View Poll Results: Worst move of the offseason

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  • Adam Dunn signing

    3 33.33%
  • Carl Crawford signing

    0 0%
  • Vernon Wells trade

    4 44.44%
  • Jayson Werth signing

    2 22.22%
  • Locking up Tulo for no reason

    0 0%
  • Locking up Braun for no reason

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Thread: Worst Offseason Move

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    Baseball Slant Worst Offseason Move

    The offseason was filled with moves that some saw as stinkers and some more just mindfuckers. From Adam Dunn to Jayson Werth, we have a lot of choices but what do you think was the worst offseason move?

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    Re: Worst Offseason Move

    I went with the Wells trade but it was a tougher one than I thought it would be. The Angels took on a ton of salary and might have cost them a shot at the playoffs by trading Napoli.

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    Re: Worst Offseason Move

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    Re: Worst Offseason Move

    Adam Dunn would have set the record for WORST AVG. EVER if they hadn't benched him.

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    Re: Worst Offseason Move

    It's hard to trade for somebody whose price tag is $81 million and emerge with the less valuable player in the deal, but the Angels did it.

    I also love that the Nats will be paying $126 million for the Dodger version of Jayson Werth, except now he's on the wrong side of 30.

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    Re: Worst Offseason Move

    I really don't see the problem with Braun or Tulowitzki being signed long term. Keeps them away from the Evil Empire and Nation. Plus..they're really good players on their respective teams.


    Can we have a tie? I wanted to vote for Wells and Dunn. Could we mash it together maybe? Vernad Wunnells? I won't fully blame Dunn on the White Sox's miserable year, since Alexis Rios forgot how to hit and so did others, plus they played duck duck goose with their close for half the year. But damn. And LAA is just blatantly.. I don't know what. Not only did Napoli out hit Wells, he out hit Wells + all of their catchers combined. I know he's not an every day catcher, but even still.. I think he out hit Wells + LAA's catchers + Arencibia combined. Napoli is the man.
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    Re: Worst Offseason Move

    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdom_of_Zito View Post
    I really don't see the problem with Braun or Tulowitzki being signed long term. Keeps them away from the Evil Empire and Nation. Plus..they're really good players on their respective teams.
    Both players were already locked up and the was just no point in extending them NOW as they were years from free agency. Now a career ending injury could severely drown a team's payroll for years to come.

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