Crazy how the Tiger's fortune has changed. Not just on a losing streak, but getting obliterated in several of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOSTDRONES Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Crazy how the Tiger's fortune has changed. Not just on a losing streak, but getting obliterated in several of them. It's crazy this slide they are on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 It looks like Texas is going to cover about $15m of his salary. Still owed about $83m. I'm sure they would have had to cover more in order to get prospects back (at least any prospects of substance once all the details come out). That's a HUGE deal for Texas. Got a former MVP in age 33-35 seasons for $5m a year. That's easily worth the gamble. Also, it's awesome that the Angels made that Hamilton deal to start with. Having Trout in his low cost years with some money spent on Free Agents should almost guarantee making the playoffs. They've blown it with the signings, though. Heyman says the deal could still fall apart. For hamiltons sake i hope it goes thru. Theres alao no income tax or somethjng like that in texas too so that sweetens the deal for hamilton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 MLB dropped the hammer (sarcasm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Heyman says the deal could still fall apart. For hamiltons sake i hope it goes thru. Theres alao no income tax or somethjng like that in texas too so that sweetens the deal for hamilton I know MLB doesn't have a salary cap but there should be something in all sports to make contracts equitable between teams with regards to state income tax (similar to the luxury tax system). It's really needed more in sports with a hard cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Bryce Harper has completely become a (modified) 3 true outcome hitter this year. 55 of 57 of his PA have resulted in either a hit (16) a walk (16) or a strikeout (23). I guess that's what you want in a cleanup hitter but when are we going to start being honest about his ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Hits aren't true outcomes, the 3 are homers, walks and k's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Ha, forgot about the whole 3TO thing. Back in the day Russell Branyan was a 3TO legend for my Brewers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Hits aren't true outcomes, the 3 are homers, walks and k's hence the "modified" comment, I am aware of that fact. It was just a fun way to present my argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Wait so he's 16 for 18 when the ball is put in play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The numbers are off. 73 PAs, 56 ABs, 16 bb, 1 SF, 22 Ks, 16 H before today. So it's something like 16 of the 34 balls put in play have fallen for hits. Nothing really crazy there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Waino may be done for the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The numbers are off. 73 PAs, 56 ABs, 16 bb, 1 SF, 22 Ks, 16 H before today. So it's something like 16 of the 34 balls put in play have fallen for hits. Nothing really crazy there. A .480 BABIP? Not crazy but that is abnormal. My bad with the PA number, I thought it was crazy when I read it.Fangraphs says .375 BABIP so I'm going to go ahead and stop attempting math this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Waino may be done for the year He is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 A .480 BABIP? Not crazy but that is abnormal. My bad with the PA number, I thought it was crazy when I read it. Fangraphs says .375 BABIP so I'm going to go ahead and stop attempting math this weekend. HR's don't count towards balls in play, so thats where the .375 comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 That A's sweep feels very very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distinctlydustin Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Thank you, Gattis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 You guys want my El Oso Blanco shirt? :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Rangers are going to pay Hamilton $7 mil a year for 3 years ($21 mil total), of which Hamilton can opt out after the 2nd year, and then whatever buyout the Angels/Texas agree to, the Angels will have to pay 100% of the buyout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Rangers are going to pay Hamilton $7 mil a year for 3 years ($21 mil total), of which Hamilton can opt out after the 2nd year, and then whatever buyout the Angels/Texas agree to, the Angels will have to pay 100% of the buyout. Strange deal all around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 well apparently Hamilton vetoed another trade that would have gotten him more money, and he wanted to go back to Texas, and wanted the hell out of SoCal for his personal health. I applaud him for doing what he needs to do to take care of himself at the expense of money. Also, fuck the Angels owners for completely disregarding the privacy of the JDA. Los Angeles is expected to pay most of the remaining $80.2 million Hamilton is owed: $20,234,973 this year and $30 million in each of the final two seasons. As part of the trade, Hamilton agreed to give up some of the money he was due, a person familiar with the trade said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because that was not announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 It's just one of those situations where, when he wasn't suspended, everyone was like "what if the Angels traded him back to the Rangers?" and then laughed at how stupid that sounded given his contract and history. But here we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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