Predicting The Jose Guillen Player To Be Named Later
by Freneau on Aug 13, 2010 4:42 PM EDT
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PrintReally only three scenarios for this one. The Player To Be Named Later will be one of the following:
- Someone who is bad in just a general way.
- Someone who is bad and also has a bad contract (not likely, but it's Dayton).
- Someone who turns out to be named "Cash Considerations."
I wait with baited breath to find out the answer, and will be willing to answer random emails and comment/questions about the PTBNL for Guillen for months, if need be.
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Hopefully A)
B) is much more likely than it should be
C) is just “meh,” but at least it gives Kila a shot and Jose off the team with some spare cash to sign someone else
"Bag O'Balls"?
Hell, I’d be happy with a batting practice pitcher or a ball boy. Maybe one of those kids that fetches foul balls outside the 1st/3rd base lines.
MAJOR LEAGUE (The Royals)
Rachel Phelps (Royals Management): I think he'll fit right in with our team concept.
Charlie Donovan (Royals Fans): That reminds me, I was going to ask you. What exactly *is* our team concept?
Any warm body would be plenty
but if the Giants could toss in some of those killer garlic fries that would be awesome.
I was hoping for
Salt and Pepper Crab from R&G Lounge.
With it being a Player to be named later, is there a certain amount of time the Royals have to pick this player? How does that work exactly?
I believe they have a list of players to choose from
and both teams have to agree on the player. If they can’t then its just becomes a cash transaction.
the teams have to agree on the list before the trade is done
but which player can be contingent on things like playing time for the player acquired (e.g., if Guillen gets 150 ABs, the Royals get a certain player or send less cash) or the PTBNL clearing waivers (in which case if he does not, the Royals get someone else or send less cash).
So its agreed then
the crab, the fries and a warm body.
I don't particularly want crabs
but I will take the fries, warm body, eh…
Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by where o' where has my underdog gone? on Aug 13, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
A Warm Body
Can give you crabs.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 13, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
hopefully..
someone who likes to piss on fences, so we can put that whole “Betancourt for Cortes” debacle to bed.
by KennyPowers_from_Scout on Aug 13, 2010 4:53 PM EDT reply actions
Cash Considerations!
Runner-up: Todd Wellemeyer!
Second Runner-up: Whoever the Giants ditch off the roster to make room for Guillen!
There's really no way we lose there
Unless it’s not cash considerations
Per MLB Trade Rumors
the Giants are only assuming $250,000 of the remaining $3.39 million owed to Guillen. The Giants would have paid about $120,000 if they had just waited to sign him after being released tomorrow.
At least for the Royals
it frees up $130,000 to sign 25th round pick Buddy Sosnoskie.
That assumes that
a) Guillen would have signed for the minimum
b) Guillen would have signed period
c) Guillen wasn’t being courted by more teams to drive the price up.
I think there is a very good chance that Jose may have sat out the rest f the season had the 10 days passed.
BOOM! ROASTED!
I was there literally 20 feet from that error at Angels stadium last year.
The Angels fans had a circle jerk while and after happened. It was a great day to be a Royals fan. Thanks for the memories and crushing embarrassment, Jose. You’ll be missed.
I think we have an obvious candidate
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I was thinking TPJ
or Andy Sisco
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Aug 13, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
This.
The most hilarious trade ever.
by Soria's Unibrow on Aug 13, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Who cares?
CHIEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Alex Gordon:
I still think you will be awesome, but for the love of God, please stop getting hurt.
Sincerely,
RF
by RoyalFlush on Aug 13, 2010 6:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
CHIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jack Harry wears old man cologne, and he sucks.
by RockChalkChiefsNRoyals on Aug 13, 2010 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Still a little time away...
…what, two hours?
Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.
I think the answer is obvious.
Hall of Famer Travis Jackson.
I am now channeling Will McDonald's optimism.
Rosenthal
His arrival would jeopardize the roster spot of outfielder Nate Schierholtz, who is out of options and conceivably could be included in the trade
Checkout Royals minor league notes at www.14for77.blogspot.com
Well yeah
But you could do worse if your a contender to have a glove like his sitting on your bench for the playoffs.
I'd be happy to get Schierholtz
no, he’s not a very good hitter (although there’s some power potential there, and he’s had a bit of bad BABIP luck lately)), but he’s good enough in the field that he could be useful. In particular, if the Royals trade DDJ over the season, Schierholtz would make a useful as another OF to fight with Blanco & Maier for playing time with Gordon in one of the corner spots. Skill set is different, of course, but Schierholtz is the same kind of player as Blanco and Maier — a mid-20s, 1-1.5 WAR (full season) OFer who is best suited for a bench/platoon role but is useful enough at the minimum, which all three will be for one more season in 2011.
Any sort of above-replacement level return for JoGui is a gift from, well, Brian Sabean.
But, hey, Fred Lewis didn’t turn out to be useful, either!
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 15, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope it's
Travis Ishikawa.
and then next year we get Shane Victorino
GO HAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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