2005-2006 baseball offseason - Page 16

sterlingice · 03-21-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

But I love how I'm reading all these comments from dolts on other boards or on ESPN who complain that "oh, he's not a team player. Blah Blah, if I did this on my job.."

1) It's not your job. Working at the widget factory, isn't anywhere on the scale of playing major league baseball. Soriano could quit now and be ok for the rest of his life, his future kids lives and their kids lives, if they invest well.

While true, the jobs are not comparable, it doesn't make him any less an asshat

SI

WSUCougar · 03-22-2006, 08:57 AM

Rumor floating here in STL that the Cardinals are at least looking at Soriano, and coincidentally or not, they are pitching Jason Marquis (who might be part of a Soriano package) against the Nats today.

General Mike · 03-22-2006, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

I think the biggest issue with Soriano is that he is a free agent-to-be and FA 2Bs that hit like Soriano (even if they, unfortunately field like Soriano) are worth a considerable amount more than a LF that hits like Soriano.

I suspect that we will see the Nationals sign him to a multi-year extension and he will suddently be willing to play LF.

I don't know. The way I see it, if Soriano plays LF this year, he actually increases his value on the free agent market, because if someone wants a 2B who can't field his way out of a plastic bag, but is a good power hitter, it doesn't matter if he played LF this year. He's not going to forget how not to turn the double play, or overthrow the 1B or let the ball go right thru the wickets.

rkmsuf · 03-22-2006, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Can he opt out? Or is he just stuck and screwed?

no opting out. he already signed the deal months ago when he was on the open market.

stevew · 03-22-2006, 09:48 AM

Arroyo can demand a trade at the end of the year since he was traded in the first year of a multiyear contract, I believe. If that is indeed the case, he can at least hope to use it as leverage with the reds to upgrade his current deal.

Crapshoot · 03-22-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Arroyo can demand a trade at the end of the year since he was traded in the first year of a multiyear contract, I believe. If that is indeed the case, he can at least hope to use it as leverage with the reds to upgrade his current deal.

Nope - that only applies to people who are at least 5 year vets, and Arroyo is not. He's stuck there for 3 years.

stevew · 03-22-2006, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Crapshoot

Nope - that only applies to people who are at least 5 year vets, and Arroyo is not. He's stuck there for 3 years.

Damn, i thought he was older than that, ESPN shows him as being a 6 year vet, not sure what his situation was in 02 or 03, however.

03-22-2006, 08:57 AM	#752
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Rumor floating here in STL that the Cardinals are at least looking at Soriano, and coincidentally or not, they are pitching Jason Marquis (who might be part of a Soriano package) against the Nats today. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

03-22-2006, 09:48 AM	#755
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Arroyo can demand a trade at the end of the year since he was traded in the first year of a multiyear contract, I believe. If that is indeed the case, he can at least hope to use it as leverage with the reds to upgrade his current deal.

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