Happy or unhappy with Carlos Lee developments?
Is the apparent highest priority that's been placed on signing Carlos Lee to your satisfaction? (Select the answer that most accurately reflects your own reaction.)
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Quote:Could they put some kind of incentive in the deal such that he could earn more cash if he keeps his weight down? Yeah, they could. The Miami Heat did that with Shaquille O'neal and it worked his...
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Quote:Imagine Purpura and Lee at a buffet lineFlastros, I will gladly join them. Together, we can be the new " Three Amigos ! " Tim, Carlos, and me !
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I voted B. Lee would be a great addition and would likely be a difference maker, but the market is going nuts and it's at the point where the Astros should say "enough is enough".==============Hours...
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Quote:but the market is going nuts and it's at the point where the Astros should say "enough is enough". The recent signing of the collective bargaining agreement would seem to indicate that players...
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Lefty, I agree with everything you said. Also, I don't like the Astros' chances to pull the trigger on a big trade to land us a big-name hitter, because Tim Purpura had tried in the past to swing a...
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Quote:Brad Lidge, Dan Wheeler, Chad Qualls, Trever Miller, Fernando Nieve, Taylor Buchholz, Chris Sampson, Russ Springer, maybe Wandy Rodriguez just to have a 2nd lefty option.Hey...you left out Mike...
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10-9 in favor of the "No" side of the aisle... interesting to-date how much less vocal the "No" side is, though, in posting to discuss their position.Shy?No compulsion to convince others?Hmmmmm...
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NO dont sign Lee...make a trade that'll hurt but bring so much in return...like a manny ramirez deal or a vernon wells maybe even crawford...you can count on those guys down the road not to gain 50...
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I'd take a trade in the scenario discussed above also, but without signing Lee, should we then assume that such a trade will be made? Pretty huge gamble if you ask me.I'd take Ramirez in a heartbeat,...
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ramirez has always been on the market but you're right about the gamble, im sure purp has probably tried to talk to all teams about trades so i guess we'll find out soon...hopefullyjust get something...
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I lust after Vernon Wells. He would be a much better signing than Lee. For him, we should break the bank when the time comes.
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Quote:I do believe that Lee is still the best short term answer out there -- plus he's right at our fingertips.That is pretty much why I don't want him. C is probably a better choice but I just didn't...
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Quote:For him, we should break the bank when the time comes.And whomever has to pay for Wells in free agency after this year will have to break the bank in a big way. Previously, the talk had been...
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Quote:Those are career numbers and 2006 salaries. The number's he puts up fits right in with slugger's of similar caliber. And if we only pay him a little more than Berkman we got a good value...
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Quote:YOU DO NOT PAY A 900 OPS guy 15 million a season.If that is the going price for a .900 OPS guy, why not? If you think salaries will come down in the near future, maybe you're right, but I don't...
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The curse and blessing of free enterprise.
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Looks like Purpura slipped his vote in here at the last moment, to make the tally 13 yes to 12 no.
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As of right now, the way the poll question is constructed, eight people are happy with this and 18 are not. (Six said yes but did not want the Astros to go over $14.6mil/yr.)
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You can get 900 OPS people without paying 16.667 million dollars per season. You trade for them or develop them in your own organization. Lance is a 1000 OPS guy and getting paid 14 million per. I'm...
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Probably not virtually done. Probabaly realistically done!
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