How would that make any sense?I still say that Lowrie and BVW knew he was hurt before he was signed to that contract, which is a scumbag move.
Oakland Athletics sign former New York Mets infielder Jed Lowrie to minor-league contract
Former Mets infielder Jed Lowrie signed a minor-league contract with the A's, Oakland announced Wednesday.sports.yahoo.com
So it’s ok to sign your former client to a 2 year contract knowing that he had previous injuries? 👍🏼
Look- I get it that BVW without a doubt signed a number of ex clients. But that was lack of experience and stupidity. But he did this actually thinking these players would help him be successful in his new job. It wasn’t for the benefit of the player because they were his ex client and purposely giving them crazy contracts...
How many times do I have to say that IMO BVW signed a player who was hurt (and it was documented that he was hurt at the time of the signing)?
Players to be named later are selected by the receiving team based on a list of players given by the team giving up the player before the first trade is completed.
2016 - Rookie League
I think BVW was just unqualified and made very stupid moves. I don’t think he benefits from signing ex clients. They were a security blanket
An injured hack and a steroid user. and the Mets needed neither. Nice job BVW lol.
I hope that the Met's can find a way to use his steroid use to either nullify or reduce his contract. You would think there should be a breach in there somewhere. Or a loophole.
If you are referring to Cano, I don't see what legal recourse the Mets have. Cano is a second time offender. The penalty is clear - one year suspension without pay. Nothing more, nothing less. That penalty is being imposed. What is the justification for more?
Legally I do not see an escape mechanism from the contract. The penalties are those agreed upon by the PA and MLB. Unfortunately we are stuck with him for two more seasons. Let's hope the DH is in place when he returns. It's a shame in the sense that he was most likely a HOF player before the PED thing. Now he gets lumped into the A-Rod group for me.
Maybe he wouldn't have been a HOF level player without steroids.
Not that I'm wishing for it, but what if he's caught again in a PED situation?
Do they have anything to do with acts that may be detrimental to the organization or something like that? Maybe not something directly to do with Steroids but some other clause. I am sure they did not specify Boar hunting with Cespedes.
And maybe if not, if they were to ship him off to someone and picked up most of his contract, does that money still count against the LT or is it just a cash loss?
I thought they'd cut Zamora. He is a lefty though, and that still counts for something I guess. Obviously they decided they were done with Brach and were willing to eat his contract. I guess they still have hopes for Gsellman, Zamora, etc.
Not really. He's always been thought of as having plus defensive tools, but below-average offense and little power. In other words, his ceiling is as a backup.
Carton and Roberts “ disclosed” this yesterday. Chapman has several more years of control so ask will be a lot and A’s like prospects so likelihood of deal is remote in my opinion. Best trade alternative I see is Bryant given his pending free agency and salary.
