2011 Cubbies

[DMBZeppelin]

I'd like the asking price for the following:

1B, Todd Helton
MR, Brad Lidge
LF, Jonny Gomes
CL, Ramon Ramirez
MR, Bobby Jenks

[Providence A's]

Helton - $3.85 mil per year for 1 year
Lidege - $9.8 mil per year for 3 years
Gomes - $5.1 mil per year for 3 years
Ramirez - in prime, test market, offer?
Jenks - probably I'll test the market, but let me hear an offer.

[DMBZeppelin]

- See if Helton will do the 3.85 for 2 years. If not just sign him for the one.
- Offer Lidge $9 million for 2 years. If he says no offer $9.8 for 2.
- Sign Gomes
- Offer Ramirez $6.2 million per for 5 years.
- Offer Jenks $7 million per for 3 years.

[Providence A's]

Helton - signed
Lidge - I want more money! Slowly, I am getting impatient to $9 mil per year for 2 years. I want more money. I am pretty close to breaking off negotiations to $9.8 mil for 2 years.
Gomes - signed
Ramirez - signed
Jenks - signed

[DMBZeppelin]

can you see if Lidge has changed his asking price? I'm hoping his $9.8 for 3 went down when his ERA went up.

[Providence A's]

Lidge - $9.8 mil per year for 3 years

[DMBZeppelin]

God I hate Lidge. See if he'll do $10.4 for 1 year.

[Providence A's]

Lidge - I want a longer contract! The ice is getting thinner, my friend!

[DMBZeppelin]

$10.2 for 2 years. If he doesn't like it he can walk. I can't believe he's asking for ace money.

[Providence A's]

Lidge - this isn't going anywhere. I will test the FA market.