Where will Bauer sign?

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

376 innings one year pitched by Lolich, including 29 CGs, the most innings in MLB over the past 100 years?

Pitchers starting on 3 days rest was long ago some say dating back to BC. (before cable)

[Angels 1961]

11 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

It is sad that the most recent FA whose production at least approached his contract was Torii, signed THIRTEEN years ago!

Nibs was a maybe.

That can change this year as Albert is in best shape of his life

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, T.G. said:

Guys are actually looking at 2 year told tweets for clues?  LOL.

That's what I'm told.

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

Being a knuckleball pitcher undoubtedly helped Wood rack up the innings.

Wonder how long he would have pitched if not for him getting hit by a batted ball.

[wopphil]

10 hours ago, Lazorko Saves said:

 

I'd love to see some team say to Bauer, okay, $5m base salary guaranteed for 6 years, that's it.  *But*, incentives for IP each year that could take you up to the $35m (even $40m+) range if you actually throw as many innings as you think you can starting every four days.  You take the injury risk, but we give you the upside of being the highest paid player in the game if you're right.

 

An incentive laden deal makes a lot of sense for everyone. Perhaps the offer is something in the range of 6/160 guaranteed, but with heavy innings or starts incentives. If the guy stays healthy and effective, he makes lots of incentive money. And the team presumably benefits from such productivity. 
 

I think the Angels are actually the most logical fit for him. I question whether the other contenders - including the White Sox, Mets and Jays - have the money (or want to spend it). The Dodgers make sense, but I am not sure they offer enough total dollars. I don’t see why Bauer would want to play for the Giants, given that there is no chance they win the division the next four years. 

[Angel Oracle]

This leads me to the following question.

If a contract is incentive laden, how does the AAV get calculated.

If incentives are reached, is the AAV recalculated after that season?

[Jason]

Here's why a Bauer-Dodgers deal could work (mlb.com)

Yuck

[Angel Oracle]

Bauer saga: day 88

We find our subject taking a break from tweeting all day to see how many  times he can still throw a baseball from the mound into the CF stands.

Different motivations for different folks 

Edge: Central Maine Sports Blog

[rafibomb]

 

 

[Lou]

Yay!

[Pancake Bear]

 

[rafibomb]

1 minute ago, Pancake Bear said:

 

Jack Kochanowicz liked his photo. He's definitely going to sign with us now.

[tdawg87]

He's wearing a hat that says bUSINESS HAT. The b is not capitalized.

Jack Kochanowicz likes it. It has 6606 likes. 666 the number of the beast. That implies he's signing with a team with religious symbolism. 

Back to the lowercase b on his hat. However if you flip it upside down, what does it look like? That's right, a q. And who was nicknamed "q"?

The lowercase b also represents the 2 "b"s in Q's first name.

Ergo, Bauer is signing with the Angels.

Wake up sheeple.

[UndertheHalo]

2 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

He's wearing a hat that says bUSINESS HAT. The b is not capitalized.

Jack Kochanowicz likes it. It has 6606 likes. 666 the number of the beast. That implies he's signing with a team with religious symbolism. 

Back to the lowercase b on his hat. However if you flip it upside down, what does it look like? That's right, a q. And who was nicknamed "q"?

The lowercase b also represents the 2 "b"s in Q's first name.

Ergo, Bauer is signing with the Angels.

Wake up sheeple.

This seems 100% cogent and correct.  Thank you. 

[Angels 1961]

3 hours ago, rafibomb said:

 

 

Wear a mask

[notherhalo]

Houston Astros - heard it here first 

[Warfarin]

 

 

[Jeff Fletcher]

11 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

This leads me to the following question.

If a contract is incentive laden, how does the AAV get calculated.

If incentives are reached, is the AAV recalculated after that season?

Yes. The calculation is made after the season, after everyone’s incentives and bonuses are paid, trades are made, etc 

[Inside Pitch]

4 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

He's wearing a hat that says bUSINESS HAT. The b is not capitalized.

Jack Kochanowicz likes it. It has 6606 likes. 666 the number of the beast. That implies he's signing with a team with religious symbolism. 

Back to the lowercase b on his hat. However if you flip it upside down, what does it look like? That's right, a q. And who was nicknamed "q"?

The lowercase b also represents the 2 "b"s in Q's first name.

Ergo, Bauer is signing with the Angels.

Wake up sheeple.

[mpcincal]

1 hour ago, Warfarin said:

 

 

And then there's is (FWIW):

 

[Lou]

34 minutes ago, mpcincal said:

And then there's is (FWIW):

 

 

@Jeff Fletcher

Would you agree?

[Jeff Fletcher]

On 1/22/2021 at 8:53 PM, Lou said:

 

@Jeff Fletcher

Would you agree?

Agree that you should lower your expectations?

Considering that most fans don’t seem to want anyone other than Bauer, and there is only one Bauer, I would say you ought to prepare yourself for someone other than Bauer. 

[Angels in 2030]

[Pancake Bear]

I mean, she says what should be obvious: 

1. We should lower our expectations - in other words, don't assume Bauer is a sure thing or even necessarily likely. If you do, you're probably going to be disappointed.

2. We'll see how things shake out - Translation: I have no inside information and anything is possible. Again, most of us could have said that exact same thing. 

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Agree that you should lower your expectations?

Considering that most fans don’t seem to want anyone other than Bauer, and there is only one Bauer, I would say you ought to prepare yourself for someone other than Bauer. 

As you stated, most fans want Bauer. That's different than saying they expect Bauer to sign here.  She makes it sound as if she knows something that we don't.