2017 A's

[bjd2933]

LF Jason Bay
SP David Bush
MR Brian Finch
MR John Ennis
CF Mitch Maier
MR Oscar Villareal
MR Blaine Boyer
C Jeff Mathis
MR Gary Majewski


Not gonna sign them all, just want to gauge the prices.

[Providence A's]

Bay - please let me hear your offer!
Bush - $3.18 mil x 2 years
Finch - probably test market, offer?
Ennis - signed MLC
Maier - $3 mil x 2 years
Villareal - $527k x 2 years
Boyer - probably test market, offer?
Mathis - $1.88 mil x 2 years
Majewski - $1.2 mil x 2 years

[bjd2933]

Sign Maier, Villareal, Mathis and Majewski

offer finch 2 years @ 1,250,000 per
Offer Bay 1 year @ 1,750,000


I'll pass on Boyer and Bush... I'll go after a better starter than bush in free agency

[Providence A's]

all 4 of those guys signed

Finch - more $! slowly, getting impatient
Bay - $ not enough! mood isn't too bad.

[bjd2933]

finch 2 years @ 1,800,000
Bay 1 year @ 2 mil- final offer

[Providence A's]

Finch - signed
Bay - signed

[bjd2933]

Nice... basically retaining the same team for cheaper, with enough money to bring in a pitcher or two, and possibly another corner OF.

[Providence A's]

sure...makes sense I suppose.