Blah blah Red Sox whatever. Will A-Rod be a Dodger?

Ghoulish Delight · 12-06-2007, 11:45 AM

By discount, I meant length of contract. Had they signed him for the 5+ years he was reportedly looking for, I wouldn't have been particularly thrilled.

He's clearly no Cabrera, but at the cost of NOT giving up Loney, Kemp, Billingsly, Broxton, Krenshaw, LaRoche (there was talk of deals for as many as four of that bunch), he's a veteran presence from a team that won games.

And 30 is not over-the-hill.

SacTown Chronic · 12-06-2007, 12:12 PM

30 is over-the-hill for an athlete in obvious decline. And Andruw Jones is in obvious decline. The Dodgers are the laughingstock of baseball this morning.

You're right though, this deal isn't too terrible because of the length of contract. A five year deal would have made the Giants' signing of Zito last year look inspired by comparison -- and I spent last season laughing at Giant fans for the Zito deal. So no, this deal doesn't tie up the team financially in the long term, but it's another example of Colletti's incompetence and McCourt's baseball ignorance.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	By discount, I meant length of contract. Had they signed him for the 5+ years he was reportedly looking for, I wouldn't have been particularly thrilled. He's clearly no Cabrera, but at the cost of NOT giving up Loney, Kemp, Billingsly, Broxton, Krenshaw, LaRoche (there was talk of deals for as many as four of that bunch), he's a veteran presence from a team that won games. And 30 is not over-the-hill. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	30 is over-the-hill for an athlete in obvious decline. And Andruw Jones is in obvious decline. The Dodgers are the laughingstock of baseball this morning. You're right though, this deal isn't too terrible because of the length of contract. A five year deal would have made the Giants' signing of Zito last year look inspired by comparison -- and I spent last season laughing at Giant fans for the Zito deal. So no, this deal doesn't tie up the team financially in the long term, but it's another example of Colletti's incompetence and McCourt's baseball ignorance. __________________ Is it the fingers, or the brain that you're teaching a lesson?
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