12-19-2008, 02:17 AM
<!--quoteo(post=5926:date=Dec 19 2008, 12:43 AM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Dec 19 2008, 12:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The other difference is that Pie isn't willing or able to be a decent bench option, while Gathright is and has been. Plus Pie is out of options, so you either use him or lose him. I'm not going to complain about a 25th man. And aside from the Yanks, Mets and maybe the Phils, it's been a boring offseason for the entire league. Times are tough, and it would be stupid to try to front-run the market right now. Let's try to be a little patient. It sucks, but I don't think anyone expected us to be wheeling and dealing much anyway.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exactly. We reportedly would've been at 138 million with the Marquis/Peavy swap. In that, we pay half of Marquis' 9.875, and take on Peavy's 8 million, right? So without that happening, we're at 135 million roughly, add in Gathright's contract and we're at 136. We can only go into the mid 140's. Bobby Abreu for example wants 16 million, we can't afford anything close to that. Who knows what Bradley's asking for? It's very possible he's pushing our limits.
Hendry's probably waiting for the right trade to work out so he has more money to work with. I mean shit, he tried trading Marquis to the Mets twice already and they wouldn't take him for Aaron Heilman or Scott Schoenweis. The trade's not there right now, but it will be soon. Somebody will strike out in the free agent pitching options and suddenly be interested in him, especially if we're willing to pay half his contract. If not, we better hope somebody like Bradley will sign for 10 million or less per, although you know Hendry will backload it where they're only getting 7 or 8 million this year. The point is he's gotta be creative and can't just go out making offers to all these guys out there like the Red Sox for example can. Be patient.
Exactly. We reportedly would've been at 138 million with the Marquis/Peavy swap. In that, we pay half of Marquis' 9.875, and take on Peavy's 8 million, right? So without that happening, we're at 135 million roughly, add in Gathright's contract and we're at 136. We can only go into the mid 140's. Bobby Abreu for example wants 16 million, we can't afford anything close to that. Who knows what Bradley's asking for? It's very possible he's pushing our limits.
Hendry's probably waiting for the right trade to work out so he has more money to work with. I mean shit, he tried trading Marquis to the Mets twice already and they wouldn't take him for Aaron Heilman or Scott Schoenweis. The trade's not there right now, but it will be soon. Somebody will strike out in the free agent pitching options and suddenly be interested in him, especially if we're willing to pay half his contract. If not, we better hope somebody like Bradley will sign for 10 million or less per, although you know Hendry will backload it where they're only getting 7 or 8 million this year. The point is he's gotta be creative and can't just go out making offers to all these guys out there like the Red Sox for example can. Be patient.
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