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thehatfield · 10-27-2006, 12:08 AM

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

I wake up to urgent emails that the Florida Marlins actually have the inside track on signing MVP Teodor Revelez with the Mets and Phillies still in pursuit. It didn’t seem to me that the national media took us seriously as one of the players in the sweepstakes and whether they were being fed that information from the player or his agent I had no idea. But I wasn’t really hearing anything at all coming from his direction in the days since we made an offer so I remained detachedly optimistic.

The next day the Dodgers announced the signing the of San Francisco Giants’ 36-year old starter Cory Wheeler to a two-year deal at a cool $8 million per-year. Many around baseball thought Los Angeles overpaid for the righty especially since we were able to get a talent like Rowley Dickson for under $5 million per year. But he’s a 3-time All Star and has a 202-126 record in 457 career starts split primarily between the Angels and Blue Jays (he only spent his last two years with San Francisco). It’s been a long career and drop-offs in talent at this age are not uncommon but if next season Wheeler can reproduce anything close to the 20-10 record and 3.64 ERA he gave to the Giants last year this deal will be well worth it.

The Mets made news by announcing the re-signing of 29-year old first baseman Hippolyte “Workhorse” Ashe for four years and a combined $40 million. Ashe, a four-time All Star and former number two overall pick (back in 2010) was a cornerstone of the team that went on to win the World Series title and blasted 70 home runs while knocking in 170 during the season last year. Ashe has 249 home runs in 5 full seasons with the Mets. The Mets also signed 15-year veteran starting pitcher James Barnes from the Atlanta Braves to a two-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. In 424 career starts Barnes is 155-181 with a 4.68 career ERA. He’s 290 innings away from 3,000 career innings pitched.

The Chicago White Sox dealt the Champion Mets a blow by acquiring 28-year old left fielder Brandt Wurz from New York. Over the last five years Wurz has averaged over 35 home runs and 125 RBI per season. Wurz is a two-time All Star and hit .302 with a .426 OBP and .541 slugging percentage for the Mets last year in 573 at-bats.

But it was on Saturday, December 5th that things really started to pick up…

10-27-2006, 12:08 AM	#20
thehatfield All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: dirty jerz Posts: 1,339	Wednesday, December 2, 2020 I wake up to urgent emails that the Florida Marlins actually have the inside track on signing MVP Teodor Revelez with the Mets and Phillies still in pursuit. It didn’t seem to me that the national media took us seriously as one of the players in the sweepstakes and whether they were being fed that information from the player or his agent I had no idea. But I wasn’t really hearing anything at all coming from his direction in the days since we made an offer so I remained detachedly optimistic. The next day the Dodgers announced the signing the of San Francisco Giants’ 36-year old starter Cory Wheeler to a two-year deal at a cool $8 million per-year. Many around baseball thought Los Angeles overpaid for the righty especially since we were able to get a talent like Rowley Dickson for under $5 million per year. But he’s a 3-time All Star and has a 202-126 record in 457 career starts split primarily between the Angels and Blue Jays (he only spent his last two years with San Francisco). It’s been a long career and drop-offs in talent at this age are not uncommon but if next season Wheeler can reproduce anything close to the 20-10 record and 3.64 ERA he gave to the Giants last year this deal will be well worth it. The Mets made news by announcing the re-signing of 29-year old first baseman Hippolyte “Workhorse” Ashe for four years and a combined $40 million. Ashe, a four-time All Star and former number two overall pick (back in 2010) was a cornerstone of the team that went on to win the World Series title and blasted 70 home runs while knocking in 170 during the season last year. Ashe has 249 home runs in 5 full seasons with the Mets. The Mets also signed 15-year veteran starting pitcher James Barnes from the Atlanta Braves to a two-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. In 424 career starts Barnes is 155-181 with a 4.68 career ERA. He’s 290 innings away from 3,000 career innings pitched. The Chicago White Sox dealt the Champion Mets a blow by acquiring 28-year old left fielder Brandt Wurz from New York. Over the last five years Wurz has averaged over 35 home runs and 125 RBI per season. Wurz is a two-time All Star and hit .302 with a .426 OBP and .541 slugging percentage for the Mets last year in 573 at-bats. But it was on Saturday, December 5th that things really started to pick up… __________________ AFBL - Maryland Bridegrooms SBC - Western Suburbs Magpies no pressure no problem Last edited by thehatfield; 10-30-2006 at 10:35 AM.