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Originally posted by madducks View PostI am soooooo glad he didn't sign with Pittsburgh when they drafted him in 2012. Houston is probably now regretting not taking Bryant instead of Appel.
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Originally posted by Bodhizefa View PostAnd remember when they tried to get cute and draft Correia for cheaper than Buxton would've cost so they could spread the money around?"Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"
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Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer View PostWe're pretty happy with the Correa pick. He was at the top of our draft board, unlike what you're suggesting. Buxton's obviously done amazingly well, too, but Correa doesn't need to play second fiddle to anyone. Time will obviously tell, of course. None of them have finished their careers yet.
JAd Astra per Aspera
Oh. In that case, never mind. - Wonderboy
GITH fails logic 101. - bryanbutler
Bah...OJH caught me. - Pogues
I don't know if you guys are being willfully ignorant, but... - Judge Jude
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Brady Aiken's advisor, Casey Close, criticized both the Astros and MLB for the way the team has handled negotiations with the 2014 No. 1 overall pick.
"We are extremely disappointed that Major League Baseball is allowing the Astros to conduct business in this manner with a complete disregard for the rules governing the draft and the 29 other clubs who have followed those same rules," said Close. The Astros are said to be using a medical concern, specifically about an abnormality with Aiken's elbow ligament, to leverage him into accepting a lower bonus. This would enable them two of their other picks. The two sides initially agreed to a $6.5 million bonus, but their revised offer now sits at $3,168,840, the minimum amount required to ensure that they would receive the second overall pick of the 2015 draft if they fail to sign Aiken. There's a lot of work to do in order to get a deal in place before Friday's deadline.
Source: FOXSports.comJul 15 - 10:26 AM
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Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer View PostWe're pretty happy with the Correa pick. He was at the top of our draft board, unlike what you're suggesting. Buxton's obviously done amazingly well, too, but Correa doesn't need to play second fiddle to anyone. Time will obviously tell, of course. None of them have finished their careers yet.
If you could only get 1 in a dump trade of Springer or Singleton - which one . Same contract for both. 5 at 2 years
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Originally posted by hacko View Post& I have both sitting in my AL only Minor league.
If you could only get 1 in a dump trade of Springer or Singleton - which one . Same contract for both. 5 at 2 yearsAd Astra per Aspera
Oh. In that case, never mind. - Wonderboy
GITH fails logic 101. - bryanbutler
Bah...OJH caught me. - Pogues
I don't know if you guys are being willfully ignorant, but... - Judge Jude
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Originally posted by Bodhizefa View PostI continue to be flummoxed by Houston's affinity for taking pitchers at the top of the draft while eschewing the top hitting prospects instead. Maybe Aiken will proven me wrong, but the reports of his already damaged elbow ligaments are certainly not promising. And remember when they tried to get cute and draft Correia for cheaper than Buxton would've cost so they could spread the money around? It's easy to play backseat driver here, but holy cow it sure does feel like the Astros' minor league system could be even stronger than it is now had they concentrated on the best hitters in any given draft instead of bothering with pitchers. (No offense meant, KS, and I do think you guys are doing a wonderful job overall!)"The Times found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Mr. Biden, beyond the hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable." -NY Times
"For a woman to come forward in the glaring lights of focus, nationally, you’ve got to start off with the presumption that at least the essence of what she’s talking about is real, whether or not she forgets facts" - Joe Biden
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Originally posted by revo View PostBrady Aiken's advisor, Casey Close, criticized both the Astros and MLB for the way the team has handled negotiations with the 2014 No. 1 overall pick.
"We are extremely disappointed that Major League Baseball is allowing the Astros to conduct business in this manner with a complete disregard for the rules governing the draft and the 29 other clubs who have followed those same rules," said Close. The Astros are said to be using a medical concern, specifically about an abnormality with Aiken's elbow ligament, to leverage him into accepting a lower bonus. This would enable them two of their other picks. The two sides initially agreed to a $6.5 million bonus, but their revised offer now sits at $3,168,840, the minimum amount required to ensure that they would receive the second overall pick of the 2015 draft if they fail to sign Aiken. There's a lot of work to do in order to get a deal in place before Friday's deadline.
Source: FOXSports.comJul 15 - 10:26 AMIn the best of times, our days are numbered, anyway. And it would be a crime against Nature for any generation to take the world crisis so solemnly that it put off enjoying those things for which we were presumably designed in the first place, and which the gravest statesmen and the hoarsest politicians hope to make available to all men in the end: I mean the opportunity to do good work, to fall in love, to enjoy friends, to sit under trees, to read, to hit a ball and bounce the baby.
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Wow, all they need to do now is to spread rumors about the kid when he doesn't take their ridiculous "New Offer"...oh wait, they already did. An "Elbow Abnormality"...looks like Houston is taking a page from the Philly book. Really sad..."Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
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Originally posted by cavebird View Postthe numbers are all ugly for starters for Lancaster. I wonder if it could be mental. Coors has gotten into the heads of some good pitchers, I would imagine that this place could as well. I am sort of surprised he was started there.
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