It's time to get on the Colby Rasmus train (Signs w/Houston)

[Austin]

Alright so who is starting the Ichiro train thread? Someone else needs to because I've been trying to be nice and not get negged rep'd here recently. #iwantafreakingbird

Get in line, buddy.

[DrinkinWithFermi]

Meh. Didn't want him anyway.

I'd rather have Carlos Quentin or Will Venable

[Can_of_corn]

This is true. Though would you agree that he would have provided a higher ceiling for 2015 than Lough provides?

That would depend on how much weight you give defensive metrics.

[SteveO]

Meanwhile at Bridlands workplace upon hearing the Astros signed Rasmus

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[Mayor McCheese]

Birdland is gonna have to get that "Colby Rasmus: Oriole 4 Life" tattoo removed.

I wondered if he raged out.

Maybe that can be changed to Nolan Reimold, seems doable.

[sportsfan8703]

Endy Chavez RF

Tyler Colvin LF

Ryan Doumit C / LF / RF

Cole Gillespie LF

Jonny Gomes LF

Tony Gwynn CF

Scott Hairston LF

Raul Ibanez LF / DH

Kelly Johnson 1B / 2B / 3B / LF

Reed Johnson LF

Jason Kubel LF

Ryan Ludwick LF

Colby Rasmus CF

Nolan Reimold LF / RF

Nate Schierholtz RF

Ichiro Suzuki RF

Eric Young LF

Now our offseason can began. I'll go with Reimold and Schierholtz on minor league deals.

[scOtt]

Meanwhile at Bridlands workplace upon hearing the Astros signed Rasmus

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PC Load Letter??? WTF does that mean?????

[scOtt]

Endy Chavez RF

Tyler Colvin LF

Ryan Doumit C / LF / RF

Cole Gillespie LF

Jonny Gomes LF

Tony Gwynn CF

Scott Hairston LF

Raul Ibanez LF / DH

Kelly Johnson 1B / 2B / 3B / LF

Reed Johnson LF

Jason Kubel LF

Ryan Ludwick LF

Colby Rasmus CF

Nolan Reimold LF / RF

Nate Schierholtz RF

Ichiro Suzuki RF

Eric Young LF

Now our offseason can began. I'll go with Reimold and Schierholtz on minor league deals.

This guy's dead...

[Number5]

This guy's dead...

Cross him off, then.

[Number5]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gwynnto02.shtml

I think you are missing the movie reference / joke.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Hardballtalk says he's getting $4 million. We must not have offered that $7 million everyone else says we offered.

[Bahama O's Fan]

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/20/astros-talking-to-free-agent-colby-rasmus/

Obviously not a Buck guy.

[Austin]

Man, $4 million is nothing. I guess Buck didn't get a good impression or we are just comically cheap. Or both!

[SteveO]

Man, $4 million is nothing. I guess Buck didn't get a good impression or we are just comically cheap. Or both!

The bolded makes sense.

Calling a team with a 120 million dolllar payroll "cheap" makes no sense.

Yes its only 4 million but if Buck felt that Rasmus would not fit into his vision of the team then so be it.

[LayzieDES]

Oh word?

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