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

[Brendan25]

We'll never know. We could have moved in while the Angels and Rangers were putting all their eggs in Grienkes basket. Again, we'll never know.

Top free agents don't settle. Noone has. They wait to get what they want.

[Dark Helmet]

He likes west coast. Gets to play Texas. Gets to hit behind Pujols.

Whatever you say. You got what you wanted. Pete can pocket even more now. Time to move on finally.

[MurphDogg]

We'll never know. We could have moved in while the Angels and Rangers were putting all their eggs in Grienkes basket. Again, we'll never know.

Yes we do know. It doesn't work that way. Nobody leaves that much money on the table in December.

[Dark Helmet]

Top free agents don't settle. Noone has. They wait to get what they want.

You also said he wouldn't take less than 6 or 7 years under 160-175M.

[Orioles0615]

Some people say the samething about us. :wedge:

I mean we were never Astro bad.

[Brendan25]

Whatever you say. You got what you wanted. Pete can pocket even more now. Time to move on finally.

You are so closed minded and blind it's sad. If you really think that he would have come to us if we just matched that offer.

[Dark Helmet]

Yes we do know. It doesn't work that way. Nobody leaves that much money on the table in December.

According to what most predicted, he left around 50M on the table. Again, whatever.

[Justinlstn]

I wonder if the the Orioles given a chance to match the offer?!?!?!

ha, i can see PA's reaction. hmm 5 yrs 125, we'll offer you 3/45 what do you say? Chance to play at the legendary Camden Yards!

[TradeAngelos]

You are so closed minded and blind it's sad. .

Pot meet kettle.

[Mayor McCheese]

Yeah, totally comparable. A team that lost 107 games and is moving to what looks like the toughest division in baseball is totally comparable to the Orioles.

Well if you look at what the yankees and red sox done over the past decade.... I think its safe to say that people said the same thing about us.

[Brendan25]

You also said he wouldn't take less than 6 or 7 years under 160-175M.

No I didn't.

[BrunoCherrytown]

ha, i can see PA's reaction. hmm 5 yrs 125, we'll offer you 3/45 what do you say? Chance to play at the legendary Camden Yards!

I heard Hamilton will announce at his press conference that he's been an Angels fan his entire life and would wear his Wally Joyner jersey every time he went to a MLB stadium.

[Brendan25]

Pot meet kettle.

Would you have beaten 5 years, 25 mil per?

If not, stop complaining. Your 6 year offer does not beat it.

[glenn__davis]

I'm actually surpised it's only 5 years. I thought some team would get desperate and go 6 or 7.

Nice deal for the Angels, IMO, and I say that as someone who thought the Pujols deal was terrible.

[sevastras]

No I didn't.

I believe you were in the max 5 year boat with me, IIR. But you would have prefered 4.