The Rangers have apparently nixed the Mike Lowell deal due to the fact that Lowell has a torn ligament in his thumb. If the Sox can’t move Lowell then they can’t get Beltre, because there’s nowhere for him to play (they can’t move Youkilis back to 3rd). Thank you Texas for conducting an in-depth medical [...]
0 comments December 21 2009 | Mike T | Discussion
Chess, checkers…. If the 2 for 20 mill is true, that’s exactly what Damon should get. He is not a $13 mill per year player, his defense doesn’t justify that and he’s not an all world offensive performer. He’s very good, but not good enough to be compensated on the level he’s used to.  I’m [...]
0 comments December 21 2009 | Russ | Discussion
“The sh#$’s chess, it ain’t checkers.” Its all part of a plan. Matsui decided he couldn’t wait. The Yankees wanted to see where the Damon discussion went before the agreed with Matsui. Would they have brought him back for $1M more than they are paying Johnson, most likely, but Matsui was on a different schedule and [...]
0 comments December 21 2009 | Mike T | Discussion
So, would you have taken Damon for 2 years, $20 million? That is the reported counter-offer from Boras.
1 comment December 21 2009 | Mike G | Discussion
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