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[Mr. Enigma]

Fister to The Nationals.

Chip Caray's already getting his soundbyte puns ready.

 

[turnbuckle]

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Sandy met with the Grandy man on Sunday, nothing close though. cmon Sandy, please dont let Young be the only off-season signing.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

For Rendon., you heard it here first.

 

[Dominican Power]

Sandy met with the Grandy man on Sunday, nothing close though. cmon Sandy, please dont let Young be the only off-season signing.

I dread having to see Frankman "Grandyman" posts.

 

[McNei1y]

now we can make fister jokes. and we got a good starter too!

 

[Sanjuro]

I dread having to see Frankman "Grandyman" posts.

How many wrestling theme song lyrics use those words?

 

[turnbuckle]

Favorite Doug Fister memory - 9 consecutive strikeouts

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

JIM BOWDEN ‏@JimBowdenESPNxm 3m
Nats trade Krol, Lombardozzi and minor leaguer for Doug Fister according to sources.

Washington Nationals ‏@Nationals 1m
The #Nats have acquired Doug Fister from the #Tigers in exchange for Steve Lombardozzi, Ian Krol & Robbie Ray: http://bit.ly/1as4ZeB

 

[Windu]

Fister to The Nationals.

fuck

 

[McNei1y]

wow. steal.

 

[Dominican Power]

Who's taking over for Fister in DET?

 

[darkside31337]

That Fister trade is just mind boggling. Selig should veto that shit for baseball reasons.

 

[rando14]

Wow awesome pick up for the Nats, Fister's a great pitcher

I miss him

 

[CygnusXS]

what the holy god damned fuck Tigers?

Seriously?

Fuck

 

[Windu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E95D8ieYiGQ

 

[CygnusXS]

Man, we could have beaten that offer so easily.

 

[turnbuckle]

I hate this trade. Looks like a salary dump move.

The era of the Detroit Tigers being contenders is over. Time to give contracts to Brandon Inge and Bobby Higginson.

 

[Zep]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/yankee...inson-cano-a--200-million-deal-003633236.html

This is where I'd love for Ruben to step in and pull the Yankees card. Keep it at 7 years but offer $200 million. Unfortunately its just not realistic with Utley still in the mix.

 

[Pryce]

What the fuck, Tigers?

And what the fuck, N.L? Why would you let Fister go to the Nationals for that trash?

 

[Windu]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nationals-steal-doug-fister-from-tigers/

 

[turnbuckle]

Fister had the 9th highest cumulative WAR in baseball over the past 3 seasons and that's the garbage we get in return? Oh god I'd love to eat crow on this...but all I'm tasting now are my bitter tears :'(

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nationals-steal-doug-fister-from-tigers/

Goddammmittt

 

[Link]

Sandy met with the Grandy man on Sunday, nothing close though. cmon Sandy, please dont let Young be the only off-season signing.

Any free agent worth a damn has no interest in signing with the Mets. Get used to it.

 

[CygnusXS]

This is probaby a 3-win pick-up for the Nats. Yeah, the Braves won the division by 10 games last year while struggling with severe injuries and a coupe under-performances, but this really limits Atlanta's margin for error next year.

Right now, I think the Braves still have the better team, but not by enough for me to feel comfortable.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Mike Rizzo da god.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The FUCK are you doing, Dombrowski?

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

The most compelling story of the offseason is the posting system and ot Dombrowski going full retard.

 

[Malo]

Talk about a fleecing. God job, Nats.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Porcello has gotta be had for nothing then. Maybe stock in Little Ceasars and Maicer Izturis.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Keith Law just took a steaming shit on Dombrowski for that Fister trade. As he should.

 

[Syrinx]

What the hell are the Tigers possibly hoping to accomplish with this? I don't know what this is, but they could have gotten a hell of a better offer than that in return for a pitcher like Fister when people like Nolasco and Vargas are getting the money they're getting in this market.

 

[cashman]

What is this a salary dump?

 

[McNei1y]

I'm about to start calling Rizzo 'Hugh Jackman' because he's made some real steals.

Spoiler

sorry

 

[Malo]

I'm about to start calling Rizzo 'Hugh Jackman' because he's made some real steals.

Spoiler

sorry

You should feel bad.

 

[jbug617]

Sounds like Salty is done in Boston.

@PeteAbe: Two sources say it's unlikely catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia will return to the #RedSox.

 

[3N16MA]

DD got blindfolded and beaten by Rizzo. He then proceeded to steal Fister and take him to Washington.

 

[Opiate]

Worst trade of the last few years, I think.

 

[jbug617]

Another Trade

@Ken_Rosenthal: Source: #Athletics acquire Jim Johnson from #Orioles for 2B Jemile Weeks.

 

[Dominican Power]

Jim Johnson just got traded for Jemile Weeks.

Spoiler

WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK?

 

[Joey Fox]

The Tigers couldn't even get the pitcher they wanted from the Nats:
"@JeffPassan

Tigers asked for Taylor Jordan. Nationals wouldn't relent."

LOL

Ok, they did get the utility player they wanted:
"DD: Mentions Ray's potential again. Calls Lombardozzi one of the best utility guys in the league"

-0.7 fWAR in 2013

Unadulterated theivery.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Jemille Weeks?

 

[rando14]

Another Trade

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Jemille Weeks?

HHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HHHEEEEEEEEEEEE GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE YYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS

 

[HarryDemeanor]

The fuck is going on with these trades.

 

[Zep]

With Johnson projected to make 10 mil, I don't see the issue with trading him. I'm sure they could have waited a bit longer for someone else to bite.

 

[darkside31337]

I like the move for the Orioles. Johnson was a total salary dump, they werent going to get shit for that $10+ million salary thsi year, and they picked up an interesting change of scenery guy for him.

 

[CygnusXS]

I think you have to assume that the Tigers are really high on Robbie Ray, and that they were afraid the Nats would take him off the table if they took the time to shop Fister around further.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

teh fuck is going on? hey, did Kev pack Hughe's bags yet? you think he needs help? I can ship them out for free for him.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

I think you have to assume that the Tigers are really high

There we go.

 

[Opiate]

The Jim Johnson trade isn't nearly so lopsided. Athletics win, but Johnson has only been worth 2.7 WAR more over the last 3 years and is going to make 7-10M while Weeks makes near league minimum and is under team control for longer.