tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post3890240315545558986..comments2024-01-23T08:03:30.875-05:00Comments on The Southpaw: Thinking BigThe Southpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978086362601077757noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-75384578513875903702008-11-14T18:59:00.000-05:002008-11-14T18:59:00.000-05:00Are teams even allowed to give out sub-year contra...Are teams even allowed to give out sub-year contracts? I thought that was banned after the one day contract to the super short guy who drew a walk in his only career plate appearance. And aren't players allowed to retire in midseason if they want? They just forfeit the remainder of their salary for the year.Torgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254724427156121537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-10455322938095028092008-11-13T15:43:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:43:00.000-05:00That's revisionist history, Will. Thomas was atro...That's revisionist history, Will. Thomas was atrocious in his first 2 months as a Blue Jay and didn't start hitting until well after the 11 game losing streak that pretty much buried the 2007 Jays in May. Say what you will about going on long winning streaks and so on, but that doesn't change the fact that Thomas was AWOL when he was needed most and the team never recovered. It wasn't a bad two weeks, it was a full third of the season. <BR/><BR/>As for Johnson, I'm really not against signing him for cheap, but there's no way he's worth over half the limited dollars available this season. His overall line for 2008 looks good, but over 1/3 of his starts came against some pretty lacklustre NL West offenses. I really wouldn't be expecting $10 million worth of good from him in the AL East.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529955863771521922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-85105340606233671902008-11-13T14:37:00.000-05:002008-11-13T14:37:00.000-05:00JW: Hiring a 40-something chasing down a career mi...JW: Hiring a 40-something chasing down a career milestone for relatively big money worked great the last time JP tried it.<BR/><BR/>Actually it did in the first year - the mistake there was making it a multi-year deal<BR/><BR/>~WRThe Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978086362601077757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-91829130618013439702008-11-13T13:50:00.000-05:002008-11-13T13:50:00.000-05:00I kind of like the idea, especially if Purcey and/...I kind of like the idea, especially if Purcey and/or Romero can be around to maybe learn something about control from a guy that also had control problems early in his career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-51176135602283399072008-11-13T12:19:00.000-05:002008-11-13T12:19:00.000-05:00Bring the power of the Stache to Toronto! I'm now ...Bring the power of the Stache to Toronto! I'm now on the Big Unit bandwagon. Onward!Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-51870468282012531452008-11-13T10:29:00.000-05:002008-11-13T10:29:00.000-05:00Hiring a 40-something chasing down a career milest...Hiring a 40-something chasing down a career milestone for relatively big money worked great the last time JP tried it.<BR/><BR/>JWThe Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978086362601077757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-26181103656388264962008-11-12T21:16:00.000-05:002008-11-12T21:16:00.000-05:00I'd rather let one of the kids play (Cecil or Rome...I'd rather let one of the kids play (Cecil or Romero) than the Big Unit. Think about the poor cameramen he's going to harass, man.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.com