NFT: Olivera signs w/ LAD, 6/$62.5

and isn't very young. Wow.

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because it's not the Yankees, nobody will say a word...

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because it's not the Yankees, nobody will say a word...

The Sox spent $130+ on two Cubans, one of whom likely opens the season in High A and the other who might open on the bench of the DL. Meanwhile they are trotting out Clay Buchholz as their ace. I wanted the Yankees to get Moncada but values and priorities are seriously skewed right now for some of these teams.

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In comment 12201020 BigBlueShock said: Quote: because it's not the Yankees, nobody will say a word... The Sox spent $130+ on two Cubans, one of whom likely opens the season in High A and the other who might open on the bench of the DL. Meanwhile they are trotting out Clay Buchholz as their ace. I wanted the Yankees to get Moncada but values and priorities are seriously skewed right now for some of these teams.

Exactly

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because it's not the Yankees, nobody will say a word...

Whine.

In comment 12201885 10to13td said:

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Whine.

Boston fans perfected the art, starting with your ownership group.

An unknown gets $28 bonus and six years. Wonder what a Daniel Murphy is worth on the open market as a known commodity.

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I thought those injury reports were bogus, started by his former agent. I thought all of his medicals checked out fine with multiple teams.

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In comment 12201985 Dunedin81 said: Quote: ... I thought those injury reports were bogus, started by his former agent. I thought all of his medicals checked out fine with multiple teams.

Dodgers found a very small UCL tear and don't expect him to need TJ or for it to effect his throwing (they like him at 3b). If he does need TJ at some point they get him for year 7 at 1 million. The deal is pretty crazy but the TJ/extra year at 1 million is a non-issue. I can't recall a single "regular" whose career was effected by TJ. Luis Gonzalez had TJ in August and was ready for opening day.

future Dodger?



Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com reports that the Dodgers are among the teams interested in Cuban right-hander Yadier Alvarez.
Alvarez has officially petitioned Major League Baseball for free agency, but has yet to be declared eligible. He's hoping to gain that clearance and be able to sign prior to July 2. The Nationals, Rangers and Giants are also believed to have interest in the 18-year-old hurler.
Related: Dodgers, Giants, Rangers, Nationals
Source: Jesse Sanchez on Twitter
Mar 25 - 12:01 AM

guy may end up awesome but I just don't understand how he's worth this deal based on scouting reports. He's not young (so not a ton of upside) and his tools seem pretty averagish across the board.

wait till next year and he takes over for Kendrick, cool, but in the meantime is he a $10+ mil reserve/utility guy, maybe even on the AAA shuttle? Just stupid money. And this after the Guerrero signing of last year, which has already apparently blown up on them. I know they have money to burn, but they're upsetting the apple cart in a way that the Yankees didn't necessarily even do at their worst.

In comment 12202002 DanMetroMan said:

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guy may end up awesome but I just don't understand how he's worth this deal .

LA has a large Spanish speaking population so they are signing every available Cuban?