- Banned
- #1
Oh, there were plenty of nobodies changing addresses but nobody of any consequence. Modern free agency died last season and MLB is the better for it. The owners have all had their balls burned by the huge guaranteed contracts and loss of incentive for a player to perform. Detroit for instance is stuck for another 5 years and $150M with Miguel Cabrera, who decided to take 2018 off with the craziest swing I ever saw him take....ruptured biceps tendon that required surgery (I don't think he planned on that) and now he's partying down in Miami still collecting his paychecks....swears he'll be ready for 2019....sure he will. Jordan Zimmerman couldn't sign the Tigers' offer ($110M) fast enough two years ago while the Nationals just laughed..they knew he would be on the DL more than in the dugout.....Meanwhile they kept Victor Martinez and his $18M salary (finally expiring in October) instead of keeping JD Martinez. So today the deadline passed and Liriano and Fiers, who were both signed to trade at the deadline, are still Tigers. Avila did send recent-hire CF Leonys Martin to the Injuns for some skinny little AA shortstop hitting .255...just what they need.
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