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A few nibblets on the Bradford deal....


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Just got back in town and had an email from my guy.... He said the PTBNL will be from a list of minor leaguers not on TBs 40 man roster. This will take place after the season. The salary saved this year will go towards trying to land a few more draft picks. Next years salary save will go towards free agents when he projected we land a SS, a big bat, and a starter.

I asked about signing the #4 pick and he said it wasn't close.

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Just got back in town and had an email from my guy.... He said the PTBNL will be from a list of minor leaguers not on TBs 40 man roster. This will take place after the season. The salary saved this year will go towards trying to land a few more draft picks. Next years salary save will go towards free agents when he projected we land a SS, a big bat, and a starter.

I asked about signing the #4 pick and he said it wasn't close.

So we basically traded Bradford for Brady and Bundy? Sounds good to me. Thanks bigbird.

Sucks about Matusz though. :(

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Just got back in town and had an email from my guy.... He said the PTBNL will be from a list of minor leaguers not on TBs 40 man roster. This will take place after the season. The salary saved this year will go towards trying to land a few more draft picks. Next years salary save will go towards free agents when he projected we land a SS, a big bat, and a starter.

I asked about signing the #4 pick and he said it wasn't close.

So we are planning on getting a SS, SP, and big bat in FA next offseason, am I understanding you correctly?

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So we basically traded Bradford for Brady and Bundy? Sounds good to me. Thanks bigbird.

Sucks about Matusz though. :(

I wouldn't get too worked up about this. Matusz will sign. It makes no sense for either side not to work something out.

If it's a non-40 man minor league player I'm thinking it's one of the young pitchers that have been discussed on here.

Thanks for the...nibblets...bigbird.

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I wouldn't get too worked up about this. Matusz will sign. It makes no sense for either side not to work something out.

If it's a non-40 man minor league player I'm thinking it's one of the young pitchers that have been discussed on here.

Thanks for the...nibblets...bigbird.

Agreed on Matusz. It just would've been nice to see him get some innings in this year.

Could Houser be a possibility from the Rays?

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Thanks BB! Wonder what the hold-up is with Matusz?

Crow, the pitcher the Nats picked in the first round.

Teixeira, Furcal and Sheets/Sabathia. Suck on that Tampa!

God, I hope so. Dunn could be substituted for Tex and I'd be ok with that, too.

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Teixeira, Furcal and Sheets/Sabathia. Suck on that Tampa! :mwahaha:

If we could get Burnett at a good price, I'd prefer that to Sheets/Sabathia.

I'd only sign Furcal for one year. The FA SS options are really awful.

I think you were joking, but I just wanted to put my opinions on the FA market out there.:D

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Teixeira, Furcal and Sheets/Sabathia. Suck on that Tampa! :mwahaha:

Yup...I had no idea that Bradford's salary next year was in the $50M range. :D

Thanks BB. Hopefully, if the player is not on the 40 man, we'll learn his identity sooner rather than later.

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Agreed on Matusz. It just would've been nice to see him get some innings in this year.

Could Houser be a possibility from the Rays?

I would be floored, and I definitely think it's a possibility. Not sure what he's still doing in AA after around 200 successful innings there. He needs a promotion ASAP. He'll be 24 next season and should be MLB ready.

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Yup...I had no idea that Bradford's salary next year was in the $50M range. :D

A little bit here, a little bit there, and before you know it, you've got a lot of money to spend...also, PGA isn't getting any younger, and you know that he doesn't want his legacy with the O's to be the 10 years of mediocrity and failure, so I think he opens up the wallet this off-season.

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A little bit here, a little bit there, and before you know it, you've got a lot of money to spend...also, PGA isn't getting any younger, and you know that he doesn't want his legacy with the O's to be the 10 years of mediocrity and failure, so I think he opens up the wallet this off-season.

I was joking, of course. I just doubt we get Teix AND Furcal AND CC/Sheets. I could see Furcal + one, tops....but that's it.

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