2010 A's

[Providence A's]

now it's my turn to go nuts with extensions

Free Agents
CF Kotsay
MR Duchscherer
2B Ellis
SP Perez

Arbitration Players
OF/DH Snelling
RF Buck
MR Marshall
DH Cust
CL Casilla
C Suzuki
SS Casilla
SP Asahina
SP Hirsh
CF Gomez
C Barton
MR Brown
SP Pelfrey
MR Ramirez

I apologize, but I've got a crap load of arby guys and I'm sure most will give the "in prime, blah, blah" bullshit, but I'd like to sign them if possible. I don't like to wait until they're going to be free agents.

[nick]

no problemo at all



CF Kotsay - will agree to a MLC
MR Duchscherer - please let me hear your offer
2B Ellis - probably will test the market, but offer?
SP Perez - will agree to a MLC

Arbitration Players
OF/DH Snelling - in prime, would let like to test market, offer?
RF Buck - in prime, would let like to test market, offer?
MR Marshall - in prime, would let like to test market, offer?
DH Cust - probably will test the market, but offer?
CL Casilla - please let me hear your offer
C Suzuki - 1.6 mil per for 2 yrs
SS Casilla - please let me hear your offer
SP Asahina - 2 mil per for 2 yrs
SP Hirsh - 3.230 mil per for 2 yrs
CF Gomez - in prime, would like to test market, offer?
C Barton - in prime, would like to test market, offer?
MR Brown - in prime, would like to test market, offer?
SP Pelfrey - 840,000 per for 2 yrs
MR Ramirez - in prime, would like to test market, offer?

[Providence A's]

thanks...and damn, they don't want to make it easy on me, but I'll try my best to make it easy on you St. Nick.

Free Agents
Sign Kotsay and Perez to MLCs as they desire.
Duke - $2.25 mil x 3 years
Ellis - $2.5 mil x 3 years

Arbitration Players
Snelling - $3.25 mil x 4 years (if not $3 mil x 3 years)
Buck - $3 mil x 4 years (if not $2.75 mil x 3 years)
Marshall - $3 mil x 5 years (if not 4 years...if not 3 years)
Casilla - $3.5 mil x 5 years (if not 4 years...if not 3 years)
Suzuki - $2 mil x 4 years (if not 3 years)
Asahina - $2 mil x 4 years (if not 3 years)
Hirsh - $3.5 mil x 4 years (if not 3 years)

also check:

Gaudin
Redding
Matos

I'm hoping Redding and Matos will take MLCs...

[nick]

Duke - signed
Ellis - money isn't enough, next offer

Snelling: offer 1, doesn't want to be tied up so long, offer 2, wants more money
Buck - $ not enough for first offer, which I assume will mean the same for the second, plus he said he is getting impatient, so I didn't offer again
Marshall - signed for 3 yrs
Casilla - $3.5 mil x 5 years - signed for 5 yrs
Suzuki - $2 mil x 4 years - signed for 3 yrs
Asahina - $2 mil x 4 years (if not 3 years) signed for 4 yrs
Hirsh - $3.5 mil x 4 years (if not 3 years) - signed for 3 yrs



All 3 signed MLCs.

[Providence A's]

Thanks.

Ellis - $4 mil x 2 years
Snelling - $4.5 mil x 3 years
Buck - $4.25 mil x 3 years

the rest signed if I'm reading that correctly, right?

[nick]

Ellis: money is not enough.
Snelling: signed
Buck: wants more money, pretty close to breaking off negotiations

and yup, the rest all signed.

[Providence A's]

thanks...wtf Buck, your ratings are above your talent you greedy prick.

Ellis - $5 mil x 2 years
Buck - $5 mil x 3 years...if he's pissed, then he can go to arby where he'll make less

[nick]

Ellis: More money! Mood isn't too bad
Buck: Ice is even thinner, my friend!

[Providence A's]

Ellis - $6 mil x 2 years

thanks!

Buck can go Buck himself...jerk

[nick]

Ellis wants more money. Mood isn't too bad. Next offer

[Providence A's]

jebus...$6.5 mil x 2 years...if not $7 mil x 2 years

[nick]

More money for both. Mood still isn't too bad.

[Providence A's]

jease, you have 3 solid seasons in a row and you think you're friggin' A-Rod or something...

$7.5 mil x 2 years

[nick]

More money! Slowly, I am getting impateint.

[Providence A's]

slowly, I'm getting pissed...

$8.5 mil x 2 years