 Damon agrees to deal with Tigers |
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 Feb 20 2010, 06:22 PM
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Just broke on ESPN, reportedly 1 yr 8 mil with no option for a 2nd yr. This kinda pisses me off knowing he could of had 2 yrs 14mil with us and turned it down.
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Feb 21 2010, 12:09 AM
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 Big Leaguer Group: Members Posts: 1,343 Joined: January 6 07 From: yonkers, ny Member No.: 803 |
He should fire Boras.
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Feb 21 2010, 01:50 AM
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 Heart Of A Champion Group: Members Posts: 26,957 Joined: May 24 06 From: Roaming From Place to Place Member No.: 149 |
Detroit is stupid. Curtis Granderson is making $5.5 mil in 2010. Johnny Damon is making $8 mil now. Why did they trade Granderson in the first place? Why not just hold onto him for another year? Have fun trying to hit homers and play the field there Johnny.
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Feb 21 2010, 10:37 AM
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 Farns100mphfist Group: Members Posts: 6,843 Joined: May 24 06 From: Hyde Park Member No.: 147 |
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Feb 21 2010, 11:27 AM
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 HAVE PHAITH IN PHENOM PHIL  Group: Global Moderator Posts: 31,292 Joined: May 23 06 From: NY, NY Member No.: 120 |
QUOTE (#2#42=Champs @ Feb 21 2010, 01:50 AM)  Detroit is stupid. Curtis Granderson is making $5.5 mil in 2010. Johnny Damon is making $8 mil now. Why did they trade Granderson in the first place? Why not just hold onto him for another year? Have fun trying to hit homers and play the field there Johnny. Agreed. Stupid move. -------------------- |
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Feb 21 2010, 12:02 PM
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 Big Leaguer Group: Members Posts: 1,358 Joined: May 24 06 From: PA Member No.: 171 |
QUOTE (#2#42=Champs @ Feb 21 2010, 01:50 AM) Detroit is stupid. Curtis Granderson is making $5.5 mil in 2010. Johnny Damon is making $8 mil now. Why did they trade Granderson in the first place? Why not just hold onto him for another year? Have fun trying to hit homers and play the field there Johnny. Absolutely stupid - especially when their reasoning in trading Granderson was "financial". They basically turned Jackson and Granderson into Scherzer and Damon. I'm not sure that's an overall upgrade. I know Scherzer is supposed to have great stuff, but I don't know anything about him other than those reports. Like you say, it's going to be different for Damon leading off in front of Polanco and Maggs in Comerica than it was hitting behind Jeter and in front of Tex and Arod in NYS. The power alley in Comerica is closer, but I think there is more room to roam in center in Comerica. Johnny's defense will make them miss Granderson. --------------------  “If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.” - Derek Jeter |
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Feb 21 2010, 01:03 PM
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 Caveman  Group: Sponsors Posts: 23,461 Joined: December 3 06 From: Home: Salem, MA, USA School: Chicago, IL, USA Member No.: 575 |
A lot of people project Scherzer as a bullpen guy long term. I don't understand at all what Detroit is doing here.
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Feb 21 2010, 04:24 PM
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Big Leaguer Group: Members Posts: 6,804 Joined: January 15 07 Member No.: 854 |
8 mil is too much for Damon at this stage of his career.
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Feb 21 2010, 05:53 PM
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Big Leaguer Group: Members Posts: 1,358 Joined: May 24 06 From: PA Member No.: 171 |
QUOTE (Vic Mackey @ Feb 21 2010, 04:24 PM) 8 mil is too much for Damon at this stage of his career. What Boraas was asking for was crazy. I would've taken his bat and clubhouse presence for a 1/$8 million deal. We already have a DH though, so that made him expendable. I wasn't aware of this (and who knows if it's true) but on ESPN radio this morning I heard Boras initially wanted another 4 year deal at $13 million per year. If that's true, that's insane. -------------------- “If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.” - Derek Jeter |
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Feb 21 2010, 09:04 PM
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Farns100mphfist Group: Members Posts: 6,843 Joined: May 24 06 From: Hyde Park Member No.: 147 |
A horrible move for Detroit and for Damon personally. Detroit gets an aging outfielder that can't play defense and Comerica will only expose Damon's huge flaws. There is no way he plays anywhere near the value of his contract
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Feb 21 2010, 11:01 PM
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 Yankee Legend!  Group: Admin Posts: 29,444 Joined: April 14 05 Member No.: 118 |
Keep in mind Granderson was only making 5.5 million THIS year. Next year is 8.25, 2012 is 10 million, and then there's a 13 million option with a 2 million buyout. If Jackson can step in and replace him next year making league minimum (which I'm sure is the Tigers thinking), then they're saving 17.75 million over the remainder of the contract. For this year it looks really bad, but they probably thought they could get more for Granderson now than next year or 2012.
Also I hadn't heard Scherzer as a bullpen guy before. If that's the case then the Edwin Jackson part was a mistake, but I hadn't heard that. I'd heard they expect similar production but Scherzer is farther away from a payday. --------------------   |
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Feb 22 2010, 12:50 AM
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Caveman Group: Sponsors Posts: 23,461 Joined: December 3 06 From: Home: Salem, MA, USA School: Chicago, IL, USA Member No.: 575 |
QUOTE (KyleLitke @ Feb 21 2010, 10:01 PM) Keep in mind Granderson was only making 5.5 million THIS year. Next year is 8.25, 2012 is 10 million, and then there's a 13 million option with a 2 million buyout. If Jackson can step in and replace him next year making league minimum (which I'm sure is the Tigers thinking), then they're saving 17.75 million over the remainder of the contract. For this year it looks really bad, but they probably thought they could get more for Granderson now than next year or 2012. Also I hadn't heard Scherzer as a bullpen guy before. If that's the case then the Edwin Jackson part was a mistake, but I hadn't heard that. I'd heard they expect similar production but Scherzer is farther away from a payday. That's why the Diamondbacks were willing to part with him. That was where they projected him. -------------------- owine
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Feb 22 2010, 07:58 AM
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QUOTE (lefty @ Feb 21 2010, 06:53 PM) What Boraas was asking for was crazy. I would've taken his bat and clubhouse presence for a 1/$8 million deal. We already have a DH though, so that made him expendable. I wasn't aware of this (and who knows if it's true) but on ESPN radio this morning I heard Boras initially wanted another 4 year deal at $13 million per year. If that's true, that's insane. I wouldn't, he'd probably end up hurt half the season. 8 mil is alot for a clubhouse presence and a few hits in the clutch. -------------------- Money and pussy make men do evil shit.
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Feb 22 2010, 02:25 PM
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 BERN BABY BERN Group: Members Posts: 1,176 Joined: June 2 06 From: NJ Member No.: 212 |
I was listenin to the Michael Kay show today on ESPN Radio and he said during Johnny Damon's press conference, Damon said that Detroit was the place he always wanted to be since he left Boston. smh
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Feb 22 2010, 04:40 PM
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Caveman Group: Sponsors Posts: 23,461 Joined: December 3 06 From: Home: Salem, MA, USA School: Chicago, IL, USA Member No.: 575 |
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Feb 22 2010, 04:49 PM
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QUOTE (gsnts725 @ Feb 22 2010, 02:25 PM) I was listenin to the Michael Kay show today on ESPN Radio and he said during Johnny Damon's press conference, Damon said that Detroit was the place he always wanted to be since he left Boston. smh When Damon signed with the Yankees, the Tigers were coming off their 12th straight losing season, 2 years removed from 119 losses, and 19 years since their last postseason appearance. If he said something like that, he's full of shit. -------------------- “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
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Feb 22 2010, 05:16 PM
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QUOTE (Krister Bermuda @ Feb 22 2010, 04:49 PM) When Damon signed with the Yankees, the Tigers were coming off their 12th straight losing season, 2 years removed from 119 losses, and 19 years since their last postseason appearance. If he said something like that, he's full of shit. LOL Damon is such a bullshitter. --------------------  |
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Feb 22 2010, 06:41 PM
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Yankee Legend! Group: Admin Posts: 29,444 Joined: April 14 05 Member No.: 118 |
Someone made that up. First off from what I can tell he never even mentioned Boston. The quote in question was that the Tigers were his "first choice", he never said "back in 06...", that's made up. He later clarified that he meant to say the Tigers were his first choice this year after the Yankees were no longer on the table, so no reason for anyone to get pissed at him. Yankees were his first choice, Tigers second according to him. That may be bullshit, but he wasn't saying Tigers over the Yankees, now or in 06.
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Feb 22 2010, 06:47 PM
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The Best in the World Group: Admin Posts: 49,645 Joined: April 14 05 From: New Jersey Member No.: 99 |
Thanks for clarifying Kyle.
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Feb 22 2010, 06:52 PM
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Yankee Legend! Group: Admin Posts: 29,444 Joined: April 14 05 Member No.: 118 |
No problem, a bunch of sportswriters were correcting it on Twitter a little while ago. They were correcting the idea that Damon said Detroit was his first choice over the Yankees this offseason, which Damon clarified wasn't the case and they were only his first choice AFTER the Yankees. I have no idea where them being his first choice after the 2005 season came from, nobody was even mentioning that.
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