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MLB Free Agency/Offseason 2014 Thread.
MistaNova:
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--- Quote from: M Dogg™ on December 14, 2014, 02:59:01 PM ---Huge mistake by Dodgers. I have no idea why they did that.
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i agree...can any1 here justify their thought process??
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Cham almost nailed it.
With Joc Pederson pretty much in the bigs now (and playing for a fraction of what Kemp is being paid) the Dodgers were inevitably going to move one of their outfielders (personally I thought Ethier was going to be out the door since his contract is slightly less terrible than Kemp's).
Although the Dodgers did not "beef up their farmsystem" with this trade, all they really did what shed some salary and add a catcher (a position that's been a problem for them since Piazza got traded), it's not like the Dodgers landed Max Fried or Hunter Renfroe in this deal.
Plus the reality is that Kemp has been in steady decline for a while and its only going to get worse. He's not going to fall off a cliff but it's better to get rid of him while he still has this much value left.
On the other side the Padres are probably not done. They're also rumored to be in on Justin Upton and Wil Myers. I doubt they land both but an outfield with Kemp and one of those would at least give the Padres a solid chance to be the third best team in the NL West.
Also this just in, the Yankees resigned Chris Capuano (1 year $5 million).
The Yankees need to grow some balls, give their fans the finger and rebuild. Until they get some younger talent in there (Didi is a good start but not enough) and have CC, Tex & A-Rod's contracts come off the books they're not going to be playing baseball in October.
Sccit:
kemp had a great second half of last season.......i think eithier wasnt moved cuz he has 0 value.
Remedy360:
--- Quote from: #FreeMyNiggaARod on December 17, 2014, 06:24:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: Sccit on December 14, 2014, 06:47:52 PM ---
--- Quote from: M Dogg™ on December 14, 2014, 02:59:01 PM ---Huge mistake by Dodgers. I have no idea why they did that.
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i agree...can any1 here justify their thought process??
--- End quote ---
Cham almost nailed it.
With Joc Pederson pretty much in the bigs now (and playing for a fraction of what Kemp is being paid) the Dodgers were inevitably going to move one of their outfielders (personally I thought Ethier was going to be out the door since his contract is slightly less terrible than Kemp's).
Although the Dodgers did not "beef up their farmsystem" with this trade, all they really did what shed some salary and add a catcher (a position that's been a problem for them since Piazza got traded), it's not like the Dodgers landed Max Fried or Hunter Renfroe in this deal.
Plus the reality is that Kemp has been in steady decline for a while and its only going to get worse. He's not going to fall off a cliff but it's better to get rid of him while he still has this much value left.
On the other side the Padres are probably not done. They're also rumored to be in on Justin Upton and Wil Myers. I doubt they land both but an outfield with Kemp and one of those would at least give the Padres a solid chance to be the third best team in the NL West.
Also this just in, the Yankees resigned Chris Capuano (1 year $5 million).
The Yankees need to grow some balls, give their fans the finger and rebuild. Until they get some younger talent in there (Didi is a good start but not enough) and have CC, Tex & A-Rod's contracts come off the books they're not going to be playing baseball in October.
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Would be crazy to see the Padres start throwing big money around, although looking at their records they've been a lot more respectable in the last decade or so than I had thought.
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