Can’t wait for it to come out that we offered 55m for 3yr again acting like AAV matters in a sport with fully guaranteed contracts.
So the Jays offered the same as the Pirates and he picked the Jays instead? Yeah I buy that entirely.
Sucks but it’s most likely he just didn’t want to play here. And can you blame him? Why would you pick Pittsburgh over Toronto in this case?
Get Suarez and it’s a fine miss
I thought the Pirates were at 4 years $72M?
Gotta overpay. Heavily. Sucks but that’s the hole this organization has dug for themselves for decades.
Face it. Free agents don’t want to come to Pittsburgh and honestly how can you blame them until things change (aka new ownership)…
now what? A washed Suarez? they have to get another bat. But it’s pretty clear that nobody wants to play here.
Ya but we got pierogi’s and pickles so who really lost here
The pirates have done it to themselves with their business model, or lack thereof, over the years. Hard to blame him.
Toronto is a better cultural fit and it makes sense. I mean really any team should be able to pay that…
Pivot to Suarez. Put your money where your mouth is and actually go with an established guy with a bunch of pop
It’ll be interesting to see if ownership is serious or if they’re offering deals where they know they aren’t getting them.
Offering the same deal to Okamoto or Schwarber is one thing but will they pay for guys that aren’t as sought after but still good value?
Nobody wants to play for the Pirates. Nothing surprising here.
First take after throwing up in my mouth: this guy has never hit major league pitching. It’s far from a guarantee he comes in and is an all star. Also… last I checked, there’s nothing guaranteeing you make the playoffs on ANY team – except maybe the dodgers. We do know that it takes money spent to win, but spending the most doesn’t necessarily
Mean anything. See the Mets.
So, sack up Ben… go sign a 3B, a starting pitcher and a quality bench bay that can actually play a position when needed.
Let’s get up, dust off and make this team better.
Plenty of great players still out there.
FUCK! They weren’t even among the teams listed for wanting him! Go get Suarez NOW! Or we’ll riot! >:(
It’s sad because it makes you wonder if improvement is even possible. We’re not only money-poor we’re reputation-poor.
Money. These guys want money. This is not hard to understand.
They Jay’s were in the world series. A hell or alot farther along than the pBuccos have been in 35 years
If you want him, you have to make it impossible him to look somehwere else. Matching everyone else’s number means you don’t want him.
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Yeah he didn’t want us and I don’t blame him
Well, he probably just didn’t want to play here
Mickey Mouse team.
Can’t wait for it to come out that we offered 55m for 3yr again acting like AAV matters in a sport with fully guaranteed contracts.
So the Jays offered the same as the Pirates and he picked the Jays instead? Yeah I buy that entirely.
Sucks but it’s most likely he just didn’t want to play here. And can you blame him? Why would you pick Pittsburgh over Toronto in this case?
Get Suarez and it’s a fine miss
I thought the Pirates were at 4 years $72M?
Gotta overpay. Heavily. Sucks but that’s the hole this organization has dug for themselves for decades.
Face it. Free agents don’t want to come to Pittsburgh and honestly how can you blame them until things change (aka new ownership)…
now what? A washed Suarez? they have to get another bat. But it’s pretty clear that nobody wants to play here.
Ya but we got pierogi’s and pickles so who really lost here
The pirates have done it to themselves with their business model, or lack thereof, over the years. Hard to blame him.
Toronto is a better cultural fit and it makes sense. I mean really any team should be able to pay that…
Pivot to Suarez. Put your money where your mouth is and actually go with an established guy with a bunch of pop
It’ll be interesting to see if ownership is serious or if they’re offering deals where they know they aren’t getting them.
Offering the same deal to Okamoto or Schwarber is one thing but will they pay for guys that aren’t as sought after but still good value?
Nobody wants to play for the Pirates. Nothing surprising here.
First take after throwing up in my mouth: this guy has never hit major league pitching. It’s far from a guarantee he comes in and is an all star. Also… last I checked, there’s nothing guaranteeing you make the playoffs on ANY team – except maybe the dodgers. We do know that it takes money spent to win, but spending the most doesn’t necessarily
Mean anything. See the Mets.
So, sack up Ben… go sign a 3B, a starting pitcher and a quality bench bay that can actually play a position when needed.
Let’s get up, dust off and make this team better.
Plenty of great players still out there.
FUCK! They weren’t even among the teams listed for wanting him! Go get Suarez NOW! Or we’ll riot! >:(
It’s sad because it makes you wonder if improvement is even possible. We’re not only money-poor we’re reputation-poor.
Money. These guys want money. This is not hard to understand.
They Jay’s were in the world series. A hell or alot farther along than the pBuccos have been in 35 years
If you want him, you have to make it impossible him to look somehwere else. Matching everyone else’s number means you don’t want him.
The theme of the offseason
Just missed..