Comments on: Looking at two free agent amateur lefties

By: Mike bk

Mike bk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:45 +0000

different question slightly. any way we sign either one without giving them a ML contract? 40 man roster spots are valuable.

By: Mike bk

Mike bk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:49:00 +0000

i think maybe in the end Arguelles gets 6-8 and Chapman is more reasonable than expected at 15. If they can get both for basically 20 they do it is my guess. That’s one year of lackey or holliday from what they want. My only problem with signing both would be if they then take a big chunk out of next year’s draft and IFA budgets.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:37:20 +0000

http://chuckmullis.files.wordp.....osters.jpg (safe)

By: The Evil Empire

The Evil Empire — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:20 +0000

Best comment in RAB history, where do you get this stuff from?

By: Salty Buggah

Salty Buggah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:42 +0000

Sign them both and party!

http://cdn.holytaco.com/www/si.....1/12_0.jpg (h/t Ben)

By: Salty Buggah

Salty Buggah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:17 +0000

C. Will be on a decline

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:57:31 +0000

+28,29,30,31…

By: Richard Iurilli

Richard Iurilli — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:56:15 +0000

El Duque may have been old, but he sure could dance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRMJQvSJyQg

By: jsbrendog

jsbrendog — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:54:15 +0000

::golf clap::

nicely done

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:52:21 +0000

Seriously, though, sign both. If there’s any single team in baseball who could afford to drop 28M combined on two high-risk, high reward young lottery tickets and absorb the loss with little to no adverse effects if they both busted… it’s us.

I’d rather spend 20-30M over the next 3-5 years on Chapman and Arguelles, whom I can stash in the minors and let develop, rather than spend double that (minimum) on John Lackey, whom we A) may not need and B) don’t have room for.