Giants Sign Affeldt
Per Baggs- THe giants have signed Jermey Affedlt to a two year deal. Terms are not yet available. Isn't affeldt a type A? is it worth a second rounder? It a question will it ad 1 win or 5 wins? Also, per mlbtraderumors we have tended an offer to furcal. Put me in the anti furcal category- bad side of thirty, bad back- no thank you. SO i hope that none else did this while i was typing, rather than dropping in random filler.
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Contract is:
a $1 million signing bonus, $3 million in 2009 and $4 million in 2010.
by silentearth36 on
Nov 17, 2008 3:41 PM PST
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I like.
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by WalrusMan on
Nov 17, 2008 3:42 PM PST
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badass
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on
Nov 17, 2008 4:05 PM PST
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Links
by OmahaGiants on Nov 17, 2008 11:50 AM PST 0 recs
2nd link 404’s
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on
Nov 17, 2008 12:10 PM PST
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And the entire Baggs comment is:
It’s a two-year deal. Checking on terms.
Hope I don’t get in trouble for posting the entire story.
Yes we did!
by Goofus on
Nov 17, 2008 12:55 PM PST
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Judges?
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by WalrusMan on
Nov 17, 2008 1:24 PM PST
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He's a type B I believe
which means we don’t lose a draft pick. I like Affeldt actually, so if the price isn’t insane this seems like a good deal.
I like the move
by NeifiChicken on Nov 17, 2008 11:50 AM PST 0 recs
We give the Reds a sandwich pick, right?
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by xanthan on
Nov 17, 2008 11:51 AM PST
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I hope they choose the meatball sub. Those are delicious.
by Natto on
Nov 17, 2008 11:52 AM PST
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On Herb bread
mmmmmm
I see the future, and it is Pablo
by CB30 on
Nov 17, 2008 1:17 PM PST
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Five
Five dollar…five dollar foot long!
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by groug on
Nov 17, 2008 5:20 PM PST
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FOOT LONG YUM ROCKETS!
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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on
Nov 17, 2008 7:07 PM PST
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Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on
Nov 18, 2008 7:49 AM PST
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Affeldt
Is Type B.
Proud adoptive parent of Tim Alderson.
by Anticon23 on Nov 17, 2008 11:51 AM PST 0 recs
I’m pretty cool with this.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Nov 17, 2008 11:52 AM PST 0 recs
holy shit, I can’t believe Jeremy Affeldt is still only 30. It feels like he’s been around forever.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on
Nov 17, 2008 11:53 AM PST
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Word
That’s exactly what I said to myself when I read that. Depending on the cost, this looks like a good signing.
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by marcello on
Nov 17, 2008 12:31 PM PST
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29, actually.
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by jcb9 on
Nov 17, 2008 12:31 PM PST
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I just looked at his bb-ref and saw it said 29 for 2008, so I went with 30 for 2009
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on
Nov 17, 2008 12:32 PM PST
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True ’nough. I was looking at it from the perspective of him being 29 on opening day.
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by jcb9 on
Nov 17, 2008 12:34 PM PST
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hopefully this prevents a beimel signing
according to fan graphs, affeldt was one of the better bargains this winter
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/free-agent-bargain-jeremy-affeldt
by TimLincecumIsGod on Nov 17, 2008 11:53 AM PST 0 recs
Why?
Sabes, who normally plays it extremely close to vest, explicitly stated relief help and middle infielders.
by wilriv21 on
Nov 17, 2008 11:54 AM PST
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Yeah, but Affeldt is exactly the relief pitcher I would have gone after. I was expecting Beimel or something.
by Evan on
Nov 17, 2008 11:56 AM PST
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I expect Beimel still.
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by WalrusMan on
Nov 17, 2008 1:26 PM PST
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Armando Benitez.
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by xanthan on
Nov 17, 2008 11:56 AM PST
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because it's good
With Sabes you expect stupidity, shrewdness comes off as a surprise
by NeifiChicken on
Nov 17, 2008 11:56 AM PST
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Win !
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by nvsfg on
Nov 17, 2008 12:12 PM PST
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from Hank (are you the only one that calls him that?)
The Giants have signed their first free agent this offseason, and while Jeremy Affeldt might not have the sex appeal of some of the bigger names on the market
sex appeal?

Tell me that ^ is not sexy.
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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on
Nov 17, 2008 7:13 PM PST
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I am actually okay with this signing.
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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 17, 2008 11:59 AM PST 0 recs
Still curious about the price tag. Throwing money on the bullpen when we have an offense that will prevent us from competing isn’t smart. So if Affeldt is relatively cheap & is the highest bullpen contract we pick up this offseason, then I’ll be happy.
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Nov 17, 2008 11:59 AM PST 0 recs
as long as it's under 10 million...
I’m fine with it, even 2 years, 9 million is a pretty good deal for Affeldt
by NeifiChicken on
Nov 17, 2008 12:13 PM PST
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Great Move
If we sign Beimel as well and get Furcal or Hudson then I will be very happy.
Throw in CC and I will be dancing in the streets/on the roof/what have you.
Hasheem "The Beat" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
by ejdacanay on Nov 17, 2008 12:00 PM PST 0 recs
If we sign CC then Sabes got some government bailout monies
by wilriv21 on
Nov 17, 2008 12:01 PM PST
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If we’re getting bailout money, would that then make the A’s food stamp recipients?
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on
Nov 17, 2008 12:54 PM PST
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As long as Sabes doesn’t go and use next year’s draft funds on booze, lottery tickets and hookers at a posh Scottsdale retreat…. getting sniper rifle and checking to see where Buster “John Connor” Posey is
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on
Nov 17, 2008 8:47 PM PST
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Yikes
Calm down with the throwing money around all willy-nilly.
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by marcello on
Nov 17, 2008 12:35 PM PST
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by SoFa King Mike on
Nov 17, 2008 12:48 PM PST
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Oh
what a feeling.
Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home.
by Lyle on
Nov 18, 2008 12:40 PM PST
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Why'd you have to bring that up?
That’s just going to hurt now.
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by WalrusMan on
Nov 17, 2008 1:27 PM PST
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Better than Beimal.
I’m hoping that we’re still giving Alex Hinshaw some sort of bullpen role.
by oldjacket on Nov 17, 2008 12:01 PM PST 0 recs
we are
whenever someone needs to get walked, there is Hinshaw.
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by WTF on
Nov 17, 2008 12:07 PM PST
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he misses bats
sometimes misses them very badly.
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by WTF on
Nov 17, 2008 12:09 PM PST
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I am Speedforthewin and I approve of this signing
Todd Jennings: If he's on the DL, he can't suck as much, right?
by Speedforthewin on Nov 17, 2008 12:02 PM PST 0 recs
LOL
Hasheem "The Beat" Thabeet or Brandon Jennings. A Warrior in 09.
by ejdacanay on
Nov 17, 2008 12:02 PM PST
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I think this signing rules out signing Beimel. Hinshaw should be in the pen in 2008. He’s too good not to be.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Nov 17, 2008 12:04 PM PST 0 recs
this is correct.
Becuase of the stuff, he shoud be given every opportunity to succeed.
by oldjacket on
Nov 17, 2008 12:07 PM PST
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If they do keep Hinshaw in the majors...
…does Agent Taschner become expendable?
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by EliminateMe on
Nov 17, 2008 12:54 PM PST
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At least makes him a yet-to-fall domino.
They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long
by bgunn on
Nov 17, 2008 12:55 PM PST
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I hope so.
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by xanthan on
Nov 17, 2008 12:56 PM PST
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"become?"
Brian Sabean figures that if he buys enough bottles, one of them is bound to have lightning in it.
by jasomack on
Nov 19, 2008 10:56 AM PST
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Hinshaw was in the pen in 2008. ;-)
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by WalrusMan on
Nov 17, 2008 1:28 PM PST
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Sounds like a win to me!
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on
Nov 17, 2008 4:46 PM PST
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2 years? I am good with.
5.5MM per? Well it could have been worse. Much worse.
No extra pick to the Bums? Priceless!
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by daveinexile on
Nov 17, 2008 12:09 PM PST
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eh
that’s a high average salary, but it’s only two years. Plus Affeldt can throw A LOT of bulpen innings.
by NeifiChicken on
Nov 17, 2008 12:14 PM PST
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I always wonder whether something like 3 years for $13 million might not be smarter for the team. 2011 is a long way off; surely a player getting his first shot at big money wouldn’t turn down a guaranteed $2 million, even if it does reduce his annual salary quite a bit.
by Evan on
Nov 17, 2008 12:42 PM PST
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Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on
Nov 17, 2008 12:43 PM PST
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Fucking awesome.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on
Nov 17, 2008 12:43 PM PST
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HUZZAH
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