Furcal picks Dodgers

CHCfan · 12-04-2005, 12:04 AM

LA Times link

3 years/$40m

Jonzard · 12-04-2005, 12:05 AM

Would you quote the article so I dont have to jump through hoops?

Dagrims · 12-04-2005, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonzard

Would you quote the article so I dont have to jump through hoops?

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Furcal a Dodger: 3 Years, $40 Million
By Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer

Free agent Rafael Furcal has agreed in principle to a three-year contract with the Dodgers that would make him one of the highest paid shortstops ever, a source close to the negotiations said Saturday. The deal would guarantee Furcal, 28, nearly $40 million.

He is expected to take a physical Sunday and a news conference could be held in Dallas on Monday, the first day of baseball's winter meetings.

Article also states that LA is expected to sign Randa or Mueller to play third, and still looking for a power-hitting outfielder.

MrJones · 12-04-2005, 12:09 AM

$40 million over 3 years?? Is Furcal worth that much?

Jeremy Weimer · 12-04-2005, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MrJones

$40 million over 3 years?? Is Furcal worth that much?

The Dodgers seem to think so.

Jonzard · 12-04-2005, 12:25 AM

Do they even have a GM right now?

Skipaway · 12-04-2005, 12:28 AM

Dodgers is willing to pay 3m more a season for a shorter contract, since it would be better covered by insurance. Insurance won't cover more than three years of contracts.

Karros270 · 12-04-2005, 12:39 AM

There were better places for them to spend this kind of money.

atlbraves · 12-04-2005, 12:48 AM

Spending 40 million especially in just 3 years is unbelievable bad both for the Dodger's clubhouse and our clubhouse at the same time. We can't get Furcal and now we have to continue our hunt for a SS or set Wilson Betemit as a SS which I don't think hes ready yet. Dodgers have just wasted a lot of money thats all I got to say.

boilermaker · 12-04-2005, 12:59 AM

30 more stolen bases and about 10 points of batting average upgrade at the position and a downgrade defensively.

Skipaway · 12-04-2005, 01:07 AM

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30 more stolen bases and about 10 points of batting average upgrade at the position and a downgrade defensively.

Would it be a overall downgrade in the infield though?

darkhorse · 12-04-2005, 01:08 AM

If Izturis, Robles, and Furcal were to duplicate their 2005 performances in the upcoming season, this would add about 5 wins to the Dodgers victory column. Izturis is a lousy fooking hitter, Furcal is a good one. Izturis is a fine glove man, Furcal is equally good or better.

It's an overpay, but the Dodgers have picked up the premier FA on the market and limited their exposure to disaster to three years.

And, yeah, who the fook is pulling the string on these deals in LA?

KILLERBS24 · 12-04-2005, 01:12 AM

And people killed DePodesta for the JD Drew signing. This one is worse than that.

mlyons · 12-04-2005, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by silly article

Free agent Rafael Furcal has agreed in principle to a three-year contract with the Dodgers that would make him one of the highest paid shortstops ever, a source close to the negotiations said Saturday. The deal would guarantee Furcal, 28, nearly $40 million.

One of the highest paid shortstops? Heck, the Yankees alone have two who are making way more than that.

darkhorse · 12-04-2005, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mlyons

One of the highest paid shortstops? Heck, the Yankees alone have two who are making way more than that.

attackemu · 12-04-2005, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

If Izturis, Robles, and Furcal were to duplicate their 2005 performances in the upcoming season, this would add about 5 wins to the Dodgers victory column. Izturis is a lousy fooking hitter, Furcal is a good one. Izturis is a fine glove man, Furcal is equally good or better.

It's an overpay, but the Dodgers have picked up the premier FA on the market and limited their exposure to disaster to three years.

And, yeah, who the fook is pulling the string on these deals in LA?

Ned Colletti, their General Manager.

darkhorse · 12-04-2005, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by attackemu

Ned Colletti, their General Manager.

No fooking way! The Dodgers would never hire a Giant as GM. Pfft!

attackemu · 12-04-2005, 01:22 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2225383

Where were you November 17th?

sebastian0622 · 12-04-2005, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

And, yeah, who the fook is pulling the string on these deals in LA?

Matt Millen.

EagleEye_0 · 12-04-2005, 01:22 AM

I like Furcal. He is a young and the contract is only for three years. Still, I dont like the idea of moving Izturis to 2B and Kent to 1B. Seems they might be best off simply trading one of them.

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Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	Do they even have a GM right now? __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

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Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Dodgers is willing to pay 3m more a season for a shorter contract, since it would be better covered by insurance. Insurance won't cover more than three years of contracts. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

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Karros270 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,392	There were better places for them to spend this kind of money. __________________ now everybody's praying...don't prey on me

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MrJones Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 84	$40 million over 3 years?? Is Furcal worth that much?

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atlbraves Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 315	Spending 40 million especially in just 3 years is unbelievable bad both for the Dodger's clubhouse and our clubhouse at the same time. We can't get Furcal and now we have to continue our hunt for a SS or set Wilson Betemit as a SS which I don't think hes ready yet. Dodgers have just wasted a lot of money thats all I got to say.

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boilermaker All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,956	30 more stolen bases and about 10 points of batting average upgrade at the position and a downgrade defensively.

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darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	If Izturis, Robles, and Furcal were to duplicate their 2005 performances in the upcoming season, this would add about 5 wins to the Dodgers victory column. Izturis is a lousy fooking hitter, Furcal is a good one. Izturis is a fine glove man, Furcal is equally good or better. It's an overpay, but the Dodgers have picked up the premier FA on the market and limited their exposure to disaster to three years. And, yeah, who the fook is pulling the string on these deals in LA? __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

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EagleEye_0 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,426	I like Furcal. He is a young and the contract is only for three years. Still, I dont like the idea of moving Izturis to 2B and Kent to 1B. Seems they might be best off simply trading one of them.