Fired this morning.
Cool. This should provide bored writers a fresh excuse to whack the Astros around a bit.
As they should. The Mets fired him immediately instead of issuing a horrible PR statement accusing the woman of making it up.
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There is no comparison between what this classless schmuck did and what our old classless schmuck did. And also, lest you forget, the story the Astros FO initially ran with was corroborated by someone in that clubhouse.
The Mets guy set the standard for sleaze. Taubman was a choirboy by comparison.
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But which one was the biggest dumbass? I’m going with the Mets guy here too.
I’m wondering what made this guy think “she’s been ignoring me for weeks…I got it!..this is sure to be a winner…an offer she can’t refuse…once she sees my old fellow, her whole attitude will change…”
Yeah, at least our asshole can pretend he got caught up in the moment. A weeks long campaign culminating in an unsolicited dick pic is hardly spontaneous.
Exactly. This was not a dick pic of passion. It was a strategic initiative.
“He was really starting to annoy me. He messaged several times a day for weeks. I offered no encouragement because I thought he was a jerk but he kept bugging me. I was sick and tired of his constant harassment but then he sent me a picture of his penis. I suddenly found him charming and desirable.”
-said no one ever
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So we’re all completely ruling out that it was a tasteful nude?
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He said it was a stock joke pic, not his own. I’m not sure the actual owner of said member appreciates it being called a “joke”. After all, it’s the only one he’s got. Most likely.
During my law practice, I did HR work for ISDs. One of my cases involved a HS coach who did the exact same thing to a HS girl. He resigned immediately when confronted, of course, and he most certainly lost his teaching certificate. My role was dealing with a media request for the documents under the Open Records Act. One of the documents was the photo he sent, and my poor secretary copied all of the documents, including the photo, for me to send to the AG to claim an exemption from the disclosure requirements of the ORA. She copied the documents without complaint, and all she said was “You owe me, James.”
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I represented a client who was accused of sending a dick pic to his coworker. The plaintiff’s attorney would attach the picture to every email between us about the case. Of course, the alleged damages were the trauma associated with having to view the unsolicited picture, but that didn’t stop him.
I read this in my Strom Thurmond during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearing/Foghorn Leghorn voice: “Now Mizz Hill…what was it eggggzactly about the porno that you didn’t like…”
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“Somebody put a pubic hair on my Coca-Cola” is the phrase I remember from that hearing.
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I will always remember Biden’s indignation when questioning: “what kind of a sick mind would make a joke about a pubic hair on a coke can?”
Cause that’s no joke, man.
AND be formal enough to call it a Coca-Cola?
Kirby Yates also now off the table as he signs for about the same price as Archie Bradley did (although performance bonuses could drive it higher)…
CFs
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Contract predictions for Jackie Bradley, Jr. have ranged from 2 yrs/$16MM to 3 yrs/$30MM.
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If the reports of the Rays shopping Kevin Kiermaier in basically a salary dump are true, he might be had for a relatively low prospect cost. Owed a guaranteed $26MM over the next 2 years.
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Cubs didn’t want to pay Albert Almora an estimated $1.5MM in arbitration and cut him loose. Hard to see him as an everyday player in center but more likely a 4th or 5th outfielder. 27 years old.
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Others: Marisnick
Corner OFs
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Eddie Rosario hit .277/.310/.478 over 6 seasons with Minnesota and his .257/.316/.476 numbers in 2020 was actually fairly in line with those career numbers. But the Twins balked at paying him the roughty $10MM or so he might have earned in arbitration. LF only. Lefty hitter. 29 years old.
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Another corner outfielder hits the market as the Braves non-tender Adam Duvall. The 32 year old hit .237/.301/.532 in 57 games in 2020. MLBTR projected him to earn $4MM in arbitration. LF only.
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Set to earn $2.5MM in arbitration, the Rockies weren’t about to give that to David Dahl given his extensive injury history. He missed the entire 2017 season with a stress reaction in a rib that also created a back issue. In 2018 he fractured his right foot and missed over two months. His extremely poor 2020 apparently was the result of a right shoulder injury which required surgery in September. Missed extensive time in the minors as well. Can play some CF. Age 27. Lefty hitter. Signed by TEX–1 yr/$3MM
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Cubbies didn’t want to spend $8MM (or thereabouts) on Kyle Schwarber who shit the sheets in 2020 with a .188/.308/.393 line. Can he rebound to the .250/.339/.531 player he was in 2019? Lefty hitter. Age 28. LF only.Signed by WAS–1 yr/$10MM.
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Nats declined the $10.5MM option on Adam Eaton for 2021 after he hit just .226/.285/.384 in 41 games this past season. The 32 year old did hit .279/.365/.428 in 151 games in 2019. An option in RF. Lefty hitter. Signed by CWS–1 yr/$8MM
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Hunter Renfroe was DFA’d by the Rays after a poor 2020 (.156/.252/.393 in 42 games). The 29 year old hit .231/.291/.486 from 2017-2019 with the Padres and averaged nearly 30 home runs a year. The MLBTR estimate for his 2021 arbitration salary was close to $4MM. Another option in RF. Signed by BOS–1 yr/$3.1MM.
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The Indians pulled the plug on Tyler Naquin rather than pay him an estimated $2MM. The 29 year old former Klein Collins HSer and Aggie has played all 3 OF positions. .218/.248/.383 in 40 games in 2020 after hitting .288/.325/.467 in 89 games in 2019. Lefty hitter.
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The White Sox balked at paying Nomar Mazara nearly $6MM in arbitration salary after a subpar .228/.295/.294 2020 season over 42 games. He went .268/.318/.469 in 116 games with the Rangers in 2019. Another lefty hitter and possible option in RF. Just 26 years old.
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The Reds acquired Brian Goodwin for their stretch run in 2020 but he didn’t really produce in the 20 games he played for them so they kicked him to the curb rather than pay an estimated $3MM in arb salary. Came from the Angels where in the best stretch of his career hit .258/.327/.469 in 2019-2020. I don’t think he’s a particularly good defender but has played all 3 outfield positions. 30 years old and like most of the available corner guys is a lefty hitter.
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Mel Rojas Jr. is a KBO refugee perhaps viewed as a starter but more likely winding up as a 4th or 5th outfielder. Hit .349/.417/.680 in 2020 in the offense-happy league. If MLB bloodlines are your thing, dad pitched in MLB for a decade and is related to the Alou clan. 30 years old and may be a fit for RF. Switch-hitter. Signed by Hanshin (NPB)–2 yrs/$5MM
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A healthier version of Aledmys Diaz? Former Astro Kiké Hernández fits the bill. 29 years old.
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Speaking of utility guys, Brad Miller is primarily an infielder but does have some experience in the outfield as well. Last offseason the now 31 year old Miller signed a 1 yr $2MM FA deal with the Cards for whom he hit .232/.357/.451 in 48 games. He hit .260/.329/.565 in 79 games for the Indians and Phillies in 2019. Another lefty hitter.
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Others: Brantley, Marcell Ozuna, Joc Pederson
Relievers
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Projected for a roughly $5MM payday in arbitration, the Reds said no to Archie Bradley. Has a 1.197 WHIP with 259 Ks in 232 IP since being moved to the pen in 2017. Age 28. Signed by PHI–1 yr/$6M
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After a career year in 2019 (1.018 WHIP, 23 saves), Hansel Robles was miserable in 2020 with a 1.74 WHIP although in a paltry 17 innings. Not worth the estimated $4MM arbitration salary said the Angels and punted on him. 30 years old.
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Matt Andriese posted a mediocre 1.33 WHIP over his first 5 big league seasons but lowered that to 1.00 in 32 innings with the Angels in 2020. Evidently LAAA didn’t think that was sustainable or didn’t believe it was worth an estimated $2MM in arbitration so they bid him goodbye. 31 years old. Signed by BOS–1 yr/$2.1MM
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Matt Wisler would have made slightly more than $1MM had he not been non-tendered by the Twins. K’d 35 in 25 innings in 2020 with a 1.145 WHIP. Will be looking for his 6th organization after having been traded 3 times, sold for cash once and waived once in the last 6 years. 28 years old. Signed by SF–1 yr/$1.15M
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33 year old Ryan Tepera is a former Brazoswood HSer and SHSU-ex who was let go by the Blue Jays in 2019 after 5 seasons with them rather than pay him a projected $1.6MM in arb salary for 2020. He was then picked up by the Cubs in a $900K deal. His 1.403 WHIP this season in just 21 IP wasn’t anywhere close to the 1.156 WHIP he put up with Toronto during his 5 years there. However he did whiff 31. Chicago made the decision not to pay him the $1.2MM he would have been owed in arb and non-tendered him. I think he gets offered only a minor league deal this offseason. Maybe a return to his hometown?
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As has already been noted in the thread Jeff Passan said that the Astros today were pursuing Liam Hendriks. Hendricks is alleged to want a 4-year deal. At the outset of free agency various prognosticators estimated he would would receive a contract of anywhere between 2 yrs/$24MM to 3 yrs/$42MM. Signed by CWS–3 yrs/$54MM
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Others: Brad Hand, Alex Colomé, Trevor Rosenthal, Blake Treinen (signed by LAD–2 yrs/$17.5MM), Pedro Baez (signed by HOU–2 yrs/$12.5M), Kirby Yates (signed by TOR–1 yr/$5.5M), Shane Greene, Jeremy Jeffress, Greg Holland (signed by KC–1 yr/$2.8MM)
Catchers
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If Click is looking for a backup catcher, Curt Casali could fit the bill. Played that role in Cincy the last 3 seasons where he hit .260/.345/.440 over that span and (best I can tell) seemed to have played adequate defense. Apparently was set to make around $2MM in arbitration. (signed by SF–1 yr/$1.5MM)
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Others: Jason Castro
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