MLB 2008 Off-Season Transactions starring Wesley Ray Helms

by **jp_chips** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 23:07:52

Bill McNeal wrote:I saw the Dodgers offered Manny 1/25 mil. and Manny turned that down. so yeah.

Just Manny being Manny :lol:

by **stevemc** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:20:49

update:

According to the Baltimore Sun, Ty Wigginton's two-year contract with the Orioles is worth $6 million.

by **kruker** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:46:59

Can't complain about Wigginton opting for more playing time. My confidence in Rube just went up another half tick, if he really pursued him.

by **Bakestar** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:51:25

Yeah it's absolutely true that Ty would get dick for playing time here, barring injury to one of the regulars. I can't blame him for going elsewhere, nor Rube for not offering mad bucks.

by **Squire** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 16:19:17

Athletics trade OF Matt Murton to the Rockies for #25 ranked prospect INF Cory Wimberley.

SQUIRE

by **smitty** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 16:19:46

Yeah, going out and signing guys isn't as easy as it might appear. Wigginton must have realized he wouldn't get a whole lot of playing time in Philly. So he signed with a club that made much more sense to him. He should play a lot in Balto.

As silly as it seems, Garciaparra might make the most sense. It looks like he wants to play in Philly and understands what his role would be.

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 16:22:51

If Nomar really is going out of his way to make sure he can play before he signs somewhere, he sounds like a pretty standup guy. That fact won't necessarily help us win anything, but he could just sign and be like "Oops, I'm hurt" instead.

by **smitty** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 16:24:59

Squire wrote:Athletics trade OF Matt Murton to the Rockies for #25 ranked prospect INF Cory Wimberley.

SQUIRE

Is it just me or has Matt Murton gone from pretty decent prospect to journeyman pretty quickly? I always though he could be useful and could be had fairly cheaply. It looks like the latter is true at least.

by **FTN** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 16:26:46

Hes 27.

It hasn't been quick.

by **smitty** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 16:49:03

Time is relative -- especially when you get old. It was only a couple of years ago when you could read about the Cubs not giving him an opportunity to play (I think the term is called being "Dusty'd"). Now he's been traded again for not much return. He's a decent fielding guy who has hit lefties pretty well. He's been a pretty good on base + some power guy and I always liked guys like that. I'd have loved for the Phils to have picked him up for a # 25 type prospect (Golson or Mayberry).

by **kruker** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 23:29:51

Anyone watching the Caribbean Series?

The cameras just focused on a little kid, who promptly took off his shirt and started to floss his ass/crotch with the shirt. :lol:

by **cartersDad26** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 09:51:40

kruker wrote:Anyone watching the Caribbean Series?

The cameras just focused on a little kid, who promptly took off his shirt and started to floss his ass/crotch with the shirt.

space cadet?

by **GM-Carson** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:28:46

The Padres just signed Cliff Floyd. I don't understand this move, he's old and injury prone and San Diego is trying to shed payroll, and has virtually no chance of competing in the NL West. How does Cliff help?

by **GM-Carson** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:30:19

Thanks to the moderator that went in and changed my More Hardball link to the read my blog thing that shows now.

by 1 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:38:38

oops. forgot about the other one. thanks for the heads-up.

by **GM-Carson** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:00:47

1 wrote:oops. forgot about the other one. thanks for the heads-up.

I don't really pimp the other blog since I was warned that time.

by **Woody** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:01:41

by 1 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:11:57

consider it a favor

by 1 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 17:24:34

daryle ward and jacque jones sign minor league deals with the reds

ramiro mendoza signs minor league league deal with the brewers

by **philliesphhan** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 17:56:11

Tom Gordon signs with the Diamondbacks

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