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Mariners sign Fernando Rodney to a 2-year deal
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Originally posted by willthethrill View PostBut this isn't a bad spot at all for Rodney to land."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 eldiablo505I'm not sure that Farquahr is the superior pitcher at all but I don't think I'd be too keen on signing Rodney to multi-year deals either.
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Originally posted by revo View PostYeah, lots of Farquhar love here despite him being passed around like a $2 hooker in 2012, as he was in four organizations -- traded twice, waived twice. Rodney had one of the greatest seasons ever by a closer just two years ago, but his history says that was a huge fluky season, so I agree that signing him to a two year deal was probably not wise.
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Originally posted by eldiablo505I would bet any amount of money that Rodney was signed to be the closer."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 Hornsby View PostYes, you're correct, Rodney will be the closer, after all, he's got "closer experience", doesn't he? I hate that, but it does make the 'pen better in Seattle, no matter who's the set-up guy and who the closer is...it's the new paradigm. Build a great bullpen (not that this qualifies as a great 'pen) and you let your starters go 6 innings full tilt boogie.Only the madman is absolutely sure. -Robert Anton Wilson, novelist (1932-2007)
Faith is believing what you know ain't so. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
-- William James
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Originally posted by Don Quixote View PostI love this "new paradigm". Instead of using two or three really good to excellent pitchers to pitch nine innings, we're going to use four or five, two or three of which may only be mediocre."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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I love little lord Farquhar as much as anyone, but it's hard for me to get upset about adding a pretty good arm to our pen. We don't exactly have a great bullpen in the first place, so making it stronger for not too much money doesn't seem all that nuts. And if Farquhar really ends up being a great reliever, this may end up saving the Mariners millions in arb costs down the line by not having him save so many games early on in his career. I'm fine with that.
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Originally posted by Moonlight J View PostHe added a cutter to his bag of tricks, which helped his other stuff play up."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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