BC is talking about the SF org and how they do things the right way. The way the org runs and how they treat their players. Most of the SF core guys have stayed and are very happy there. BC is saying that Boston is similar in these regards.rundugrun said:BC: "Pablo comes from a place with a lot of similarities to Boston."
Really?
pokey_reese said:Reporters really getting on the weight thing.
I agree and it makes me so happy.E5 Yaz said:
Alex Speier @alexspeier · 5m5 minutes ago
Sandoval said Ortiz have him advice in minors in 2008 that stays with him. Speaks of excitement of playing with him.
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Ortiz will be the next Johnny Pesky. Around the team in some capacity until the end of time
He handled it well - looks like they prepped him on how to address it.pokey_reese said:Reporters really getting on the weight thing.
Corsi said:
Alex Speier @alexspeier 1m1 minute ago
Sandoval terms: $3M bonus 2015-17: $17M 2018-19 $18M 2020: $17M option with $5M buyout. A 5 yr, $95 M commitment.
No it's AAV. Can't remember if club options are guaranteed but I don't think so, think it's only player options. it's at least 5/95, so 19mm AAV.DennyDoyle said:
So, value against the luxury tax threshold each year:
2015: 17.6m
2016: 17.6m
2017: 17.6m
2018: 18.6m
2019: 18.6m
2020: 5/17 club
Is that how it works?
And he also doesn't have a stupid fucking neck tattoo that looks like a sperm.SoxFanForsyth said:Pablo has his voice so he's already better than Crawford
SoxFanForsyth said:No it's AAV. Can't remember if club options are guaranteed but I don't think so, think it's only player options. it's at least 5/95, so 19mm AAV.
Neither did Cherington when he talked about recent acquisitions.rodderick said:Pablo talks about the Red Sox hitters but says nothing about Cespedes. Nah, maybe reading too much into it.
No, $19 mil per year against the tax.DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
So, value against the luxury tax threshold each year:
2015: 17.6m
2016: 17.6m
2017: 17.6m
2018: 18.6m
2019: 18.6m
2020: 5/17 club
Is that how it works?
sackamano said:Reporters applauding at the end of the conference ... is that unusual?
The buyout would be considered guaranteed I believeDennyDoyle'sBoil said:
If the club option doesn't count, then it's only 5/90, so $18m AAV, though, right? And then it will either be $5m or $17m in 2020.
Isn't this just a 5/90 contract with an option/buy out?
$3 million bonus
$17x3=$51
$18x2=36
Total: $90
LahoudOrBillyC said:In terms of the luxury tax, the only thing that matters is the guaranteed cash divided by the years. 95/5 = $19M per year. You can pay him 10M one year and 20M the next -- knock yourself out. But it does not matter for the purposes of payroll.
Cumberland Blues said:The $5M buyout counts as guaranteed money, so it's 5x19 for tax purposes.
DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
So, then in year 6 if they pick up the option it's $12m for 2020?
It would be $12m against the cap though.Corsi said:
No, in Year 6, they either pay him $5M to leave or $17M to stay.
DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
So, then in year 6 if they pick up the option it's $12m for 2020?
HangingW/ScottCooper said:It would be $12m against the cap though.
amfox1 said:
Yes.
Pablo doesn't do well with exterior pressure: like early this season w/contract issues. He'll feel ton of pressure in Boston to prove worth
Referencing the ongoing weight problems of a professional athlete is "fat shaming"?
If Panda's attraction to Boston is really to future DH, that's a problem. Sounds like he's already planning to eat.
Predictions: Pablo next August: "Good times never seemed so good" as when he was in San Francisco.
I agree. RT @JFloe408: @annkillion Ramirez is an ass. I have a feeling if Pablo goes, he'll regret it half way through the season.
If Sandoval is gone, good luck with Hanley Ramirez. Not exactly Hunter Pence or Gregor Blanco.
Ridiculous because I'm hard-pressed to understand what the Giants could offer the Sox that would land Cespedes.If Pablo is gone, I do think Cespedes will end up in LF for the Giants.
Minneapolis Millers said:I'd take Bumgarner for Cespedes. (Hey, you said "could" offer...)
She used to be pretty good when she wrote for the San Jose Mercury News; stood out mostly on 49er reporting, as I recall. Nowadays though, Andrew Baggarly is by far the best reporter about the Giants. How many people still buy newspapers? Pablo may have gotten off to that bad start this year partially due to contract year nerves, like she says, but how about his goddam stellar post season hitting in 12 and 14. No pressure there? Ann, your grapes are sour.nattysez said:Ann Killion, who is nominated for the California Sportswriter of the Year award this year, is usually pretty good. But she is really taking the Panda departure personally. That said, I have the same worry as her about Pablo's sensitivity. A few tweets:
And while I'm at it, here's a completely ridiculous (IMO) tweet:
Ridiculous because I'm hard-pressed to understand what the Giants could offer the Sox that would land Cespedes.