Crawford market nearing $180 million?

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Originally posted by

i can not believe the deal Werth got...un ****' believable.

looks like somebody is finally using their luxury tax money.

I hear you there. Also hope Boston stays away at that money.............

A slightly above average corner OF who is 31 is hardly Werth 7 years 126M. Crawford is a much better olayer, so he'll get more than that.

This is one of those contracts ht really jacks up salaries...because he's getting superstar money when he's nowhere near a superstar.

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Originally posted 09:05 AM ET  12.06 by Why So Serious?

I am so glad the Nationals made that deal for Werth....if the Yankees had made it all hell would break loose.

I doubt that...it would have been business as usual...way overpaying for a player. Burnett part II.

These FA deals are beginning to sound silly. What's going on?

There may not be any players for Crawford at $180 mil. He may be out there for a while.

All these teams trying to buy a WS.
Werth and Crawford not worth that much. Fa market is what it is.

"Crawford market nearing $180 million?"

And the market shrinks accordingly...

This is a signing similar to the one the Tigers made when they signed Pudge and Miggy a few years back, the Nationals know they over paid to get him, but they had no choice in order to ge free agents to consider them they have to over pay to get them, now they need to win some ball games to get guys interested in playing there so they don't have to overspend in the future.

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Originally posted 08:46 AM ET  12.06 by jnorman41

looks like somebody is finally using their luxury tax money.

And once again the Yankees, who the Nats have to thank for that luxury tax money to begin with, are put in a bind with their pursuit of Crawford.

$180? Crawford is NOT worth that

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Originally posted 09:06 AM ET  12.06 by Jimmer69

I doubt that...it would have been business as usual...way overpaying for a player. Burnett part II.

Seems like business as usual for the whole league now doesn't it.
And Yes they would have, these threads are like that, you can't even resist the rhetoric.

I could see the Yankees paying Crawford that kind of money if they can't sign Cliff Lee.

just dont see crawford getting that kind of $ from any team...

Didn't Mike Rizzo used to work for Lehman Brothers?

C'on Skankee's !!!! Crawford and Lee still available, whats another Billion dollars?? Please don't let the Nat's steal your thunder for making moronic deals!!

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Originally posted by

i can not believe the deal Werth got...un ****' believable.

I read this morning where even Boras was surprised at the deal -

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/seems-like-even-scott-boras-w as-surprised-at-what-werth-got/

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Originally posted 10:52 AM ET  12.06 by stargatebabe

I read this morning where even Boras was surprised at the deal - http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/seems-like-even-scott-boras-w as-surprised-at-what-werth-got/

Wow. When Boras is surprised, you know you badly overpaid