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MLB 2014: I paid the $20 mil posting fee for the right to start this thread

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Stephen Drew back to the Red Sox. 1 year, $10 mil.
 
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Hammer said:
Stephen Drew back to the Red Sox. 1 year, $10 mil.
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And probably of most importance to Drew, an agreement not to make him a qualifying offer at the end of the season. The $10 million represents about a pro-rated $14.1 million QO. Waiting for Boras to spin this as a success. Right now his refusal to sign represents a loss of $4 million and a chance to demonstrate his value. Of course if he signs a big bucks multi-year contract at the end of the season, maybe the holdout is sellable as successful.
 
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Prince Fielder: out for the year after neck surgery next week.

The Tigers got out from that contract just in time.
 
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Prince fielder was a contract disaster waiting to happen. You can't have a body like that and expect to have any durability.

I'd be mildly surprised to see him ever play again.
 
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I knew that when we signed him. But I figured someone would get five productive years or so out of him, not two.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Prince fielder was a contract disaster waiting to happen. You can't have a body like that and expect to have any durability.

I'd be mildly surprised to see him ever play again.
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Except that he did, for his entire career up until this point. This is his first trip to the DL and he hardly ever misses a game. Fewest games played for a full season for Prince? 157. His rookie year. No DL for 8 years? Most players would love that kind of durability.
 
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Except that he did, for his entire career up until this point. This is his first trip to the DL and he hardly ever misses a game. Fewest games played for a full season for Prince? 157. His rookie year. No DL for 8 years? Most players would love that kind of durability.
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I think what he means is the "hit a certain age with that body, and uh-oh."
 
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Josh Beckett with a no-no
 
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I think what he means is the "hit a certain age with that body, and uh-oh."
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People have been saying that for years about Fielder. I don't think it warrants saying it with his very first injury. Maybe after years on the DL.
 
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I'm sorry, but when you have a body like that, it's simply not conducive to staying healthy.

He'll be lucky to play again. Herniated disks are serious injuries.

The fact that he didn't have an injury up to this point is a minor miracle. There's a reason you don't see a lot of morbidly obese athletes.
 
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He'll be back, but his durability is going to be in question. Sooner or later, his genetics are going to kick in as well. While Cecil was not in the shape Prince is in, Cecil's last full season was at age 32. 98 games at 33 and 103 games in his final season at 34. Prince is now 30.

Eventually carrying that much weight is going to take its toll. I suspect this is the beginning, and I also suspect that it's going to happen quickly. Big guys don't exactly age gracefully.
 
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Hyun-Jin Ryu is Tatsumaki Senpuukyakuing the Reds through 7.
 
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I'm not looking that up. I've known you too long.
 
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