signing jake arrieta for 4/5yr $100/$130mil might be riskier than FPS making good posts

[mulva]

if i ws a GM and my job was on the line if arrieta can't perform like a #1 starter after i sign him there's no way you can sign the dude.


but that's not going to be the case, several playoff team gm's will simply talk to their owners and say "he can help our club and our postseason". "but there are HUGE risks that come with this". "can we live with him shitting it". obv the answer his yes. there you have it. no more onus on the GM ..just an "oh well..we knew he could be shit and we had to take that chance" "we can live with a middle of the road 3rd starter type that might help us in the postseason"


back to arrieta. just think if this fucker goes to the AL east. the way he pitched last years means he'll have a 4+ era and around 150 so's. is that 3rd starter type? it's pretty laughable if he gets 25mil per year.


lol @ paying over $20mil per year for what he did 2 years ago, when he was unhittable. his arm looks tired and the numbers are on the decline. way too many iffy starts last year.


best case for him is to stay in the NL and at least give the same type of year as he did last year..and hope for some of his dominance 2 years back.

this fuckers forecast can go many ways. none of them look good in the AL. at least if he goes to the dodgers his pitching numbers will be disquised

popcorn ready.

[lol wow]

more like jake boreietta ZING POW KABLAM

[Dan Druff]

I agree he's on the decline, and whoever signs him will be sorry.

Yu Darvish is another money pit waiting to happen.

Hope the Dodgers steer clear of both of these money pits.

Oh, and on a side note, Giancarlo Stanton apparently refused to go to the Giants because he still loves the Dodgers.

LOL

[lol wow]

lol giants lol sk also tHEEEEEEEEEEEEEYRE SHOOTING AT THE LIGHTS

[mulva]

big question is how much rain money he gonna get. there's some talk of a 200mil deal..

2 years ago he was dominant and arguably the best pitcher in baseball. if they pay him on that expecting that then lol...it's entirely possible he can be worse than last year even if he stays in the NL.

[lol wow]

only old mexicans and druff care about baseball find a better hill to die on

[mulva]

only old mexicans and druff care about baseball find a better hill to die on

MLB is onto dem for fudging their birth certificates by 5 years...lot harder to do now.

[lol wow]

yikes

[mulva]

yikes

thats what i'm gonna say when he signs for 7/8 years and close to 200mil..

[herbertstemple]

If the GM's job is on the line, he will sigh whoever he can to win immediately. If Arrieta flops & he gets fired the big contract is somebody else's problem.

[mulva]

if i were the GM of the phillies i would pray he hits the ground like jewdy on meth and hope a SP on a big $$ team goes down and trade him for a big time prospect.

flip him asap.... imo