Let's talk about Shin-Soo Choo

[smg58]

Hunter Pence just got 5 and 90 to re-up with the Giants, and Choo is generally considered (and rightfully, given the high OBP and .900+ OPS against righties) the more desirable commodity. Somebody will bite, but Choo has enough weaknesses at that price that I won't lose sleep over him.

[Edgy MD]

Turned down seven years and $140 million from the Yankees before they went to Beltran.

What do you think? Texas?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Houston, Texas.

[Edgy MD]

They've certainly pared their payroll down to nothing. He would probably be taking home more than half of their payday expenses.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jon Hey Man mentioned it as a possibility, likened it to when Washington gathered in Werth.

[G-Fafif]

Edgy MD wrote: They've certainly pared their payroll down to nothing. He would probably be taking home more than half of their payday expenses.

I wonder on how many casual dinners with teammates a Choo or (somebody else doing most of the getting paid) would feel compelled to pick up the tab. Even the minimum guys get ample meal money and make a pretty nice haul.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Turned down seven years and $140 million from the Yankees ..

What's the Korean translation for "schmuck"?
I don't think he's going to get close to that from another team.
Just my opinion, and, I may be wrong.

LAter

[Guest d'Kong76]

MFS62 wrote: What's the Korean translation for "schmuck"?

???

[metirish]

Edgy MD wrote: Turned down seven years and $140 million from the Yankees before they went to Beltran. What do you think? Texas?

Did he cite a lack of respect after turning it down?

[Zvon]

MFS62 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Turned down seven years and $140 million from the Yankees .. What's the Korean translation for "schmuck"? I don't think he's going to get close to that from another team. Just my opinion, and, I may be wrong. LAter

My opinion is that Choo's an idiot. Boros is the schmuck.

[Edgy MD]

May I mention that the game isn't over yet?

Jay-Z was looking pretty bad for 24 hours after supposedly marching Cano's team out of talks with Seattle. The next day he had his 10th year.

And heck, I applaud anybody who tells the Yankees that they don't have enough money to get him to play for them.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Definitely. Are we really knocking a guy for turning down an offer from the Yankees? Everyone should do that!

[MFS62]

Maybe he's just holding out until he finds out if Suzyn Waldmann will be re-joining John Sterling when the broadcasts move to WFAN.

Later

[seawolf17]

OH MY GAWD CHOO IS IN HAL'S BAWX

[Frayed Knot]

MFS62 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Turned down seven years and $140 million from the Yankees .. What's the Korean translation for "schmuck"? I don't think he's going to get close to that from another team. Just my opinion, and, I may be wrong. LAter

Not sure how official that 7/$140 was in the first place, but, even if that is accurate, 7/$130 from the stRangers is reasonably close, and once you factor in NYS taxes vs (the lack of) Texas taxes (say that five times fast) it's more than reasonable.

[Edgy MD]

Cool bit here about Bill Bavasi owning, and willingly taking it on the chin for, the Shin-Soo Choo trade:

More than anything else, the trades that year were just good old-fashioned disasters. There was no specific pressure from above to make any specific move at that time. But I was not operating on the same platform they are now. Without going into great detail ... When I got there it was made REAL clear they didn't want any five-year plans � and that I'd get a mulligan in 2004 but, from then on they'd expect consistent improvement toward a postseason. When I say "improvement" I mean relative to our record. So even though we operated under some pressure to tangibly improve on a regular basis, the Choo and Cabrera trades were a product of my own stupidity and good work by the Indians. By the way, I'm not complaining about the "no five-year plans" attitude. Again, without going into detail ... I knew the score going in. We had good things to say about Choo at the time. We certainly didn't know what we know now -- what a star he'd be -- but our people liked him, knew he had skills, great make-up and a high sense of responsibility. We had good, smart people. I just blew it.

[ashie62]

Choo passes Rangers physical....Advance to go and collect 7/130.