Low risk, no reward

BA did an article handicapping the Top 10 teams most likely to land Tanaka and handicapping their chances. Phillies didn't make the Top 10.

Squire wrote:BA did an article handicapping the Top 10 teams most likely to land Tanaka and handicapping their chances. Phillies didn't make the Top 10.

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Nyjer hopes to return to MLB this season

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Dodgers say they will not be outbid for Tanaka.

Vernon Wells DFA'd. Oh noes.

Yankees only had to pay him $2.4 million for this year so that trade was only mostly bad.

bleh wrote:Yankees only had to pay him $2.4 million for this year so that trade was only mostly bad.

11.5 million last year, right? Plus we don't know what Kramer Sneed will turn into, although I suppose we can make some good guesses.

momadance wrote:Vernon Wells DFA'd. Oh noes.

Drove in more runs than anyone on the Phillies except Brown and Utley last year.

RBI men. you need those.

I could see them sign him. Right handed OF'er

Wasn't he on the bingo card? If not, he should be.

Cloyd will wear 65 (last worn by CLIFF LEE in 2003), Outman will wear 88, and Zagurski will wear 58 for the 'Jins.

-- The Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs, White Sox and DBacks are the five teams that submitted offers to Tanaka. A deal would likely be in the 6/$120M range

-- RealKen says the Nats are interested in Balfour and may trade Storen to make room

-- RealKen also says the Reds may be close to signing Grady Sizemore

-- Cafardo says an AL executive told him that teams are scared from signing Garza due to physical concerns

We didn't even make an offer? What's the point of having a lot of money and threshold room if you're not even in the game for a guy like Tanaka?

JFLNYC wrote:We didn't even make an offer? What's the point of having a lot of money and threshold room if you're not even in the game for a guy like Tanaka?

Listen, if we throw $20M at Tanaka, where do we find the $8M for Marlon Byrd, or the almost $8M for Kendrick, or the over $8M for Chooch?

why break up a championship core

we still have too many overstock player tee's that would go to waste thats why

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ml ... y/4736093/

Metal detectors required in every stadium by 2015

Roger Dorn wrote:http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/01/21/major-league-baseball-mlb-parks-metal-detectors-stadium-security/4736093/

Metal detectors required in every stadium by 2015

I've been to some sports stadiums within the past 6 months that don't have metal detectors, no wands, you don't have to empty your pockets. Mind boggling.