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2 years, $15.5M, not $25.5M.  And not sure what that has to do with anything, given that his situation and Stephenson's are completely different.  Richards' contract was essentially spreading the money for a one-year deal over two years to secure him for the full year once he recovered from surgery.  The Padres were 100% aware of his medical status because he'd already had the surgery.  BTH is making the point that in Stephenson's case (and maybe Lackey's, too), the team might have had some concern over the medicals, even if nothing was certain, so they included an injury clause option year.  Two totally different contract structures. 
Even if Stephenson recovers, pitches well, and the Angels exercise the option for '27, they'd still be paying him $35.5M for, at absolute max, 3 years of actual performance--and likely closer to 2 1/2.

We don't actually know if that is a "strength" yet, though.  Have Detmers, Neto, and Schanuel (as well as Silseth and Mederos) gotten to the majors quickly?  Absolutely.  Do we know yet how strong any of them will be overall?  Not really.  Detmers is close to truly establishing himself, but I think the jury is still out on the others.  Of course, that's natural, since they're all recent draftees.  But I think it'll be another 2-3 years before we know for sure if the strategy is a good one.

Gambling money for some

For you degenerates, is the only benefit to using an illegal bookie to avoid tax implications?  Or is the customer service a bonus, too?

4.5 million? 

Marsh was straight up for O’Hoppe.

They signed six relievers to one-year deals. 

That makes sense.  Thanks for that.  I always assumed a sac fly didnt count as an atbat or a plate appearance. 

He has a sacrifice fly.  They don't count when calculating batting average, but they do count as a plate appearance when calculating on base percentage.  He doesn't have any walks or hit-by-pitch to boost his OBP, so when you calculate it, his OBP ends up lower than BA because of the sac fly.

That's because I like to move at a Snell's pace.  

Hindsight, dummy!

It's really hard to dismiss Thorpe and Jackie, but I feel if Bo was around at either of their primes that he would've ran circles around both of them.

For pure athletic ability Dave Winfield. He was drafted by NBA, MLB & NFL.

Hahaha same thought friend

The only way I trade a starter is if we sign Snell and Clevinger/Lorenzon and you trade someone for either a bat or a prospect haul that has at least the value of the pick we would lose for signing Snell. 

Scot Shields was recruited from the Post Office.

I respect a man who puts his kids and marriage before his job. He's right; it's just a job. But he's not a software programmer or ad salesman. Millions of strangers from around the world watch his "job" for entertainment. More than that, so many kids dream of playing Major League Baseball but only a fraction of a percent ever get that chance.
He could show some humility and gratefulness for getting to do something very, very few people ever get to do — AND still prioritize his family life. He makes more than enough money to allow for quality time with wife and kids all throughout the year.

We have officially come full circle.

It's nice to see women posting stuff like this in his defense. 

I'm stoned

The Rangers got a shit ton of value from their farm system in 2023. And that which wasn't particularly valuable due to games played, proved to be incredibly value in the playoffs. 
Hard to picture the Angels replicating that. Maybe if Trout and Rendon play 300 games combined and played like it's their prime, then all of O'Hoppe, Neto and Schanuel played a full season and produced, then Silseth came in and was awesome and everyone in the rotation had a bounce back season and everyone in the bullpen was great and then got Bachman and Joyce to stabilize the middle innings....
Then sure..

It’s Spanish for Trey Cabbage

I like the Aaron Hicks signing.  127 OPS+ with Baltimore.  Low risk and high reward.  Saves $$$ for other moves.