Are we going to resign Andruw?
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Are we going to resign Andruw?
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Are we going to resign Andruw?
With the money he'll command in the free agent market and our new ownership, do you think we'll be able to resign him?
It seems that he wants to stay, and how do you not keep him around?
Thoughts?
It seems that he wants to stay, and how do you not keep him around?
Thoughts?
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I asked this in another thread.... My thoughts??? Hmmmmm, I think we'll let him walk. If we're having a HORRIBLE year come trade deadline and we don't plan on resigning him, we'll trade him. If we're having a good year and we make a nice run in the playoffs, theres a chance we will resign him, but overall, I think we'll let him walk. He'll get a lot more than he's making right now on a team with a HIGH payroll. I'd REALLY like to keep him though. ATL could probably get by offering him around 17-18 and get him back. But will JS do that? That remains to be seen. But remember, Vernon Wells signed a 126mil/7 yr contract. Andruw is better than Wells. 126/7 comes out to be 18 per year. Soriano also signed a 130/8 yr deal. Which comes out to 16.25 mil a year. Andruw is better than that too. So we'll see.
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I'm so sick of these cheap owners we continue to get. Ever since Ted Turner left, we cut payroll every year.
I really want to keep Andruw, he's the face of the franchise IMO and is still probably the best defensive Center fielder in the game.
If we really can't resign him, we need to get some kind of value for him, unless of course we are making a huge playoff run. Letting him go for nothing just doesn't cut it.
I really want to keep Andruw, he's the face of the franchise IMO and is still probably the best defensive Center fielder in the game.
If we really can't resign him, we need to get some kind of value for him, unless of course we are making a huge playoff run. Letting him go for nothing just doesn't cut it.
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Andruw will most likely accept less money to stay with Atlanta, but I'm not expecting a major discount, and Scott was pretty upset the last time Andruw accepted less money to stay with Atlanta.
I know many people that are going to be very disappointed if Andruw goes, but we can't be spoiled by his defense, so we need to resign him, and I'm not fully trusting this new ownership to throw out the big bucks to keep him around.
Time will tell.
I know many people that are going to be very disappointed if Andruw goes, but we can't be spoiled by his defense, so we need to resign him, and I'm not fully trusting this new ownership to throw out the big bucks to keep him around.
Time will tell.
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A-Town Connection wrote:Sadly I think we loose him. I have heard he is looking for something in the 17 a year average. 17 a year!!!!!! That is two good players worth. He has been great for us but at this point, that is WAY TOO much.
We pay him 13 now. 17 is not much more. Hell, we pay hampton 10mil. Go figure.
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AKsWill wrote:Definately, and its not like he's old or anything, might as well pay the man.
This is why baseball needs a salary cap. Everyone doesn't have Steinbrenner. I'm so sick of seeing the Yankees sign HUGE contracts EVERY year. I'd be SO pissed if he went to the Yankees.
However, I wouldn't complain if we still had Turner.