Barring another injury I think there is a better than a 50/50 chance that he gets traded.
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Barring another injury I think there is a better than a 50/50 chance that he gets traded.
Chaz only has options through 2018 that vest if he hits 500 ABs, which is not happening.
No, he needs 500 PA for 2016 to kick in. If he fails to reach that, and he will, then he's a FA.
2026, 2017, and 2018 were all vesting options.
3 years of vesting options?
I guess they were hoping he could still get away with steroids.
What about Howard's contract? From what I can see - it looks like the Phils are on the hook for $25M in 2016, and then they have a $10M buyout option for 2017 (or it would be $23M if they kept him). Then he's a free agent in 2018.
$25M. That is a staggering number. His production has not been as awful as it was last year but that is an obscene contract for a 35 year old 1B whose best years are well behind him.
They were hoping
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Technically, it was a contract for a 30-year old slugger comming off his 4th straight 45 HR season, 4th straight top-5 in MVP voting, 4th straight 135+ RBI season and second straight World Series appearance.
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Technically, it was a contract for a 30-year old slugger comming off his 4th straight 45 HR season, 4th straight top-5 in MVP voting, 4th straight 135+ RBI season and second straight World Series appearance.
Chuck, you nailed it. That's what it is.
They're going to have to live with this one. Even if they get some team to take him next year, then they probably have to eat 25 of the 35 million due (assuming buyout happens).
Fortunately, they have been able to clear considerable money this year.
They could of been on the hook for...
Hameis 23.5
Lee 27.0
Paplebon 13.0
Utley 15.0
That's 78.5 million that very easily could still be there.
I granted, they did take back 13.2 for 16 & 17 on Matt Harrison in Hamels deal.
Still, a net of 65.3 saved is something.
Solid post from a solid poster.
They basically paid him for past production. They were too cock-strong and rushed to pay him when they didn't need to. Mistake. But at least the end is near.
Actually, there is a 12.5 buyout. So, they'll save 15 mil there. It was a vesting option if he had pitched 200 innings, then he would have received 27.5 mil.
Franco hit on the wrist with a pitch, looked pretty bad, he was in a lot of pain and was taken out of the game.
FYI, while walking through downtown pittsburgh this morning, i saw a guy wearing a Michael Young Phillies t-shirt. No jorts.
I was at a Phillies game about a month ago and I saw a Michael Young t shirt. Also saw a guy in an authentic Rico Brogna jersey.
There used to be a lady with season tickets (first level, first base side) who had a garbage bag full of jerseys with her. And she would pull out and wear the jersey of whoever was atbat. I remember watching her put a Todd Pratt jersey on. I was blown away. If she had the backup catcher, did she have the whole roster? There are some serious CoP fans out there.
Altherr gets called up and bangs 2 HRs in 4 games. Darnell Sweeney knocks one out.
Ruiz has 9 errors this year (in 74 games). Turn the oven off on that guy. He's still got another year left on his contract at 8.5m.
not much shaping up in the way of September callups. The rest of the 40 man roster is rubbish. Biddle isn't worth it. It's time to cut Tommy Joseph loose.
Is Ken Giles the top lefty reliever in the NL?
Ruiz has 9 errors this year (in 74 games). Turn the oven off on that guy. He's still got another year left on his contract at 8.5m.
not much shaping up in the way of September callups. The rest of the 40 man roster is rubbish. Biddle isn't worth it. It's time to cut Tommy Joseph loose.
Is Ken Giles the top lefty reliever in the NL?
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How the **** are Ruf and frenchy still getting ABs? Turn the oven off. Young players all day everyday.
Kids probably were running around the house last night after degrom got roughed up.
Seemed like the crowd was 50/50 Met fans last night. Doesn't seem like too long ago I tried to go to a game in April 2008 with 'Nova people and couldn't even buy standing room to that series. I ended up scalping tickets for $35 a piece 10 rows off the field.
Potential 30 for 30? Get an idea guy like Shoop on your side and maybe Simmons will get it on hbo
He wasn't over the top last night. I got the sense that he might have been occupied with something else, but not sure.
He is definitely an interesting character in the Twitter-verse. He and B$ are ranked 1 & 2 with 12-year old type comments concerning their teams.