Winter 2011-2012 FAs

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Except that Chris Young is openly Republican.

"Openly"?
Y'mean he's one of these?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_Cabin_Republicans

Later

[Edgy MD]

Brad Penny goes to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: Brad Penny goes to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

have they ever seen thighs and ass like his I wonder.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy DC wrote: Brad Penny goes to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Does he have to change his name to Brad Yen?

[Guest attgig]

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Brad Penny goes to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Does he have to change his name to Brad Yen?

LOL!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Kuo for a non-guaranteed $1M contract (!) to the M's.

I mean, control problems, "yips" and all-- he's 30, and he MAY make one-sixth of Frank Francisco's salary next year (half, if he pitches like an All-Star).

[metirish]

A's land Cespedes with four-year contract

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120213&content_id=26674580&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: A's land Cespedes with four-year contract http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120213&content_id=26674580&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

Be interesting to see how this one works out over time considering that few if any people connected with MLB have ever seen this guy play meaning that decisions are being based on controlled workouts and that initial recruiting film/music video.
Projections on how good he is going to be vary as would be expected with such limited info.

[Edgy MD]

How about this one: As my wife beings home a DVD of the already-seen Moneyball --- wanting to again delight, along with countless filmgoing indifferent baseball fans, in how Billy Beane stuck it to the mythmongering scouting industry by instead building his team scientifically through objective data rather than subjective guesswork... Billy Beane makes perhaps his riskiest move ever based mostly on... scouting!

[ashie62]

Frayed Knot wrote: A's land Cespedes with four-year contract http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120213&content_id=26674580&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Be interesting to see how this one works out over time considering that few if any people connected with MLB have ever seen this guy play meaning that decisions are being based on controlled workouts and that initial recruiting film/music video. Projections on how good he is going to be vary as would be expected with such limited info.

He won't like that stadium.

[Frayed Knot]

If he turns out to be more of a gap hitter rather than a pure power hitter he might like that stadium a lot ... except for all that foul territory of course.
What he'll probably hate (or at least take some time getting used to) is the weather.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Oswalt to Cardinals. Cardinals still denying that even as various reports claim the two sides are close to a deal. It behooves them to do so right now. They've got five vet starters returning (Wainwright, Carpenter, Garcia, Westbrook, and Lohse), so why spook the horses about a role change until contracts are signed?

It's now nearly a month later and Oswalt is still out there un-signed.
Supposedly he's still of the mindset where he can dictate terms and choose his locale but teams aren't seeing it that way. StL, Boston, Detroit and maybe others have all either passed or are willing to wait until he comes down to their price.

Edgar Renteria is another vet out there and reports say he is mentally, even if not yet officially, retired.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I read that he wants to play for a team near his home in Mississippi. That doesn't leave him much to choose from. Houston, obviously. What's his definition of close? Atlanta? Arlington, Texas? St. Louis?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Tampa?

[G-Fafif]

The Jackson Mets?

[metirish]

Izzy to the Angels


source - twitter

[Frayed Knot]

Oswalt apparently doesn't want to stray too far from the deep south, refuses to even consider the AL, and still wants to be paid like a top-line pitcher even though oft-injured of late.

Yeah, good luck with that one Roy.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He'll probably end up in Japan.