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GAVol said:
That works out to just over $1M/Save. Dude was the surest thing in baseball when they signed him and his arm flew basically flew off and they paid him for 30 years lol.
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I understand deferred payments, I just don’t understand how he negotiated 30 years and then a balloon payment of $9.1M at the end of that. It’s insane to me.
 
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zjcvols said:
I understand deferred payments, I just don’t understand how he negotiated 30 years and then a balloon payment of $9.1M at the end of that. It’s insane to me.
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Because he was the surest thing in baseball in 1985 and Ted Turner was desperate to put a winner on the field.
 
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GAVol said:
I need to see a little more out of Austin before they give up those cheap years.
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If he hits again like he did he is going to be costly. Not only that there’s a chance with the CBA he becomes a FA earlier or there’s a change in how the arbitration process. Having those years guaranteed and knowing what you’re gonna pay him would be nice.
 
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I think they should split time with Shea and TDA at minimum… probably could package Pache and Willy for a nice piece
 
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AV_12 said:
I think they should split time with Shea and TDA at minimum… probably could package Pache and Willy for a nice piece
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I’d give Shea some AB’s in Gwinnett the first couple months. He only has 623 PA’s in the minors and I think the TDA extension was a sign they want Shea some more development.
 
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zjcvols said:
I’d give Shea some AB’s in Gwinnett the first couple months. He only has 623 PA’s in the minors and I think the TDA extension was a sign they want Shea some more development.
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He crushed AA and isn’t going to hit .300. He will provide pop and elite defense(day 1). No reason to hold him down and we will have bats up and down the lineup especially if they add the DH. It’s time to finally shut the run game down for the first time in a very long time.
 
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AV_12 said:
He crushed AA and isn’t going to hit .300. He will provide pop and elite defense(day 1). No reason to hold him down and we will have bats up and down the lineup especially if they add the DH. It’s time to finally shut the run game down for the first time in a very long time.
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I believe in him. And part of the allure is the defense. But if we are gonna play TDA (and we are, we didn’t give him $8M this year to back up) I’d rather he get some PA’s in Gwinnett full time then 2-3 times a week.
 
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