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beat me to it

was just going to post this…interesting news.

by bunner on Jul 8, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow!

Do they still have to pay his entire salary for the next 2 seasons?

by masterkembo on Jul 8, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions  

yes indeed

this season and next, that is

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 8, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Minus the major league minimum

if another team signs him.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jul 8, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

right

which someone almost certainly will, but we’re talking $.25 M this year and $.5 M next year

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 8, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

More salary relief than we were going to get for him otherwise

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jul 8, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

most likely

it is possible we could’ve unloaded him in part of another deal if we ate some of the money, but not very likely

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 8, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Knock me over with a feather.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jul 8, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Boy

Between BJ’s salary, all the players on the DL’s salary there is alot of dead money Mr. Roger is paying out.
Hope this doesn’t hurt signing Doc.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jul 8, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions  

I don't see how it would

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 8, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Most of the players on the DL now are getting the major league minimum

I don’t think any of them were even arbitration-eligible.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jul 8, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dead Money and Mr. Rogers? I really hop that wasn’t an attempt at a pun….

'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.

by JohnnyG on Jul 8, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha

Not intentional anyways.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jul 8, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Riccairdi quote on tsn today...
“We have kept him from free agency twice and I don’t think we have the resources to keep him from free agency a third time, so I have to investigate what is out there,”

Sounds like they’re preparing for no Doc because they won’t be able to afford to keep him after next season.

by masterkembo on Jul 8, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

if Jays have to trade Halladay

i would like to see the deal include Wells’ contract

now, i love Wells as a player, but his contract may be too much …. so if folks want Halladay, maybe make the deal to include Wells’ contract

is that possible?

by aagoodfella on Jul 8, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not without ruining the entire deal.

To throw in Wells Contract that means we have to a significant amount less back and it doesn’t help our team.

'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.

by JohnnyG on Jul 8, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

that would be so sad

if the main value we got from trading Doc was unloading a bad contract we freely entered into

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 8, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nice to see Downs coming back too

Lose BJ, Downs comes back….good day.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jul 8, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Downs instantly improves the bullpen

quite a lot, which is a very good thing.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

It gives it a defined structure

Which I agree, is a very good thing. Starting pitcher goes 7, Frasor in the 8th, Downs in the 9th.
Easy-Peasy-Lemon Squeezy

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jul 8, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good move.....

I thought there was a chance after that story about him not getting playing time. Is ok to be bad, isn’t ok to be bad and complain.

by Tom Dakers on Jul 8, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions  

always the kiss of death

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Jul 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

J.P

is on the Fan 590 right now

A Nation of Masochists TRUCULENCE!! It's not just a word. It's a way of life.

by furcifer on Jul 8, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Is he taking calls?

Can we ask him by Millar and Dellucci are still on this team?

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jul 8, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm not listening

But I’m assuming roughly 99% of the calls are about trading Doc.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jul 8, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Also

Good riddance!

A Nation of Masochists TRUCULENCE!! It's not just a word. It's a way of life.

by furcifer on Jul 8, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Crazy times

right now boys.

Love it!

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by eyebleaf on Jul 8, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions  

I think the jays need someone with Truculence

'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.

by JohnnyG on Jul 8, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

long long overdue

after that yankee loss, i couldnt deal with the beej anymore

by Aquamelli on Jul 8, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Seriously, though, I always liked Ryan – too be he started sucking the second year into his contract.

by Blue and White Expat on Jul 8, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Who gave the seal of approval

How will they spin the Ryan scenario, was it Lacava or Ricciardi that put Ryan into action? Sounds like another miss!

by Slamdog on Jul 9, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions  

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