04-12-2010, 11:51 AM
<!--quoteo(post=88275:date=Apr 12 2010, 11:38 AM:name=Fella)-->QUOTE (Fella @ Apr 12 2010, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=88274:date=Apr 12 2010, 09:33 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Apr 12 2010, 09:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=88254:date=Apr 12 2010, 08:57 AM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Apr 12 2010, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=88252:date=Apr 12 2010, 09:49 AM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ Apr 12 2010, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Except that a lot of pitchers who have similar numbers to Grabow ended up signing 1 year low dollar contracts or even got minor league deals because the free agent market collapsed for the 2nd year in a row.
Hendry's biggest mistake two years in a row now was signing a guy very early for a high dollar amount, then watching the market collapse. Had he learned his lesson last year, he could have signed 3 guys with similar career paths as Grabow for the same amount as he signed only 1.
He probably could have even signed Grabow still, for half the price.
Guys like Calero, Weathers, Park, Capps, Beimel and others all were reported to have interest in the Cubs and the Cubs in them but we had no money and they went elsewhere or didn't even get a contract at all. All of them got WAY less than Grabow.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
BT, this. Fella is smarter, better looking, and definitely more eloquent than I.
Generally, I think Grabow is a run of the mill middle reliever. A dime a dozen. There are lots of guys like him and he's making more money than he should for one too many years.
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You're better looking than fella.
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[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] I'm not sure I've seen neck before, but I'm sure he is. Unless you love fat guys.
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I'm somewhat plump as well. I've heard you got a purty mouth.
Hendry's biggest mistake two years in a row now was signing a guy very early for a high dollar amount, then watching the market collapse. Had he learned his lesson last year, he could have signed 3 guys with similar career paths as Grabow for the same amount as he signed only 1.
He probably could have even signed Grabow still, for half the price.
Guys like Calero, Weathers, Park, Capps, Beimel and others all were reported to have interest in the Cubs and the Cubs in them but we had no money and they went elsewhere or didn't even get a contract at all. All of them got WAY less than Grabow.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
BT, this. Fella is smarter, better looking, and definitely more eloquent than I.
Generally, I think Grabow is a run of the mill middle reliever. A dime a dozen. There are lots of guys like him and he's making more money than he should for one too many years.
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You're better looking than fella.
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[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] I'm not sure I've seen neck before, but I'm sure he is. Unless you love fat guys.
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I'm somewhat plump as well. I've heard you got a purty mouth.