Comments on: Teixeira signs: Winners and Losers http://umpbump.com/press/2008/12/23/teixeira-signs-winners-and-losers/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: PWHjort http://umpbump.com/press/2008/12/23/teixeira-signs-winners-and-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-57831 PWHjort Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:40:37 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4186#comment-57831 "Tim Dierkes also pointed out that (for reasons I just have never been able to keep straight) that this move bumps some Boston and Toronto draft picks down another round. So, there’s that." You mean Milwaukee and Toronto. Milwaukee will now receive a 2nd round pick and Toronto a 3rd. The reason that their picks move down is that Teixeira is the highest rated free-agent on the Elias scale. Since his rating is higher, the first round pick goes to his previous club. CC Sabathia's rating is slightly lower than Teixeira's, so the Brew Crew will get a 2nd round pick, and Burnett's rating is well below the above mentioned two so Toronto will get a 3rd round pick, provided the Yankees don't sign Manny. If the Yankees sign Manny too, the Blue Jays will get the Yankees' 4th round pick. Pretty bum return. “Tim Dierkes also pointed out that (for reasons I just have never been able to keep straight) that this move bumps some Boston and Toronto draft picks down another round. So, there’s that.”

You mean Milwaukee and Toronto. Milwaukee will now receive a 2nd round pick and Toronto a 3rd. The reason that their picks move down is that Teixeira is the highest rated free-agent on the Elias scale. Since his rating is higher, the first round pick goes to his previous club. CC Sabathia’s rating is slightly lower than Teixeira’s, so the Brew Crew will get a 2nd round pick, and Burnett’s rating is well below the above mentioned two so Toronto will get a 3rd round pick, provided the Yankees don’t sign Manny. If the Yankees sign Manny too, the Blue Jays will get the Yankees’ 4th round pick. Pretty bum return.

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]]> By: Metsfan http://umpbump.com/press/2008/12/23/teixeira-signs-winners-and-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-57827 Metsfan Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:41:50 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4186#comment-57827 The forgotten big loser is the Brewers for losing a 1st round pick because with CC and Teix signing with Yanks. Brew Crew only get a 2nd round pick and the 1st pick they lost goes to the Angels. Which now have two 1st round picks (K-rod-Mets & Teix-Yanks). The forgotten big loser is the Brewers for losing a 1st round pick because with CC and Teix signing with Yanks. Brew Crew only get a 2nd round pick and the 1st pick they lost goes to the Angels. Which now have two 1st round picks (K-rod-Mets & Teix-Yanks).

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/12/23/teixeira-signs-winners-and-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-57819 Sarah Green Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:34:39 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4186#comment-57819 Tim Dierkes also pointed out that (for reasons I just have never been able to keep straight) that this move bumps some Boston and Toronto draft picks down another round. So, there's that. I also agree about Manny -- though on the other hand, we seem to have now established $20 million as the floor for productive hitters rather than the ceiling. But on the *other* other hand, the Angels, Yankees, and (obv.) Red Sox are now out of the bidding for Manny, which doesn't leave a lot of natural matches for the slugger. Of NL GMs, Omar Minaya and Ned Colletti seem the likeliest to go for an aging, overpaid slugger, but the Mets brass has forbidden Minaya from pursuing Manny and Colletti didn't offer as much as Manny wanted. Still, the bedredlocked one might have to take it. Tim Dierkes also pointed out that (for reasons I just have never been able to keep straight) that this move bumps some Boston and Toronto draft picks down another round. So, there’s that.

I also agree about Manny — though on the other hand, we seem to have now established $20 million as the floor for productive hitters rather than the ceiling. But on the *other* other hand, the Angels, Yankees, and (obv.) Red Sox are now out of the bidding for Manny, which doesn’t leave a lot of natural matches for the slugger. Of NL GMs, Omar Minaya and Ned Colletti seem the likeliest to go for an aging, overpaid slugger, but the Mets brass has forbidden Minaya from pursuing Manny and Colletti didn’t offer as much as Manny wanted. Still, the bedredlocked one might have to take it.

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]]> By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2008/12/23/teixeira-signs-winners-and-losers/comment-page-1/#comment-57810 Lyndsay Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:12:58 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4186#comment-57810 FUCK! STEINBRENNERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! FUCK!

STEINBRENNERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

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