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Baseball Think Factory: "According to a source with knowledge of the situation, former Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi will be joining the cast of ESPN’s Baseball Tonight starting in March ... An official announcement regarding Ricciardi is expected either later this week or early next week."

Additional BBTN newcomers could include Aaron Boone and Nomar Garciaparra. Well, at least the BBTN infield will hit for power!

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christaylor - Tuesday, February 23 2010 @ 09:01 PM EST (#212010) #
All those years of Wednesdays with JP (which I was beginning to think were just bad dream) are beginning to make more sense now. Not much more sense, but more sense.

Hopefully, JPs scary clown act plays better on BBTN than the FAN. Hopefully, Adam Dunn comes up frequently as a topic of conversation.

I can forgive JPs GMing, his schmuck-iness on the radio, never.
westcoast dude - Tuesday, February 23 2010 @ 10:15 PM EST (#212011) #
Well, JP Ricciardi loves the game.    Honestly, I mean honestly, he's had his eyes done, but what about the nose?
greenfrog - Tuesday, February 23 2010 @ 11:04 PM EST (#212012) #
I'm sure he'll be a colourful commentator, and I'm happy for JP, but I'm not looking forward to the inevitable blabbing about his tenure in Toronto, Rogers, the Halladay trade negotiations, Toronto fans/media, excuses for never winning 90 games, Frank Thomas, Shea Hillenbrand, AJ Burnett, etc. I expect it will be sort of like the Keith Law situation all over again. Sigh.
John Northey - Wednesday, February 24 2010 @ 08:42 AM EST (#212014) #
The good thing about him being a broadcaster is we'll probably learn a lot about what happened over his years here. I love the behind the scene stuff so, even though a lot will be coloured by his self-interest, it will be quite interesting to hear about.
Forkball - Wednesday, February 24 2010 @ 08:55 AM EST (#212015) #
Well, there's another reason to not watch BBTN.  I've found it unwatchable for years now.

I find ESPNews to be much more palatable, mainly because they don't give 'analysis' - just highlights and boxscores.  MLB network is pretty good, mostly because they cut into games at important times during games, but they can fall into the same BBTN cliche analysis as well.

Ducey - Wednesday, February 24 2010 @ 10:48 AM EST (#212016) #

"...but I'm not looking forward to the inevitable blabbing about his tenure in Toronto, Rogers, the Halladay trade negotiations, Toronto fans/media, excuses for never winning 90 games, Frank Thomas, Shea Hillenbrand, AJ Burnett, etc. I expect it will be sort of like the Keith Law situation all over again. Sigh."

You forget that they are preaching to an American audience who could not care less about the Jays.  I expect he will be asked to talk about New York and Boston a lot.  Most of his comments will start with, "Well when I was GM of the Jays, I learned about how difficult it is to compete with the Yankees..."

Craig B - Wednesday, February 24 2010 @ 10:52 AM EST (#212018) #
Heh.  It doesn't take long... JP is "officially an idiot" as I believe his phrase goes.
ramone - Wednesday, February 24 2010 @ 12:35 PM EST (#212020) #
I've heard JP on XM since his firing and he mostly talked about how tough the AL East was.  He went on and on about it actually, it got quite boring, he was definetley in defense mode still.
CeeBee - Wednesday, February 24 2010 @ 07:54 PM EST (#212022) #

"I've heard JP on XM since his firing and he mostly talked about how tough the AL East was."

Then again, thats pretty much the truth, isn't it?

greenfrog - Wednesday, February 24 2010 @ 09:18 PM EST (#212023) #
"The good thing about him being a broadcaster is we'll probably learn a lot about what happened over his years here. I love the behind the scene stuff so, even though a lot will be coloured by his self-interest, it will be quite interesting to hear about."

I would be interested in hearing JP asked point blank whether he really turned down a Jose Cruz-for-David Wright trade because he wanted a "major-league-ready player" (as Keith Law claims).
Dave Till - Wednesday, February 24 2010 @ 10:18 PM EST (#212024) #
When J.P. was here, he seemed to sometimes have a tendency to, um, not consider all of the ramifications of his comments before making them. This might be fun.

Can they invite Adam Dunn on the program as a guest commentator? Or maybe Richard Griffin?
katman - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 01:36 AM EST (#212027) #
Heck, invite Adam Dunn AND Richard Griffith!
Radster - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 02:37 AM EST (#212029) #

"Then again, thats pretty much the truth, isn't it?"

 Well, if we know the truth, then it can't be a lie, can it?

electric carrot - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 12:21 PM EST (#212034) #
Maybe I'm alone here but I actually much preferred JP as the GM vs. JP the loudmouth know-it-all I have no internal editor guy.


Mike Green - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 01:48 PM EST (#212035) #
Not exactly alone.  I saw Ricciardi as a mixture of strengths and weaknesses on both the decision-making and communication fronts. 
Shane - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 06:16 PM EST (#212036) #

I've heard JP on XM since his firing and he mostly talked about how tough the AL East was.  He went on and on about it actually, it got quite boring, he was definetley in defense mode still.

No way!! Can't imagine it. Totally strengths and weaknesses during his tenure. His weaknesses were major though and negated everything else. Sad. It looked so good there for a while. Too bad he couldn't control his own personality.

CaramonLS - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 07:09 PM EST (#212037) #
Then again, thats pretty much the truth, isn't it?

And that is the difference between the good ones and the bad ones...

The bad ones can't see past the barriers while the good ones look for ways to go around them.
CeeBee - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 07:31 PM EST (#212038) #

"And that is the difference between the good ones and the bad ones...

The bad ones can't see past the barriers while the good ones look for ways to go around them."

And so far A.A. appears to be doing that which is a good thing IMO.

ramone - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 10:35 PM EST (#212039) #

Just got my copy of Baseball Prospectus 2010, it's a rather depressing read for Jay's fans.  States that JP left the Jays barren with only two decent hitters on the team under 27 (Lind, Snider), neither of which has much defensive value.  Overall they like AA except for the Wallace trade, as they think Wallace may be Overbay version 2.0.  Whereas Baseball America said in this year's edition of their prospect handbook that Wallace could eventually hit for a batting title he is such a gifted hitter.  I'll go with the Baseball America on this.  They also mention that trading Chavez to the Mariners was odd for a team so early in the contending process as Chavez is a future middle of the order threat.  I don 't recall BP mentioning much about Chavez during his breakout year last year and now that the Jays trade him they call it a mistake, perhaps some leftover JP bias here? 

The one thing they suggest which is interesting is that AA should trade HIll while his value is at a max.  They think he's more than peaked and will be "exposed" in the coming years.  Depending on the return it might be worth it, thoughts anyone?

Gerry - Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 10:51 PM EST (#212040) #

Vegas odds are out.  The Jays over/under is 71 wins.  That ties them for the bottom with the Royals, Pirates and Padres.  The Orioles, Nationals and Indians are within 2 wins.

Yankees, Sawx and Phillies are the only teams over 90 wins.

AL playoff teams would be Yankees, Red Sox, Angels and White Sox/Twins (tie) - 3.5 out of 4 the same as 2009

NL playoff teams are Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers and Braves - 3 out of 4 the same as 2009

Wildrose - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 08:22 AM EST (#212041) #
All sorts of scuttlebutt out there that the Jays are getting closer to adding some some Cubans.

The Jays have been linked to Cuban defector Jose Julio Ruiz -- a 25-year-old first baseman who some believe is ready for the Majors -- and it has been reported that the club held a private workout him on Tuesday. Toronto is also believed to have interest in 19-year-old Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechevarria.

Also I found this interesting.

Anthopoulos added that the money available for possible free-agent signings does not come from the same pool of funds that is for the Draft.

John Northey - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 09:40 AM EST (#212042) #
Sounds good to me. If the Jays have cash to blow and two free-agents are sitting out there who the Jays would control for 6+ prime years if they sign them then go do it.

Very glad to hear that AA won't lose draft funds if he signs these two as well.
Ryan Day - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 10:08 AM EST (#212043) #
And so far A.A. appears to be doing that which is a good thing IMO.

Is he? He's said a fair bit, but he hasn't really done a whole lot just yet. There's the Halladay & Morrow trades, which I like, but other than that he's signed a bunch of backup catchers, relievers, and a mediocre closer. Jose Bautista seems to be the starting right fielder. He's got so many relievers under contract, he might end up paying Camp and Accardo $1 million each to pitch in Vegas.

He's talked about scouting a lot, but his actual moves thus far don't seem to be significantly diffrent from what Ricciardi might have done.
Mike Green - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 10:12 AM EST (#212044) #
The Jordan Bastian article Wildrose linked to indicates that Andrew Tinnish will handling the 2010 draft, and that AA is looking for high-ceiling players whether college or high school. 

When AA announced in October that Andrew Tinnish would be head of amateur scouting, little attention was paid to it.  It looks like Tinnish will be responsible for the 2010 draft which figures to be pretty important.  Here's what the scouting organization for the Jays in 2005 looked like.  Tinnish and AA have been working together for a while...

As for the high ceiling bit, count me as a skeptic.  Scouts are, on my review of the last 20 years of drafting, able to identify the most obvious cases of high ceiling (Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez...), but once you get past the first 3 or 4 picks, the record gets very spotty.  And the notion that you can easily pick up replacements for players like Aaron Hill on the free agent market is not borne out either. 
ramone - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 11:14 AM EST (#212045) #

Interesting bit on Baseball America about Jake Eliopoulos, perhaps it wasn't all bad that the Jays didn't sign all of their top picks:

"Slumpin'Jake Eliopoulos, lhp, Chipola (Fla.) JCElioupolos was a second-round pick by the Blue Jays out of high school in Ontario last June, but he failed to sign with Canada's lone big league team before the Aug. 18 deadline, deciding instead to enroll at Chipola. Maybe he should have signed when his stock was at its apex last year, because it is on the decline now.

Eliopoulos was shelled by Bryce Harper's CC of Southern Nevada team in an 11-5 loss Saturday, allowing eight earned runs on three hits and five walks over 2 1/3 innings (though Harper himself was 0-for-2 with two walks in the game). That dropped Eliopoulos to 0-1, 8.25 through 12 innings over four outings.

"Eliopoulos was not good," said one scout who saw the lefthander earlier this season. "He needed to sign last year. His fastball is below-average, his breaking ball is below-average, his changeup is just fringy. He's a lefty with a good body, an OK delivery, and you're trying to project on him, basically."

Eliopoulos will try to get on track this weekend, as Chipola takes on Miami-Dade, Middle Georgia, St. Petersburg (Fla.) and Kanakee (Ill.)."

John Northey - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 11:55 AM EST (#212046) #
It all depends really. Back in the 80's I recall that right after the draft Gillick said Bo Jackson was to be picked right after Kansas took him in the 4th round (the Jays were 2 picks after KC) and took Xavier Hernandez as their backup choice for that round (they had scouts who told them Bo was signable), then Pat Hentgen the next round, Cris Carpenter (not the Cy Young winner, but a 27-22 guy), 2 nothing picks, then Randy Knorr, Willie Blair, a few cups of coffee guys then Darren Hall in the 28th round and Doug Linton in the 43rd.

What's funny is that their first 3 picks were Earl Sanders, Steve Cummings, and Andrew Dziadkowiec of whom only Cummings got any ML service time and only 11 games at that. Weird draft that pretty much sums up Gillick's drafting - horrid early picks but finding gems later. In 1989 they took John Olerud in the 3rd round (Gillick was speeding up his risky draft picks) thanks to a scout suggesting, again, that an unsignable could be signed. 9th round saw Jeffrey Hammonds drafted but not signed, 20th round Jeff Kent, and Aaron Small 22nd.

Basically, you need scouts to figure out who might sign on the dotted line given the chance to, and who can see that a guy has the potential to grow. Kent, for example, went from A- to A+ to AA to the majors (89/90/91/92). Olerud straight to the majors (a ML chance immediately was required iirc and it turned out to be a very good idea). Numbers cannot tell you this at this point in time, only really good scouting could tell you Olerud was ready already, or that Kent could grow quick, or that Bo Jackson really loved baseball.

High ceiling/high desire and ability to meet their needs/desires is what is required to find and get top talent. We hear that the Jays now have the fiscal resources and that AA has the scouting talent. Lets hope it works out.
Mike Green - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 01:51 PM EST (#212048) #
Who would be current examples of high value position players in mid-career? Albert Pujols, Chase Utley, Joe Mauer, Evan Longoria, Hanley Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Sizemore. 

Pujols was a classic high-upside selection, but in the 13th round (there is obviously no harm in a 13th round high ceiling selection).  Chase Utley was the 15th overall pick; as a collegiate second baseman with a good balance of skills, you could say that scouts had identified that he might develop a HoF quality second-baseman, but it seems more likely to me that he was chosen because he had a  good chance to be a solid regular solid baseman (i.e. 10-20 homers, 50-60 walks, .275 average, good defence).  Joe Mauer was the first overall pick, but the decision to pick him over Mark Prior may have been governed by upside considerations; the majority of scouts at the time felt that Prior had the higher upside but the Twins' scouts have often had their own views on this.  Evan Longoria was the 3rd overall pick out of college; it was obvious from the time he was drafted that he had the skills to be a major league third baseman of above-average quality.  Hanley Ramirez was an upside acquisition, but outside the draft.  Mark Teixeira was picked 5th overall out of college; like Longoria, it was obvious from the time he was drafted that he had the skills to be a major league corner infielder of above-average quality.  David Wright and Grady Sizemore are the only real examples of a successful "high-upside" draft at a reasonable time (middle 1st round- 4th round).  Ryan Zimmerman was the 4th overall pick out of college; evaluation of upside may have had a small role in his selection.  Dustin Pedroia was a 2nd round pick out of college, and was criticized for his low upside (Jody Reed was the suggestion of Jim Callis). 

Upside obviously has some bearing on which players are the wisest to choose, but my point is that those position players who end up having the highest value are usually either identified early on as being likely solid contributors (high upside or not) or not identified at all (like Pujols).  For pitchers, the record of identification of high performance from perceived upside is at least as tenuous.

It is a different thing for the organization  to draft more high school or raw collegiate pitchers with a view to performing more of the development itself.  This applies most beneficially in the 4th round and later.   

christaylor - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 02:56 PM EST (#212049) #
"Pujols was a classic high-upside selection, but in the 13th round (there is obviously no harm in a 13th round high ceiling selection)."

Was Pujols a high-upside pick? I got the impression from "Three Nights In August" that Pujols was someone who was not thought very highly of when he was drafted and St. Louis only found him because he was playing nearby (the buzz must have spread). Then in 2000 he showed everyone... but that could just have been an impression that the writer wanted to give to make Pujols seem even more amazing than he actually is (incredible, I know).

I learned that Pujols is amazing and Dave Duncan believes in throwing first pitch strikes. Which is not to say I did not enjoy the book.
Dewey - Friday, February 26 2010 @ 05:29 PM EST (#212050) #
It all depends really.

John, you have seldom spoken truer words.  Maybe never.  :)
christaylor - Saturday, February 27 2010 @ 03:29 PM EST (#212051) #
From Bastian's new blog: http://mlbastian.mlblogs.com/

"Every Saturday from now until the end of camp, I plan on including my current predictions for the Opening Day roster. Two days into full-squad workouts, here is who I believe will be among the 25 players headed north:

PITCHERS -- Starters: Ricky Romero, Shaun Marcum, Brandon Morrow, Brian Tallet, Marc Rzepczynski. Relievers: Kevin Gregg, Scott Downs, Jason Frasor, Shawn Camp, Jesse Carlson, Casey Janssen, Jeremy Accardo

POS. PLAYERS: John Buck, Jose Molina, Lyle Overbay, Aaron Hill, Alex Gonzalez, Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Lind, Travis Snider, Vernon Wells, Jose Bautista, John McDonald, Joey Gathright, Randy Ruiz."

Mike Green - Saturday, February 27 2010 @ 04:46 PM EST (#212052) #
I'd rather have Purcey around than Tallet.  A decision to have Tallet around and in the rotation rather than Purcey would have me scratching my head.  I have no idea what the chances are that Purcey will be a successful starter in a couple of years, but I am sure that they are more than Tallet's.  Sometimes organizations just give up on a pitcher though.
Shane - Saturday, February 27 2010 @ 05:27 PM EST (#212053) #

I have no idea what the chances are that Purcey will be a successful starter in a couple of years, but I am sure that they are more than Tallet's.

With Purcey's extremely poor control, do you figure he has a chance to be usual in any role for anyone?

 

 

Mike Green - Saturday, February 27 2010 @ 06:05 PM EST (#212054) #
If you look at Purcey in 2008 overall, he had pretty good control.  It was poor in 2009.  Erratic control is a  theme of his career, as it is with Ricky Romero.  Rally's CHONE projections have Purcey and Romero with almost identical lines.
Ryan Day - Saturday, February 27 2010 @ 06:17 PM EST (#212055) #

With Purcey's extremely poor control, do you figure he has a chance to be usual in any role for anyone?

Sure. For example, through age 28, Brian Tallet had walked 4.6/9 and struck out 5.3/9 over 90 innings.

Through age 27, Purcey is at 4.7 & 7.3, respectively, in 113 innings.

Tallet certainly turned into a useful player - though moreso in the bullpen, IMO, where he can be used for long relief and spot starts. Purcey may or may not harness his control, but 2010 is the year to figure out who's going to be useful and how.

ayjackson - Saturday, February 27 2010 @ 10:36 PM EST (#212056) #
Purcey has an option left and Tallet does not.  Tallet has the potential to be turned into a propect during the year (though I'm surprised he wasn't over the offseason).  I wouldn't cut Tallet just to get Purcey on the 25-man roster.
greenfrog - Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 12:18 AM EST (#212057) #
"Erratic control is a theme of his career, as it is with Ricky Romero."

I'm not sure the stats bear this claim out, at least not to the extent that there is a legitimate comp between the two starters. First, Romero averaged 2.9, 2.4, and 2.3 BB/9 IP in college, whereas Purcey averaged 5.3, 5.1, and 4.1 BB/ 9 IP. Second, Romero has averaged 3.8 BB/9 IP in the minors. Purcey has averaged 4.3 BB/9 IP. Finally, Romero is 2.5 years younger and averaged 4.0 BB/9 IP in his first year as a MLB pitcher last year (totalling 178 IP), whereas Purcey averaged 5.0 BB and 5.6 BB in AAA and the majors last year (at age 27).

I would like to see the Jays give Purcey another shot, but time (and career stats) would seem to be more on Romero's side.
Richard S.S. - Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 04:03 AM EST (#212059) #
Brian Tallet is a 32 year-old LHP, soon to be free-agent,  of trade value, more needed in relief.    David Purcey is a 27.9 year-old LHP, under team control for 5 more years, able to pitch 200+ innings this year, unable to determine talent or value as yet - shouldn't we find out, especially this year?   Enough said.
greenfrog - Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 07:36 AM EST (#212063) #
You could argue that "enough said" was when Purcey sailed an umpteenth fastball to the backstop in April 2009, causing Michael Barrett to give chase, fall over a batting donut, and tear a shoulder muscle. I don't personally subscribe to this view, but I can see the argument. Purcey can be a bit of a liability out there.
Chuck - Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 08:25 AM EST (#212064) #

David Purcey is a 27.9 year-old LHP, under team control for 5 more years, able to pitch 200+ innings this year

This assertion is based on what exactly?

To pitch 200 innings, he'd need 32 starts averaging over 6 innings per start. He has never averaged even 6 innings per start at any level of professional ball. But suddenly, he'll be able to do this in 2010, in the majors? He'll be able to pitch, every fifth day all season long, with enough control to keep his pitch count down and effectively enough to merit staying in the game?

Gerry - Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 03:13 PM EST (#212070) #

This sounds good.....

And so on a back field at Toronto's Spring Training complex, McGowan fired an assortment of pitches to Travis Snider, Joey Gathright, Randy Ruiz and J.P. Arencibia, the first hitters he has faced since leaving a game after four innings on July 8, 2008, with a sore right shoulder.

More than 19 months later, McGowan appeared to thrive. His pitches were sharp, and Gathright even visibly buckled when one curveball crossed the plate, muttering as he left the batter's box.

 

Richard S.S. - Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 05:01 PM EST (#212071) #

David Purcey is a 27.9 year-old LHP, under team control for 5 more years, able to pitch 200+ innings this year

This assertion is based on what exactly?

IF THEY STAY HEALTHY: Ricky Romero made 30 starts,183.0 IP, slightly more than 6.0 IP/G.   He should be able to make 33 starts with up to 213.0 IP this year.   David Purcey made 33 starts, 187.1 IP, approx. 5.2 IP/G.   He should be able to make another 33 starts with up to 217.1 IP this year.   Dana Eveland made 30 starts, 168.0 IP, approx. 5.2 IP/G.   He should be able to make 33 starts with up to 198.0 IP this year.

Every other pitcher on this staff is inning limited.   Until you can show me five pitchers, and only five pitchers, who will make 162 starts for this team, don't discount anyone.   Someone must pitch 1458+ innings for this team.   Tell me who.

Ryan Day - Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 05:42 PM EST (#212072) #
It's encouraging that McGowan seems to be healthy, but I'm not sure if overpowering Joey "630 OPS" Gathright is much of a testament to anything.
Chuck - Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 07:53 PM EST (#212073) #

Until you can show me five pitchers, and only five pitchers, who will make 162 starts for this team, don't discount anyone. 

Where is it written that the 162 starts have to come from only 5 pitchers? The Jays have at least 10 starting pitchers, all of whom I imagine will make some starts in 2010. The carousel will be all the busier in Halladay's absence.

Richard S.S. - Monday, March 01 2010 @ 05:03 AM EST (#212081) #

Where is it written that the 162 starts have to come from only 5 pitchers? The Jays have at least 10 starting pitchers, all of whom I imagine will make some starts in 2010. The carousel will be all the busier in Halladay's absence.

IF HEALTHY: First you keep the pitchers, out of options, to start the season for at least 15 starts, to gauge their ability.  Add in enough of at least 10 starting pitchers to fill out the rotation and send the rest to the minors.   When most of the Pitchers start reaching inning limitations, both here and in the minors, who starts the rest of the season.

Just look at the histories of Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Brandon Morrow and Dana Eveland, to name a few, for abuse of inning limitations.

Try to look at the bigger picture, or you run the risk getting bogged down in the details of now.

Blue in SK - Monday, March 01 2010 @ 12:24 PM EST (#212094) #
Interesting article in the Star today - about Chad Jenkins, but at the bottom is a nugget about Paxton leaving Kentucky. Does that make him a FA? or do the Jays still control his rights?
joeblow - Monday, March 01 2010 @ 12:36 PM EST (#212095) #
Chad Jenkins. What a sport, when the Pillsbury Dough-Boy is a top prospect.
Gerry - Monday, March 01 2010 @ 12:50 PM EST (#212096) #
The Jays lost their rights to Paxton on August 16th or thereabouts last season.  He will be back in the 2010 draft.
Timbuck2 - Monday, March 01 2010 @ 03:04 PM EST (#212100) #
Since the "Pillsbury Dough Boy" has lost some weight (Not that he was all THAT big to begin with) I think that moniker is unwarranted.  Now if you were to apply the name to former Jays Pitcher David Wells I'd be in perfect agreement.  That guy was(is) pure dough boy.

Heck if the Stay Puff Marshmallow man can do the same (throw in the low to mid nineties with a fantastic sinker ) we should sign him ASAP.  Same goes for Sam the Sardine, The Goodyear Man or Mr Clean.

As far as Paxton is concerned I consider that Great News.  Not so much for sticking it to the kid (although his refusal to speak says volumes about the truth behind of Mr Beestons' well chosen remarks to the Globe) as sticking it to Mr Boras for getting caught skirting the rules.  Between his early "announcement" during last years World Series and this I really get the feeling he thinks he's above the rules in baseball.   I hope he learns his lesson but he probably won't....

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