Now it's REALLY over...Prince to Detroit

[SammyBirdland]

Scott Swaim is eerily quiet.

https://twitter.com/#!/mlbinsidenews

[Tony-OH]

Hold your horses everyone. I'm trying to get confirmation from StrawDawg and BilboBaggins/MSK first. :wedge:

You can try StrawDawg at West Virginia University, but better make sure JTrea vouches for him again.

[Tony-OH]

Scott Swaim is eerily quiet.

https://twitter.com/#!/mlbinsidenews

He failed his physical with Washington, remember?

[SrMeowMeow]

I just can't believe that a) the Tigers thought this contract was a good idea and b) that it was necessary to go this high.

[Sanfran327]

Detroit is a freakin' thrid-world country compared to the rest of the US, and the Tigers somehow offer him $214M. Not that I would have given him that contract, but Baltimore has to learn that this is what it's gonna take to get top FAs from now on.

[.500_OR_BETTER]

Fielder would have been an Oriole if VMart didnt hurt himself sneezing... i mean stretching.

[Fan4Life]

Perhaps we really don't want a balanced schedule after all...

[millertime]

He is the absolute best at what he does. I mean don't get me wrong, he's destroying the sport one huge contract at a time, but I give him credit for being able to play rich old men like no one else.

This is what everyone is failing to realize. You can say all you want about Boras being a genius and the best at what he does but the man is single-handedly ruining baseball with these ridiculous contracts. Yet more proof that until there is a salary cap in baseball, the sport will continue to slowly deteriorate.

[Guest rochester]

I will refrain from my usual "Angelos is cheap" schtick here, because that contract is just...and I have a hard time finding a non-curse word laced adjective...crazy.

Well Detroit is out on Cespedes now maybe...

I feel the same way - I was PO'd over Tex because I didn't believe it was that bad... and I was hoping for us to even overspend on Fielder just to do something even if it wasn't the best move.... this is past that...I can't believe I am relieved we did not get him... As (I think) SG says - it's not about where it is only how much....

[Fan4Life]

Fielder would have been an Oriole if VMart didnt hurt himself sneezing... i mean stretching.

Woulda coulda shoulda... the motto for the last decade of the Baltimore Orioles.

[cb3fsu]

OK, That is too much money and too long. I was all in at 6 or even 7 years but 9 is insane.

Boras is amazing at what he does.

[Going Underground]

So why did the Tigers go nine years? Nat's were only going to go seven years at best. They just extended Morse and really are looking for a center fielder.

[Fan4Life]

One less competitor for Cespedes.

[Tony-OH]

OK, That is too much money and too long. I was all in at 6 or even 7 years but 9 is insane.

Boras is amazing at what he does.

I agree. If he had signed for $140 at seven years somewhere I'd have to question the O's, but no way should the Orioles have gone 9-years on a 300 pound 27-year old first baseman.

[sangar]

Seriously, how does Boras do it?

Does anyone know Boras' whereabouts when VMart was injured?