Sixto

Then I saw him eat the Copenhagen and dip the Slim Jims

Miley is the guy that you look at during warm ups and say to yourself, "it's a 3-4 night for me." Some of his pitches look like they come in at 50 mph. 3 hours later you got the collar and have no idea how it happened. Lefty and location is the answer

I'm pretty sure Counsell, a former second baseman, can handle the lineup card just fine

This. Exactly this. Narrow field of view thinking IMO

What is team control on him ?

The word is out on Stearns. No one wants to be the next victim

Just check the newspaper tomorrow

Stearns has a knack for trading guys that still have intrigue for proven MLB experience. He is gonna win those trades more often than not. Standing pat also means you may end up with a farm system full of guys that don't pan out, and their value becomes zero. Let's face it - most won't pan out. Stearns' eye in that regard seems legit. Until Stearns gets burned, he deserves the benefit of the doubt

Uh yah, read a few pages of the thread. Kind of a silly question when most didn’t really want him and almost no one wanted him for the price. Sorry about that - I've been swamped - good to hear. Thanks for the heads up

For some reason, I hated the idea of a rental that wasn't a starting pitcher. And a #1 or #2 at that. Am I the only one that was thinking that ? Of course rentals are never ideal anyway

Not shocked. West coast, warm weather, or dome. or $$$$$$$$$$

We have Trout ?!?!

I'm missing Golden Girls for this ?

So HH19 is Ozzy Osbourne? No -thats his announcement. I'm Bugs Bunny

I AM IronMan

Yes, that would be the definition of collusion. And how does having one of the league's most marketable stars sitting on the sidelines because of a "wink, nod" agreement benefit the game? I get the argument that the players are making a lot of money, but should the players make peanuts while owners rake in millions upon millions in revenue every year, while justifying raising the costs of tickets, concessions and merchandise by blaming rising player salaries? I wasn't going in that direction. IF rumors are true, and you ask teams for their final offers and you get them, make a decision or run the risk of everyone souring on the games you're playing. Agents want to scream collusion, I see a climate shift. Agents are mad that teams no longer want to pay 100 million dollars for 34 year old players. If I'm a judge I don't call that collusion, I call it common sense. Just because teams were stupid yesterday, doesn't mean they are obligated to stay stupid today. There are only so many big market teams and they have monster payrolls already. Small market teams can't play at the high stakes table. Sooner or later, something has to give. As far as Darvish being a marketable asset, that's crap. Baseball survived long before him and will survive long after him. I don't have financials in front of me for players and owners, but I'm guessing Darvish isn't eating government cheese anytime soon. And I also understand that the insurance for his Ferrari isn't cheap, nor is the gas for his boat. And those property taxes on his castle must be a killer. My heart goes out to him. I could ramble on but I need to call my lawyer. McDonalds will not get away with serving hot coffee at the drive thru

That would be the definition of collusion, which the owners are on the fringe of being accused of... I'll never understand that. Accuse someone of collusion because they won't let you perform highway robbery

How many teams are actually left ? Have a conference call and everyone pull their offers. Let the Darvish team sit in their own stench and scream collusion because no one will mortgage their future on a 32 year old right handed pitcher. Tell Darvish it would be a pleasure to open negotiations back up next year. Send him Colin Kapernick's phone number. Sit back and enjoy the awesomeness

Of course they want money. You like being paid for your labor too I assume? As it stands now, free agency is the one chance a player has to actually receive what they are worth and deserve, since the years of team control and arb years suppresses their wages in their prime years and ownership reaps huge profits off of their labor in that time. And this is just the Major League portion of their career, most players grind away in the minors for years making next to nothing. Don’t blame players for wanting the money they rightly deserve just because the system is set up to prevent them from receiving that money until the downslope of their career (generally). Yes - comparing my job and salary and impact is exactly the same as Darvish to the Brewers ....... or not even close

Ahh yes. Athletes on their final contracts. They want the sun and the moon and unicorns, but most of all they want money. Problem is, after signing that final contract, motivation is zero. I'm sure there may be some personal pride, but the seasons are long, and the retirement light at the end of the tunnel becomes brighter and brighter. This guy hasn't dreamed about winning the World Series. There is no worry about performing for the next contract. Retirement contracts worth gobs of money scare the sh*t out of me

Stearns: I think we have offered the most money Yu: I think you might be right Stearns: We are going after Archer also Yu: Gimme that money too Stearns: I thought you wanted to win Yu: Yea whatever, when do I get my money Yu wants what Yu wants

Big money to pitchers at the age of 30+ is walking the edge of a razor blade. Sooner or later .... The real crappy question is, can we afford not to ? I have no clue

Braun is off the books in 3 years isn’t he? Yeah - what's your point ?

Is this guy going to end up with a Greinke type contract ? Spending money is hard enough. Dead money or dead man walking for this team would be a death blow. At 31 you know he is gonna milk this last contract for all it's worth, and most likely whoever signs him will regret the money in 2 years and won't be able to unload him. Stearns seems like a guy that wants to keep the doors open in that regard.

Didn't Brinson strike out at an alarming rate when he was up last year ? Maybe Strearns saw something. Gotta trust his eye. You pay a premium for a sure thing