Carlos Pena

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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Damon In Pinstripes, A New Bat, And Dealing For Lee

  January 16, 2012 at 7:30 am 26 comments

  The One Where We Discuss Damon In Pinstripes, A New Bat, And Dealing For Lee

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Maddon’s Next Deal, First Base, And Naughty Aybar

  January 13, 2012 at 8:00 am 7 comments

  Off-Season (click image for random Wikipedia page) According to Marc Topkin, Joe Maddon’s contract talks are “progressing.” Maddon is in the final year of a contract that will pay him approximately $1.3 million in 2012. And like the Rays key players, Maddon is due for a significant raise. We have [...]

   
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  The 12 Days Of Raysmas: Day 1 (One $8 million bat)

  December 26, 2011 at 12:26 am 16 comments

  Carlos Pena may be the best bat left on the market not named Prince.

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Sternberg’s Comments, Pena’s Letter And The 2011 Roster

  December 20, 2010 at 7:12 am 22 comments

  Stuart Sternberg spoke on a number of topics including Carl Crawford (“thrilled we and he were able to put him in a position to take care of his family for generations to come”), big money in free agency this year (“it’s discouraging”) and next year’s payroll (“It’s really a question [...]

   
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  How Good Are The Rays At Signing “Under-The-Radar” Free Agents?

  December 13, 2010 at 11:00 am 15 comments

  Andrew Friedman and Co. are neck deep in their sixth hot stove season. We know the Rays are great at making trades. And we have a sense that they are pretty good at drafting. But how good are they at free agency? The Rays are well-known for picking up hidden [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Screwing The Fans, Ignorant Chicago Media And Keeping Garza

  December 9, 2010 at 7:25 am 15 comments

  In case you missed it late last night, Carl Crawford agreed to a seven-year, $142 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. Yes, the Red Sox. —- Why did the Rays raise the ticket prices for an entire section by 65 percent? Was it because that section is filled with [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pena Signing With The Cubs

  December 8, 2010 at 7:26 am 14 comments

  Carlos Pena’s days with the Rays are officially over. Ken Rosenthal, who apparently never sleeps, reported at 3:00 this morning that Pena has agreed on a contract with the Cubs. The deal is for one-year and $10 million. The deal comes on the heels of Scott Boras’ second meeting with [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Crawford (Again), The Pumkin’s New Deal And Pena’s Future

  December 7, 2010 at 7:26 am 4 comments

  Yesterday we argued that Carl Crawford’s price went up with Jayson Werth’s new contract. Jayson Stark takes the contrarian view. He argues that if Crawford’s price has gone up, then his options have gone down. In fact, Stark argues that Crawford’s options may now be limited to just the Yankees. [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Crawford’s New Value, Dirtbag’s Old Value And Adios Carlos

  December 6, 2010 at 7:10 am 13 comments

  The Nationals signed Jayson Werth to a seven-year $126 million (avg. $18M per season) contract, a move that will have a big impact on Carl Crawford’s future. When the off-season started, we predicted Crawford would sign for seven years and $105 million. Well, Werth’s new deal means teams looking to [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pena To The Nats, St. Pete’s Loss And CC’s iPads

  November 29, 2010 at 7:08 am 3 comments

  Buster Olney had the following to say about the Nationals’ interest in Carlos Pena… Heard this: Some team officials that have talked about Carlos Pena view the Washington Nationals as being the club most enthusiastic about acquiring the first baseman. The key here, is this is what officials from other [...]