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Davis Signs With Baltimore (7/$161M, incl $42M deferred)

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Aristotelian Hangout Grand Counsel

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Wow. Glad to have CD back. Now nobody can accuse Angelo's of being cheap for the next 7 years. Stupid perhaps bit not cheap. Being a leftypower hitter CD is the best immediate fit. With Trumbo at DH we have a killer lineup no matter who we get for RF. Don't like the dollars but if Abgelis is willing to pay its better Chris than nobody. Still concerned about the pitching but I guess Toronto is a precedent.

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BOTH Alex Gordon AND Scott Kazmir could have been signed for the same amount of money and half the time commitment as Davis. I hope everyone brands this fact into their memory cells. Exhibit A as to why this was a bad deal.

Much higher AAV for those two, something like $34m per for the first 3 years. Plus, I will bet Davis' deal has a lot of deferred money.

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BOTH Alex Gordon AND Scott Kazmir could have been signed for the same amount of money and half the time commitment as Davis. I hope everyone brands this fact into their memory cells. Exhibit A as to why this was a bad deal.

You don't think Gordon took a little less to stay home? Also Kazmir wanted to stay out west. It's not always so cut and dry.

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TonySoprano Hangout Grand Counsel

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There are many folks that agree with you. Surprisingly, Mr. Angelos felt differently about his investments.

I was wrong about Peter and Davis. Angelos gave him an extra $1M/year. I hope I'm not wrong when I believe Angelos will do the same with Machado, another huge fan favorite.

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Then please just leave. No one wants to hear your whining. You have made it clear you don't like the signing. Repeatedly. You obviously don't have a clue what is happening in the Warehouse like everyone else here save Weams. Change your user name to UsetobeaFan and find some other team then.

I, too, would probably have preferred Cespedes or Upton, Alvarez for DH and a decent pitcher but will see what this signing means going forward regarding other moves.

Ooh, other moves, the suspense is killing me! Which third-rate SP will we sign? Fister is probably too expensive now. Maybe Jamie Moyer can dust off his old glove and go to spring training.
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Someone posted a few days ago (it might've been vatech or Frobby) that Boras is a master at playing off the sentiments of owners. That appears to be exactly what he did here to Angelos. He got Angelos to bid well more than anyone else was offering (as far as we know) by taking advantage of Angelos' personal fondness for Davis.

Sigh. Boras wins again. And he also got 5/$70 for Ian Kennedy from the Royals somehow.

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Then please just leave. No one wants to hear your whining. You have made it clear you don't like the signing. Repeatedly. You obviously don't have a clue what is happening in the Warehouse like everyone else here save Weams. Change your user name to UsetobeaFan and find some other team then.

I, too, would probably have preferred Cespedes or Upton, Alvarez for DH and a decent pitcher but will see what this signing means going forward regarding other moves.

More Kool-Aid? They're serving up lots of it at the Warehouse today, I hear.

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