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  1. Frayed Knot
    1995RANKINGSPOINTSPLAYER30Rico Brogna29Jeff Kent28John Franco27Bobby Bonilla26Todd Hundley25Carl Everett24Bobby J. Jones23Brett Butler22Dave Mlicki21Jose Vizcaino20Edgardo Alfonzo19Jason Isringhausen18Chris Jones17Joe Orsulak16Tim Bogar15Bret Saberhagen14Bill Pulsipher13Pete Harnisch12Doug Henry11Ryan Thompson10Jerry DiPoto9David Segui8Damon Buford7Kelly Stinnett6Blas Minor5Bill Spiers4Eric Gunderson3Paul Byrd2Don Florence1Alex Ochoa
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    1994RANKINGSPOINTSPLAYER30Bret Saberhagen28Jeff Kent28Bobby Bonilla28John Franco26Ryan Thompson25Todd Hundley24David Segui23Bobby J. Jones22Joe Orsulak21Jose Vizcaino20Roger Mason19Josias Manzanillo18Kevin McReynolds17Jeromy Burnitz16Doug Linton15Rico Brogna14Jim Linderman13Pete Smith12Mike Maddux11Dwight Gooden10Jason Jacome9Kelly Stinnett8Fernando Vina7Mike Remlinger6Mauro Gozzo5John Cangelosi4Luis Rivera3Tim Bogar2Shawn Hare1Eric Hillman
  3. Frayed Knot
    The parties are en route to Boston with a 6-year deal in hand Looks like - for the most part - that the BoSox hold-the-ground strategy won out over Boras's bluster.
  4. Frayed Knot
    Complete List; which includes several who were at one time regarded as decent to good prospects: Angels: Jason Bulger, RHP. A's: Jerome Williams, RHP. Mariners: Joel Pineiro, RHP. Orioles: David Newman, OF; Aaron Rakers, RHP; Todd Williams, RHP. Rangers: Mike Wood, RHP. Rays: Damon Hollins, OF. Royals: Scott Dohmann, RHP; Brandon Duckworth, RHP. Tigers: Alexis Gomez, OF. Twins: Luis Rodriguez, INF; Willie Eyre, RHP. White Sox: Eduardo Sierra, RHP. Yankees: Aaron Guiel, OF. Braves: Marcus Giles, 2B; Chris Reitsma, RHP. Cardinals: Rick Ankiel, OF; Jorge Sosa, RHP. Cubs: Jose Reyes, C; Adam Harben, RHP. Dodgers: Toby Hall, C; Jayson Werth, OF. Mets: Victor Zambrano, RHP. Padres: Jon Knott, OF. Reds: Brandon Claussen, LHP; Miguel Perez, C. Rockies: Chin-hui Tsao, RHP
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    He was at one time at least. Not sure what he's been up to lately. Meanwhile, we did sign Dave Williams to a 1-year deal.
  6. Frayed Knot
    Players not tendered contracts by tonight's deadline: Victor Zambrano - Mets "The Mets planned to continue negotiations with Zambrano" (espn.com) IOW, we might want you ... but not at $2.4mil Alexis Gomez - Tigers Joel Piniero - Mariners Aaron Guiel - Yanquis Marcus Giles - Braves Jason Bulger (RHP) - Angels More to come I'm sure.
  7. Frayed Knot
    1993RANKINGSPOINTSPLAYER30Bobby Bonilla29Eddie Murray28Dwight Gooden27Bret Saberhagen26Jeff Kent25Sid Fernandez24Jeromy Burnitz23Ryan Thompson22Joe Orsulak21Eric Hillman20Frank Tanana19Todd Hundley18Howard Johnson17Dave Gallagher16Bobby J. Jones15Dave Telgheder14Vince Coleman13Charlie O’Brien12John Franco11Mike Draper10Darrin Jackson9Tim Bogar8Chico Walker7Jeff Innis6Kevin Baez5Jeff McKnight4Anthony Young3Pete Schourek2Mike Maddux1Tony Fernandez
  8. Frayed Knot
    1992RANKINGSPOINTSPLAYER30Eddie Murray29Sid Fernandez28Bobby Bonilla27David Cone26Jeff Innis25Anthony Young24Dwight Gooden23Howard Johnson22Wally Whitehurst21Daryl Boston20Pete Shourek19John Franco18Dick Schofield17Chico Walker16Dave Magadan15Bret Saberhagen14Vince Coleman13Todd Hundley12Paul Gibson11Bill Pecota10Willie Randolph9Dave Gallagher8Lee Guetterman7Jeff Kent6Charlie O’Brien5Kevin Bass4Ryan Thompson3Eric Hillman2Jeff McKnight1Mackey Sasser
  9. Frayed Knot
    <<<<<---------- "It's my option so I'll do whatever I want you whippersnapper"
  10. Frayed Knot
    ]"Retirement" doesn't exactly mean what it used to mean, does it?" Which isn't so much a bad thing. Used to be that when these guys drew only somewhat better pay than much of the working world - as opposed to 'set-for-life' money - there was a significant lure for aging players to latch onto something (frequently something sales/pr related) when the opportunity came up even if they possibly had a year or two left simply for the fear that the offer wouldn't be there a few years later when their names may have lost their luster of 'ballplayer' and had faded into 'say, didn't you used to be somebody?' Today, with so few outside jobs that will come close even to reduced end-of-career sports salaries, when someone merely talks about getting out when they want to rather than when they have to (Tiki, Pettitte) there are voices from both inside and outside the sport who are quick to call them quitters and/or question their sanity & motivations.
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    ESPN sez: "The Texas Rangers have made a formal offer to left-hander Barry Zito, according to multiple media reports that cited club officials." No specifics were mentioned.
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    Tough to resist that Bannister line huh? ... just 'bout wrote itself I bet.
  13. Frayed Knot
    1991RANKINGSPOINTSPLAYER30Howard Johnson29David Cone28John Franco27Dwight Gooden26Jeff Innis25Alejandro Pena24Hubie Brooks23Kevin McReynolds22Dave Magadan21Gregg Jefferies20Daryl Boston19Tim Burke18Frank Viola17Keith Miller16Wally Whitehurst15Ron Darling14Pete Schourek13Vince Coleman12Mackey Sasser11Rick Cerrone10Kevin Elster9Anthony Young8Sid Fernandez7Mark Carreon6Tony Castillo5Doug Simons4Garry Templeton3Charlie O’Brian2Chris Donnels1Tommy Herr
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    1990RANKINGSPOINTSPLAYER30Darryl Strawberry29Frank Viola28David Cone27Kevin McReynolds26Howard Johnson25Dwight Gooden24Gregg Jefferies23Dave Magadan22John Franco21Sid Fernandez20Mackey Sasser19Daryl Boston18Alejandro Pena17Bobby Ojeda16Ron Darling15Mark Carreon14Wally Whitehurst13Tim Tuefel12Julio Machado11Kevin Elster10Jeff Innis9Keith Miller8Jeff Musselman7Mike Marshall6Tom O’Malley5Julio Valera4Tommy Herr3Pat Tabler2Barry Lyons1Orlando Mercado
  15. Frayed Knot
    Well it's not like this was the only year in which this was done.Again, the idea was not just that the two players were tied but that there was a larger than normal gap between them and the player directly above or below them and so the points were adjusted (slightly) the reflect it; ie. Koosman & Agee were closer to Seaver than to Clendenon.I'll change them to the half-points in this case since it's not like it's making a huge difference. I'm just trying to make sure that we've got some kind of reliable (and findable) record of this stuff and that the data hasn't become screwed up over time for various reasons.
  16. Frayed Knot
    Darren Oliver signs with Anaheim Had a nice year for us - especially for someone coming out of retirement. But he also worked mostly low-leverage innings and, at age 36, it's not the type of performance that would be a good bet to duplicate.
  17. Frayed Knot
    Well it's not logical if that wasn't the original intent.Remember that some of that point-shifting stuff was done where it was thought sizable gaps existed.
  18. Frayed Knot
    Is that how you actually had it, or is that a result of some sort of ex post facto tidying effort on your part, a la your belated attempt to steal a point for Kranepool?Problems are;a) the changes you mention leaves us a point short unless there's some other adjustment somewhereb) they don't seem to be correct. The wrap-up of the thread is as straight forward as it can be and, seeing as how it was my thread, I'm reasonably sure I didn't change it anywhere along the line.And not that a couple of half-point adjustments would change a whole lot in the grand scheme of things, but I am a bit concerned with these are coming from.
  19. Frayed Knot
    So anything ever happen with that update/sequel - 32 Candles? - that was supposedly in the works -- or was that just a figment of someone's fantasy?
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    Can't you just see him down there, peering through the fence at a field in his home country as all his buddies are playing while saying; 'my daddy says I'm not allowed to play'
  21. Frayed Knot
    ]if he's suspended for 50 games, and we have a 2.5 mil contract, do the mets still have to pay that portion of the contract when he's suspended? The way the contract works out, it's for $2mil the first year then $3mil the 2nd - so I guess they figure that year 1 is discounted on account of the suspension. Presumably it would have been more like a $6mil deal w/o the 50-day ban. ]What happens to a pitcher who is suspended? He gets to participate in spring training right? Can he pitch in AAA while he is suspended? Or would he be exiled to St. Lucie? Spring Training? -- I believe yes. He can def be there, not sure about working in reg ST games. Regular Minor league games while under suspension? -- No. St Lucie? -- If you mean the instructional/extended ST in-camp thingie? -- Yes.
  22. Frayed Knot
    I wonder if Boras was totally up front w/Matsuzaka about what he c/should expect from a contract on this side of the Pacific, or whether he sold him on the idea that a deal for north of $10mil/yr was a lock once the agent starting spinning his charm on whatever hapless GM won the bid. Be interesting to see if Dice-K really wants to avoid returning to Japan to the point where he either instructs Boas to take the best deal or fires his ass in favor of someone who'll be willing to make a deal.
  23. Frayed Knot
    1989RANKINGSPOINTSPLAYER30Howard Johnson29Sid Fernandez28Kevin McReynolds27Darryl Strawberry26Randy Myers25David Cone24Ron Darling23Gregg Jefferies22Bobby Ojeda21Dwight Gooden20Rick Aguilera19Dave Magadan18Mark Carreon17Barry Lyons16Frank Viola15Kevin Elster14Juan Samuel13Tim Tuefel12Len Dykstra11Keith Hernandez10Mookie Wilson9Roger McDowell8Jeff Musselman7Jeff Innis6Mackey Sasser5Gary Carter4Keith Miller3Don Aase2David West1Lee Mazzilli
  24. Frayed Knot
    1988RANKINGSPOINTSPLAYER30David Cone29Darryl Strawberry28Kevin McReynolds27Randy Myers26Len Dykstra25Mookie Wilson24Howard Johnson23Bobby Ojeda22Dwight Gooden21Sid Fernandez20Keith Hernandez19Roger McDowell18Gary Carter17Terry Leach16Ron Darling15Kevin Elster14Wally Backman13Dave Magadan12Gregg Jefferies11Mackey Sasser10Tim Teufel9Gene Walter8Jeff Innis7Mark Carreon6Barry Lyons5Keith Miller4Bob McClure3Lee Mazzilli2Rick Aguilera1David West
  25. Frayed Knot
    Yeah, Lary looks like he was wronged by not being there, but the bigger question involves how & when he and those other changes got onto your list. It doesn't look like F.L. was ever in the discussion and some of those other "changes" don't look remotely logical.
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