No Madson Deal Yet; Phils May Pursue Papelbon
By Dan Mennella [November 10, 2011 at 10:19pm CST]
10:19pm: Officials around the league are suggesting the Phillies' pact with
Madson may have fallen through because the first big deal of the offseason
"may harm the ongoing CBA negotiations, suggesting the owners believe an
agreement is a formality," according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports.
Another possibility is that MLB didn't like the terms of the deal, one that
would set a relatively high bar for a free-agent class flush with closers,
reports Brown.
4:18pm: Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said that the club never agreed to terms
on a contract with closer Ryan Madson, according to Jayson Stark of ESPN.
Amaro categorized the rumored four-year, $44MM contract as "unequivocally
false," reports Stark (Twitter links).
The Phils are interested in Jonathan Papelbon, tweets Jon Heyman of SI.com,
so if talks with Madson don't work out, Pap may be their new target.
The Phils' reported near-deal with Madson has unfolded curiously since the
story broke on Tuesday afternoon. The holdup in it becoming official was
apparently that Phillies president David Montgomery had not approved the
terms. Heyman tweeted earlier this afternoon that there was little optimism
that Montgomery would sign off on the pact, which had become a hot topic of
discussion. There was a split among executives and agents regarding whether
it would have been a good deal.
We've not yet heard rumors strongly tying Papelbon to any club, although we
heard Tuesday that his name has come up during the Blue Jays' internal
discussions. The right-hander, who has spent his entire career to date with
the Red Sox, figures to command one of the two biggest free agent contracts
for closers, along with Madson.
一切都是誤會，就算手上有裸照都不會一時衝動給Madson這張大約。
說不定4年44M是要開給阿碰的是吧!
不過阿碰要4年44M的話，簽嗎?
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By Dan Mennella [November 10, 2011 at 10:19pm CST]
10:19pm: Officials around the league are suggesting the Phillies' pact with
Madson may have fallen through because the first big deal of the offseason
"may harm the ongoing CBA negotiations, suggesting the owners believe an
agreement is a formality," according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports.
Another possibility is that MLB didn't like the terms of the deal, one that
would set a relatively high bar for a free-agent class flush with closers,
reports Brown.
4:18pm: Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said that the club never agreed to terms
on a contract with closer Ryan Madson, according to Jayson Stark of ESPN.
Amaro categorized the rumored four-year, $44MM contract as "unequivocally
false," reports Stark (Twitter links).
The Phils are interested in Jonathan Papelbon, tweets Jon Heyman of SI.com,
so if talks with Madson don't work out, Pap may be their new target.
The Phils' reported near-deal with Madson has unfolded curiously since the
story broke on Tuesday afternoon. The holdup in it becoming official was
apparently that Phillies president David Montgomery had not approved the
terms. Heyman tweeted earlier this afternoon that there was little optimism
that Montgomery would sign off on the pact, which had become a hot topic of
discussion. There was a split among executives and agents regarding whether
it would have been a good deal.
We've not yet heard rumors strongly tying Papelbon to any club, although we
heard Tuesday that his name has come up during the Blue Jays' internal
discussions. The right-hander, who has spent his entire career to date with
the Red Sox, figures to command one of the two biggest free agent contracts
for closers, along with Madson.
一切都是誤會，就算手上有裸照都不會一時衝動給Madson這張大約。
說不定4年44M是要開給阿碰的是吧!
不過阿碰要4年44M的話，簽嗎?
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