*2010 MLB Thread*
 

Spring training is just around the corner and we are in a new year. Lots of trades, free agent signings, and rumors flying around.

The biggest free agent on the market has been signed today. Matt Holliday signs with the Cardinals for a reported 7 year $120M contract. That is $17M a season.

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Randy Johnson will be announcing his retirement tonight.

Here are a few of his HOF stats.
5 Cy Young awards, 303 wins, 4,875 strikeouts, and a 3.29 ERA in 4,135.3 career innings. Baseball-Reference puts his career earnings at $175.55MM.

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Way top kick off the 2010 thread Ryan!! :tu Go Mets!!

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:wo :wo

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Go Yankees!!!

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The White Sox have one of their best pitching rotations going into this year. The bullpen should be solid this year as well. Only concern for the sox at this point other than injuries, is run production. Rios and Quentin need to have a good year.

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On the Red Sox front it is now pretty much a guarentee that Lowell is gone with the signing of Adrian Beltre for 1 year and $10M. Now they have to find someone who actually wants the guy. Red Sox have also decided to move Ellsbury to LF & Cameron to CF. I will bet that this does not last the entire season and Ellsbury will be back in CF.

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Agreed...Ellsbury has much younger wheels. While Cameron is a great CF, I believe Jacoby covers more ground.

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I foresee the Giants and Lincecum in the Post Season :)

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Holliday to the cards, eh? heck of a 3-4 shot with him and Pujols.

I think Beltre is a good move for the Sox, and he's not costing them too much money. We already knew Lowell was going one way or another.

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:banger:banger Woot!!!
I thought he was going to slip away too.
On the down side of that deal is the fact that precedence is set for Pujols next year when his current contract is up.
Once they pay his new salary, which is sure to top Holliday by far, they will have 0 cash for any pitching which is exactly why they always fade in the playoffs.

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You're welcome for Curtis Granderson :td

Tigers could suprise some people if our pitchers produce.

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It was really only 1 pitcher that hurt in the playoffs last year. All the bats went dead at once. I'm looking for a healthy year for Ludwick and for Colby to come on strong. I wish they would set Brendan Ryan and Rasmus loose on the base paths a little more. Hopefully Freese can get his act together too. I am also very curious to see how Craig's bat plays and if Jamie Garcie can hold it together at the big league level.

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Looks like the Red Sox are playing for the wild card this year?
The best starting rotation in baseball and a beefed up defense.
Get to the playoffs and win with pitching, I would still like to see them get a thumper.:)

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Ellsbury can cover left and half of center....guy runs like the wind....

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Yet they want to put Cameron in CF??? WTF????

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Yankees Magic Number is 163. :tu

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Why?

162 will suffice.:r

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Gosh, I hope so. ;)

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This will be an interesting year for the Red Sox. They definately don't have that same team feel they had back in 2004.

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I hear you. They may have improved there Starting Pitching and Defense but, That Batting Lineup looks pretty tame compared to years past.

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They are also very weak behind the plate on defense. Big Papi is a huge question mark, Beltre is a big chance for them at 3rd.

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"No pitching" That's the song I seem to sing every year about our Cards. Even with Carp and Wayno, I'm am probably still singing it ... force of habit I guess. This time, I wish I felt more comfortable with the bullpen ... expecially uneasy about our "closer." He seemed to fade at the end of last year and no one seems to be talking much about it. Sure hate to give all those games away in the 9th inning.

(The wife was just reading over my shoulder and said, "Yep that sounds like you.")

But, I have the give the ownership some credit for coughing up some cash. Big change from the final years when the brewery owed em.

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They are putting up some serious money for a couple players. Hopefully they don't turn into the Marlins and have a fire sale in a year or two.

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I hope Motte can find some movement on his fastball and work out a decent second pitch. I am exited about a couple of the young arms in the system, especially Samuel.

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Were I a Card fan - and I don't hate them, believe me - my big worry would not be signing big-time pitching, nor would I be celebrating overmuch the longterm contract to Matt. Consider this: Pujols has two years left on his contract. If Holliday is worth $17M a year, what the hell is Albert worth - and from whence will it come?

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I am just tickled to death to know that Izzy is finally gone.... no question.

Sure, he was a good closer.... at some point in time. But, when someone loses it, DO NOT continue to put them on the mound because you paid for them and feel the need to 'get your money's worth':confused:

OK, I know he's been gone for a while.... but It still bothers me.:bh

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The concensus I see on most boards is that it will take 25-30 a yr to sign Albert. Dewitt has said he will stretch the budget for fim. The Cardinals have also been fairly creative with defered money, althought that will catch up one day. Holiday gets 1.4-1.6m(depending on option) from 2020-2029 from the Cards.

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The Mets are talking with John Smoltz.

The Rangers are in negotiations with Vlad.

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Smoltz, just don't know when to give it up?
Wow much money does he need? He can't get out big league hitters.:td

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He pitched pretty good after he left the Red Sox last year.

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Can a Phillies fan chime in on what my Astros' can expect of Brett Myers this season?

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Hopefully he wont get drunk and beat up his wife again.
he is not a good human being :td

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NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! No more over the hill free agents for my beloved Mets. haven't we learned our lesson yet? :td :td :td

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Wow! Thanks for the info. Astros sure signed a real man. :mad:

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On a happier note:
McGwire finally admitted what we all knew!:D

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The reds signed Cuban lefty Aroldis Chapman today:

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story...YiaUkYKFA.cspx

Here's his stats:

Cuban stats:
GS IP BB K ERA
15 54 54 56 4.52
12 81.1 50 100 2.90
16 74 37 79 3.49
20 118.1 62 130 3.18

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As long as Griffey is never linked to them.

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Griffey never struck me as a roid user.

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10-4 TX. His swing is fluid power, not ape armed.

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Now it is official that Roger Maris is still the single season HR King since McGwire, Sosa & Bonds are all proven roiders.

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Just how the Mets want to start 2010 off. Carlos Beltran on the DL for the next 12 weeks after knee surgery.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4824101

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Why in the hell would you wait til now to have this surgery and not when the season was over??? He is hiding something. Lovely start to the 2010 season for my beloved Mets. :td

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How does Omar Minaya keep is job?
He has to be the most incompetent GM in the history of the game, he has to have pictures?

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The Cards went through the same crap with Troy Glaus and his shoulder last year. We got a total of about 130 plate appearances out of him.

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Just a guess.... but similar to Glaus (Mr. Mistake).... maybe he was trying physical rehab during the off season in an attempt to avoid surgery?

I know it doesn't make sense, but he coulda skipped the rehab attempt, had the surgery, and been back and in shape by now.

Either way, he's still getting 1.2 bajillion dollars for his DL stint.

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That is what I thought when I saw the article. Can Bay play CF? :r

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Bay could barely play the tiny LF at Fenway. Good luck :ss

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He is terrible. I like having him at their helm though, ensures there is only ever one good team in NYC :D

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I've been asking this same question for three years now. :confused:

No wheels!!

LOL!! :r