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Quote:I've seen some tweets flying around showing that Jackson has a higher total WAR from 2009-2012 than Garza has.
I thought it was through 2013? Most of that gap is probably injury related. Garza missed 1.5 seasons, so wouldn't that be around 3+ WAR right there?
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Maybe, but you still have to take health into account when comparing the two.
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Absolutely. Hopefully Jackson rebounds and we forget all about last year.
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Braves came to terms with a pair of 24 year olds - 1B Freddie Freeman and RF Jason Heyward
Extension that Freeman received reported "as much as 8 years and $125 MM".
Heyward receives a 2 year, $13.3 MM deal.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/104030...-extension
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The Marlins really don't care, do they?
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-base...e-to-terms
They signed Marmol.
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Quote:The Marlins really don't care, do they?
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-base...e-to-terms
They signed Marmol.
If you speak spanish the Marlins will give you a shot.
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Too bad Ozzie isn't still around. Those would have been good times between he and Carlos in south beach.
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If you are looking for a reason to tell your significant other why you have a copy of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition -
According to SI, Garza missed on a 4 year $52 MM offer with the Angels as he was on vacation and didn't want to be distracted. Matt signed with the Brewers for 4 year $50 MM. Hope it was a nice vacation.
http://tracking.si.com/2014/02/17/matt-g...nl_siextra
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So his agent is an idiot too?
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To be fair, he'll probably be no worse off in terms of net dollars when you account for California and Wisconsin tax rates. Lifestyle on the other hand ...
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena. ![[Image: ITgoyeg.png]](http://i.imgur.com/ITgoyeg.png)
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What a nut. We should bunt on him every AB.
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The Phillies have taken to reporting NCAA violations on players they draft that don't sign. Classy.
Quote:Heading into the second weekend of the college baseball season, Oregon State senior lefthander Ben Wetzler remains in limbo, waiting for the NCAA to rule on his eligibility. Until he is cleared, he cannot play.
Several sources have confirmed to Baseball America that the Phillies, who drafted Wetzler in the fifth round last June but did not sign him, told the NCAA in November that Wetzler violated the NCAA’s “no agent” rule. That rule is widely disregarded by baseball prospects, whose advisers routinely negotiate with teams on players’ behalf, against NCAA rules—because that is the industry norm. As an American League scouting director told Baseball America in 2008, “Every single player that we deal with—I don’t care what round you’re talking about—has representation, has an agent.”
And every year, some players drafted inside the top 10 rounds elect not to sign pro contracts, often drawing the ire of the clubs that drafted them. But major league teams almost never attempt to contact the NCAA in order to report potential violations. The Phillies, according to sources, did just that with two players they drafted last year: Wetzler and sixth-round pick Jason Monda, who opted to return to Washington State for his senior year. Monda was cleared to play by the NCAA last Thursday, the day before the college season began.
When asked about the Wetzler situation Wednesday, Phillies scouting director Marti Wolever told Baseball America, “I have no comment.”
It is worth noting that just because the Phillies accused Wetzler and Monda of rules violations, that doesn’t necessarily mean they violated those rules. Until the NCAA issues its verdict on Wetzler’s status, we won’t know all the details of this story. Sources expect a ruling to come down by the end of this week, but the NCAA has already dragged its feet for three months, so it’s anyone’s guess how much longer the nation’s No. 2 team will have to wait to find out whether or not its senior ace will be able to pitch this season.
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena.
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That's fucked up. The Phillies are a bunch of whiny bitches.
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The Phillies have taken to reporting NCAA violations on players they draft that don't sign. Classy.
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">Heading into the second weekend of the college baseball season, Oregon State senior lefthander Ben Wetzler remains in limbo, waiting for the NCAA to rule on his eligibility. Until he is cleared, he cannot play.
Several sources have confirmed to Baseball America that the Phillies, who drafted Wetzler in the fifth round last June but did not sign him, told the NCAA in November that Wetzler violated the NCAA’s “no agent” rule. That rule is widely disregarded by baseball prospects, whose advisers routinely negotiate with teams on players’ behalf, against NCAA rules—because that is the industry norm. As an American League scouting director told Baseball America in 2008, “Every single player that we deal with—I don’t care what round you’re talking about—has representation, has an agent.”
And every year, some players drafted inside the top 10 rounds elect not to sign pro contracts, often drawing the ire of the clubs that drafted them. But major league teams almost never attempt to contact the NCAA in order to report potential violations. The Phillies, according to sources, did just that with two players they drafted last year: Wetzler and sixth-round pick Jason Monda, who opted to return to Washington State for his senior year. Monda was cleared to play by the NCAA last Thursday, the day before the college season began.
When asked about the Wetzler situation Wednesday, Phillies scouting director Marti Wolever told Baseball America, “I have no comment.”
It is worth noting that just because the Phillies accused Wetzler and Monda of rules violations, that doesn’t necessarily mean they violated those rules. Until the NCAA issues its verdict on Wetzler’s status, we won’t know all the details of this story. Sources expect a ruling to come down by the end of this week, but the NCAA has already dragged its feet for three months, so it’s anyone’s guess how much longer the nation’s No. 2 team will have to wait to find out whether or not its senior ace will be able to pitch this season.
</blockquote>
Just...wow.
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