MLB

[Norah]

Is

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olerud

one?

[Norah]

Boom.

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Cuddyer

. For the active player.

[The Argonaut]

AJ Burnett turned down a $12.75 million guarantee from the Phillies to sign for $8.5 million with the Pirates. For the most part, money is everything when it comes to signing free agents... but once in a while, someone surprises you. That's a pretty big sum to turn down to play somewhere you want.

I might be wrong, but didnt Burnett do the same thing either last year or the year before?

He said he would either retire or stay with the Pirates. Instead, he took more money to go to Philly. He has regrets.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Boom.

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Cuddyer

. For the active player.

You nailed them both. Good work, chud.

[Norah]

The active player was easy. But then the hint on the inactive player made it not that hard either.

[BigRedLedbetter]

I doubt pro athletes who have money and a ring have very few (if any) regrets. Just sayin.

[BigRedLedbetter]

The active player was easy. But then the hint on the inactive player made it not that hard either.

Hint was pretty easy. I saw him play in the summer of 1993 when he was at his peak that year. Smoked everything that weekend. Was hitting

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.401

at the end of the weekend.

[numbers]

I got the inactive player but couldn't come up with the active one.

[Norah]

Damnit hashtag, Bob Watson did it too.

[Norah]

[Lament]

[numbers]

This contract is so Marlins.

[philpritchard]

I knew Olerud was the inactive player, obviously. It's one of my favourite pieces of baseball trivia because he only had 13 career triples in over 9000 plate appearances.

[4/5]

This contract is so Marlins.

Pretty much.

[philpritchard]

I don't even care how much money he ends up getting... the Jays signing Russell Martin is a very, very good sign.

[Electromatic]

and the Cardinals just won another championship....

Braves trade gold glove right fielder along with Jordan Walden to St Louis, for Shelby Miller and a bag of baseballs.

Worst trade ever.

Fire John Hart.

Braves get vastly worse defensively, another average starting pitcher, and the Cardinals get a guy who isn't a great hitter, but is a terrific outfielder, his main issue is staying healthy.

This was about as stupid as it gets for Atlanta, meaning their outfield will probably still have TWO Terrible Uptons in it and Gattis if they don't have 400 errors it will be a freaking miracle.

[philpritchard]

and the Cardinals just won another championship....

Braves trade gold glove right fielder along with Jordan Walden to St Louis, for Shelby Miller and a bag of baseballs.

Worst trade ever.

Fire John Hart.

Braves get vastly worse defensively, another average starting pitcher, and the Cardinals get a guy who isn't a great hitter, but is a terrific outfielder, his main issue is staying healthy.

This was about as stupid as it gets for Atlanta, meaning their outfield will probably still have TWO Terrible Uptons in it and Gattis if they don't have 400 errors it will be a freaking miracle.

Yeah, it's one of those trades like the Fister trade last year where every team in the league is probably looking at it and saying "That's it? I could have beat that!"

[numbers]

Yeah, I dont see how St.L didnt have to throw in more than that.

[Biff Pocoroba]

I come back to lunch to find that out? I knew the Braves would make off season deals, more to come no doubt, but seems like a big give away.

[philpritchard]

I come back to lunch to find that out? I knew the Braves would make off season deals, more to come no doubt, but seems like a big give away.

Miller's a decent young pitcher, but there's no way that's the best they could do, is there? There had to be some team out there willing to up the offer.