vs. YANKEES, 5/09

[ArtVanDelay]

Just curious, why is Chen a FA this year after only 4 years of service? Was it part of his contract when he signed with the O's?

[MdSooner]

Do you think 4/60 would get it done?

No. He will get close to 100 million

[tntoriole]

I would not imagine that it would. I think five years because of his age. And he is a bit better than league average. As a lefty.

5/80....I would be more than willing. Not my dollars though.

[TonySoprano]

No. He will get close to 100 million

IF that's what he gets, fare thee well. Boras will ask it, but I don't know many teams that will pay it.

[Can_of_corn]

Just curious, why is Chen a FA this year after only 4 years of service? Was it part of his contract when he signed with the O's?

Yep. Same deal when he played in the NPB. That was why he was so young when he came to the states and why there wasn't a posting.

[tntoriole]

Key is keeping Ellsbury and Gardner off the bases. 0-5 for them today.

[weams]

No. He will get close to 100 million

I was thinking 5/85 myself. But you may be right.

[Il BuonO]

:mwahaha: I just knew I'd have something to contribute to "The This Team IS Done, We Are Dumb and Nothing can fix it thread". :mwahaha:

[tntoriole]

IF that's what he gets, fare thee well. Boras will ask it, but I don't know many teams that will pay it.

Lot of it will depend on the Price price (ha, ha), Cueto, Samardizija, etc. all on the market.

[TonySoprano]

5/80....I would be more than willing. Not my dollars though.

Not me. I wouldn't give him 5 years and would be more inclined to let him walk away. Can he get a qualifying offer or does his contract prohibit that?

[weams]

:mwahaha: I just knew I'd have something to contribute to "The This Team IS Done, We Are Dumb and Nothing can fix it thread". :mwahaha:

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[Aristotelian]

Do you think 4/60 would get it done?

I was thinking Ubaldo might be a decent comp (for completely different reasons). 5/$75M was the number that popped into my head.

[TonySoprano]

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mods please merge

or not

[MdSooner]

I am getting sick of the Yanks 3rd baseman

[Il BuonO]

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The I can't get it right thread.

-Me