Was going to ask you about “baggage” from the quote below, but I believe you just answered it. Tks.
Chas brings energy to the plate and in the field.
Straw did an admirable job righting the Ship. I felt he was leashed to 1B too often once he got on base.
(I wrote a similar post earlier by my signal was failing, sorry if duplicated)
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Agree he should have run more. I also thought he should have bunted more.Getting up to .270 was a reward for his changing his approach at the plate.
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I said Straw would hit .280 by the end of the season, so you weren’t alone. Of course I also admitted I didn’t know what I was talking about.
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Oh, yeah, like that separates you from the rest of us.
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Yeah, you were bolder than I was saying .280. I thought he could play, but his approach at the plate would determine how well he would hit.
Myles Straw has never caught a trout
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Gotta luv these posts…
Plain Dealer is excited about Straw
…The Indians have been pursuing Straw, 26, over the last year…
There is more…
I’m glad he’s going somewhere where he’s wanted.
So I saw an update on Cole Hamels: the Dodgers signed him for $1MM, and he’s out for the rest of the year before ever throwing a single pitch. It’s a good gig, if you can get it.
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Went on the 60 day IL I read. Was that after throwing one bullpen or did he throw at all?
I read that he had pain throwing a simulated game, so he’s been throwing at least some. But never got close to being game ready, I guess.
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Surely that was not guaranteed money?
I would bet the $1mil was guaranteed and the rest was based on his roster status and pitching.
Contingent fee?
No, money down!
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The $1MM was guaranteed. He was scheduled to earn an additional $200,000 for every start he made. He was paid $18MM for his 3.1 innings (52 pitches) last year, and will get $1MM for his bullpen session this season. Again, good work for the selected few.
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Hell, that’s a bargain compared to 2020-2021 Verlander.
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True. Hamels is not quite as pricey as Verlander’s $66MM for his 6 innings/73 pitch workload the last two seasons, but still not bad.
Not my money, etc. etc. but if he never throws another Astros pitch, etc. etc.
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