Josh Hamilton market update - 3 years $60-75 million

[Dark Helmet]

What does this even mean?

If you can't figure that out, don't bother trying Brendan.

[Brendan25]

If you can't figure that out, don't bother trying Brendan.

You would have given Hamilton more then 5 years, 25 per?

[MurphDogg]

It isn't gonna be $160-175 million I can tell you that much, and it won't even be close.

It is still more than you, the most ardent fan of the Orioles signing Hamilton, were willing to spend as your max offer.

[Brendan25]

It isn't gonna be $160-175 million I can tell you that much, and it won't even be close.

Noone thought it would be 160-175 if it was 5 years. It would have been close to that if someone went 6 years which would have been the stupidest free agency signing ever.

[Mayor McCheese]

I kind of feel bad for the Astros right now lol.

Some people say the samething about us. :wedge:

[Enjoy Terror]

If Hamilton deal gets done and Bourjos hits the market, source says Angels have shown interest in R.A. Dickey. Peter Bourjos good Mets fit.

Dickey for Bourjos wouldn't happen straight up. Throw in Cowart or Maronde and you'd be onto something.

[clapdiddy]

5/125 is the contract...didn't think he'd get that.

[Dark Helmet]

Pretty much. If you've got a lineup that good and that's performing without Wells, why would you play him? Maybe they just dump him and eat the cost. But he's a good bat off the bench. It's World Series or bust for these guys, so who cares about Vernon Wells' ego?

I guess. Must be nice to eat more money then our owner is willing to spend on a player. I figured the Angels would do something big with the Dodgers stealing Grienke and the headlines from them.

[Greg]

I kind of feel bad for the Astros right now lol.

Feel bad for the O's man. Lucky to win 80 games next year.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

Yup, the same GM that was first to turn us down.

You are wrong about Hamilton.

How am I wrong? The facts are the facts.

He only played in 75.8% of the games during his age 26-31 seasons due to injury.

Over that period, he averaged less than 4 WAR per season.

A player usually begins to decline and break down around age 32.

He's almost 32.

He's a recovering drug addict.

Seems pretty risky to me.

[Brendan25]

Feel bad for the O's man. Lucky to win 80 games next year.

The O's would have lost 125 games if every game that you said they had lost and sucked and the game was over in the gamethread actually happened last year.

[Orioles4Life21]

I'm really starting to dislike Los Angeles teams haha.

[TradeAngelos]

It is still more than you, the most ardent fan of the Orioles signing Hamilton, were willing to spend as your max offer.

Actually what he is getting is the number I said was my max. (said I would go to $130 million if I had to)

Go look it up.

Thanks for playing.

[Dark Helmet]

It is still more than you, the most ardent fan of the Orioles signing Hamilton, were willing to spend as your max offer.

Well I said i'd be willing to go 5/125 all along. 4/100 would have gotten it done weeks ago probably. Oh well. I knew once McLouth was signed the Hamilton train had passed.

[Austin]

Feel bad for the O's man. Lucky to win 80 games next year.

So you think the Orioles should have matched the Angels offer?