OT: Phillies: We Might Just Get A Little Stupid Spending: Offseason Part One

[FLYguy3911]

MLB making up rules to keep Murray away from the NFL.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Passan said the Sox have upped the offer, Nightengale coming out saying it's still 7.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

C’mon Phillies, get it done

Machado 10yrs 300mil
Harper 10yrs 350mil

At their age and the fact that baseball is a league where it's easier to deal with contracts, I am all for this.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Both of these guys are 26 years old. I'm thinking you'll get a good 6-7 years and possibly a great 3-4 in those 6-7 years.

If the last 3 are shitty, that's what you deal with. It's likely that the Phillies will have a killer run for about 6 years though.

 

[AndHeMissedTheNet]

Wouldn't it be better to just get one of these two guys and then give the other dump truck full of money to Mike Trout when he becomes available?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Wouldn't it be better to just get one of these two guys and then give the other dump truck full of money to Mike Trout when he becomes available?

He’s very likely never going to become available.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Wouldn't it be better to just get one of these two guys and then give the other dump truck full of money to Mike Trout when he becomes available?

Can't assume he'll leave. He's already signed 1 extension in Anaheim, I don't see any reason why he won't do it again.

 

[XDevilBoiX]

Report of Chicago offering 8yrs $250mil for Machado. Nightengale saying Chicago offering only 7 years as reported 8 years by Passan.

Let the games begin!!

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

There's plenty of sources on Twitter right now breaking Harper news. But they all seem to have something about poop, 69, or boners in their Twitter handles for some reason.

PoopBoner69 reporting that Harper and Machado close to signing!

 

[Young Sandwich]

PoopBoner69 reporting that Harper and Machado close to signing!

The holy trinity of Twitter handles. It really is happening!

 

[wankstifier]

They should get both and I think there’s a good chance that they do.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Can't assume he'll leave. He's already signed 1 extension in Anaheim, I don't see any reason why he won't do it again.

I can think of about 400 million reasons why he wouldn’t sign an extension.

But yeah you can’t really make decisions now based on what might or might not happen with Trout.

 

[Prongo]

PoopBoner69 reporting that Harper and Machado close to signing!

My leading authority on breaking MLB news. This shit is as good as done.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

My leading authority on breaking MLB news. This **** is as good as done.

He called the shit, poop.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

MLB making up rules to keep Murray away from the NFL.

He hasn’t played a whole lot since high school right? So he’s more a project in baseball. I can’t really blame him if he goes with football where he’s further along & should be getting $20M or whatever off the bat anyway with a rookie contract.

 

[Le Oranje]

Both of these guys are 26 years old. I'm thinking you'll get a good 6-7 years and possibly a great 3-4 in those 6-7 years.

If the last 3 are ****ty, that's what you deal with. It's likely that the Phillies will have a killer run for about 6 years though.

The surplus value they accrue during the remainder of their peaks would make up for whatever they lose on the back end. Certainly in Manny’s case, especially if he swallows his pride and moves back to 3B full time.

 

[XDevilBoiX]

Phillies announced a signing of a outfielder.


But it’s not who you think lol

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Phillies announced a signing of a outfielder.


But it’s not who you think lol

I dunno bout you but Lane Adams is the guy i've been targeting all winter.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Phillies announced a signing of a outfielder.


But it’s not who you think lol

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHO!!! L@@K!

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

#poopboner69

 

[Hiesenberg]

I think Harper and Machado have a pretty good idea where they are going.

 

[flyershockey]

He hasn’t played a whole lot since high school right? So he’s more a project in baseball. I can’t really blame him if he goes with football where he’s further along & should be getting $20M or whatever off the bat anyway with a rookie contract.

Didn't the A's give him like a 5 million dollar bonus when he signed? I wonder how much declaring for the draft would impact that.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Didn't the A's give him like a 5 million dollar bonus when he signed? I wonder how much declaring for the draft would impact that.

Whatever money they paid him to this point he would have to pay back. That’s the only benefit the A’s would get if he went to the NFL.

 

[Hiesenberg]

This decision will be interesting. Murray could probably play for 10+ years for the MLB and make 100MM if he's half way decent.

He could make good money up front for the NFL and then get signing bonus/cut to death if he's not good, if he is good, sure he'll make some bank.

But at the end of the day when he's 50, what decision will effect him more?

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

This decision will be interesting. Murray could probably play for 10+ years for the MLB and make 100MM if he's half way decent.

He could make good money up front for the NFL and then get signing bonus/cut to death if he's not good, if he is good, sure he'll make some bank.

But at the end of the day when he's 50, what decision will effect him more?

I am shocked he is even considering football. To me it is a no-brainer. Longer, safer career in baseball, and basically if you become an MLB regular you are essentially guaranteed to make more money than in football unless you are a superstar (which, he very well may be, but I would think it is safer bet that he will just be an average MLBer than a superstar QB). The only thing I suppose is that a QB, if successful, is going to be more famous/popular/marketable than a baseball player, especially playing in Oakland.