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Even if singleton is just another guy 2 million per for a starting 1st baseman for 5 years is pretty cheap.
I think it's a pretty brilliant contract, really.
I think it a worse deal for singleton than the Astros...I mean a very meh Mitch moreland is making 2.6 million this year with two years of arbitration where his salary will go up no matter what.I think the chances of him hitting are very slim. I guess I have a hard time looking at 10M as very little risk.pollardsvision said:
Why?I think the chances of him hitting are very slim. I guess I have a hard time looking at 10M as very little risk.pollardsvision said:
He s in high A and the Astros seemingly are moving on the slower side so I would put it as 2016 as a guess. He would be only 21 then.
The Astros seem to be as committed as anybody to locking in their prospects to long term deals. Correa and his agent were willing on draft day to sign for less than slot in order to be picked #1. So there may be a deal in 2015 that brings him up earlier.
Look at a guy like Mark Reynolds, who seems like a good comp (and Singleton may have figured something out to keep the Ks lower).I think it a worse deal for singleton than the Astros...I mean a very meh Mitch moreland is making 2.6 million this year with two years of arbitration where his salary will go up no matter what.I think the chances of him hitting are very slim. I guess I have a hard time looking at 10M as very little risk.pollardsvision said:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morelmi01.shtml
yeah, in terms of the sports world 10 million spread over 5 years probably like $1000 spread over 5 years for a normal family.
It really is amazing what a winning streak, young hungry players and solid pitching can do for a ball club. Attendance is up lately, more media coverage and talk on the radio. Heck, I've made sure to have dinner ready by the 1st pitch! It's been quite a few years since I've felt that way. Don't wanna miss a moment of Springermania.
also, did not sign another player Jacob Nix (5th round) who happened to be represented by the same agent...
already have the Rangers incestual relationship going on...with the rockets off -season and the Texans implosion in 2013...sports fandom is not really working too well for me at the moment.
How about the current players on the Astros thank the heavens that they have a major league gig. Play for almost any other organization and you are in Double-A. Shut up and play ball.coolnerd said:
no link for this, but the rumor floating around is that Cosart was one of the players complaining about Appel
If I had to bet, I would pick Cosart as one of the whiners. He's been scolded by the Astros in the past for calling Bieber a F@G on twitter I think. Plus I wanna say he was a real negative nancy and complained (on twitter) about not getting called up while he was in the minors. I don't have links but I wanna say that happened. I'm warming up on the trade. As long as the CF they got plays better than freakin Grossman and Hoes. Those guys are bonafide AAAA players. I'm anxious for that young 3Bman to climb through the farm system.
I'm kind of curious what they'll do against LHP. Their lineup is heavily right handed to start with but they could platoon Castro, Valbuena and Rasmus. Hank Conger is a switch hitter but hasn't done much against lefties in his short career. Jonathan Villar could be a dirt cheap SB threat if he sees predictable playing time.
vs LHP , they should switch up Lowrie/Valbuena. No chance they can hit Valbuena 3rd vs LHP, that would be insane.
