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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
With Manny, Harper and Kershaw set to hit FA, we shall see if $300 million is a bridge too far.
I hope that your info is true. If so, I love Manny way better, he is the best player in baseball not named Trout. He would be a great fit with us. In another era, it would be a slam dunk. We should offer Manny $300+ million or thrown in another $20-$25 million more than whatever another team is offering up to $350 million to get Manny.
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The cards are one of the few teams that can justify being in the FA market. They don't have tons of LT dead weight and they have plenty of $...and they're competitive. The 2-tier system we have now makes it pointless for either the shitty (KC, White Sux) or good (Indians) to ever sign anyone.
Dodgers-RedSox-Spanks-Giants-Texas-Ana-Mets literally have ZERO incentive to sign any of these guys. They're the big spenders aren't they? They're either runaway winners or rebuilding.
ASStros are guaranteed to get one. Harper or Machado. Verlander 28M comes off the books in 2020, Springer a FA in 2020, Reddick gone 2019. It's a virtual certainty.