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Greinke Getting 4 Year Extension Through 2012 (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=201145)

Coach

01-26-2009 01:03 PM

Excellent news.

jwazzie

01-26-2009 01:05 PM

Greinke + Looney Town = Awesomeness

Demonpenz

01-26-2009 01:20 PM

Tomorrow's headline "Grienke to have tommy John surgery"

gblowfish

01-26-2009 01:21 PM

Go Steve Nebraska!!!

58-4ever

01-26-2009 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz (Post 5427874)

Tomorrow's headline "Grienke to have tommy John surgery but decides to start pitching left-handed and dominating like Sandy Koufax!"

fixed your post

Demonpenz

01-26-2009 01:23 PM

sandy kofax liked banana's

SCTrojan

01-26-2009 01:30 PM

The most significant accomplishment of the off-season, IMO.

DJ's left nut

01-26-2009 01:30 PM

So if you figure 4/8 for his next two years of Arby, that's roughly $23 million for his first 2 years of FA eligibility (presuming $35 mil to be accurate).

If he pitches like he can for the next 2 seasons, he'd have easily bettered that. A 27 yr. old with 200 K potential goes for $18 million(ish) if he gets the right teams involved.

doomy3

01-26-2009 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SCTrojan (Post 5427910)

The most significant accomplishment of the off-season, IMO.

By a long shot.

doomy3

01-26-2009 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 5427918)

So if you figure 4/8 for his next two years of Arby, that's roughly $25 million for his first 2 years of FA eligibility (presuming $35 mil to be accurate).

If he pitches like he can for the next 2 seasons, he'd have easily bettered that. A 27 yr. old with 200 K potential goes for $18 million(ish) if he gets the right teams involved.

MAJOR bargain. He would have commanded much more, IF he continues his current trend

Pitt Gorilla

01-26-2009 01:34 PM

Awesome news. A few option years would have been icing on the cake, though.

North Dakota Chief

01-26-2009 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 5427532)

Piss.

I had him locked in in my dynasty league b/c I figured for sure he'd go to the NL so he could hit. I'm really surprised to see he signed long-term in the AL.

Facing the pitcher's slot 3 times every start yeilds another 20 Ks or so over the course of the season, not to mention the lower ERA and WHIP as a result.

Damn you Greinke for screwing up my long-term plan.

Are you a Royals fan?

ChiefsCountry

01-26-2009 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by North Dakota Chief (Post 5428278)

Are you a Royals fan?

No he is a fan of the pillowbiters from across the St. Louis. :D

Sure-Oz

01-26-2009 02:35 PM

awesome, we can trade him in 3 years in his prime!!!!111111111

DJ's left nut

01-26-2009 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 5428310)

No he is a fan of the pillowbiters from across the St. Louis. :D

While I'll object to the editorializing, the basic premise is undeniably true. I am a fan of the rightful '85 WS Champions.

I've spent the last 4 years or so trying to figure out how STL could pry Greinke away from you guys. When he was a rookie I watched him in a game where he followed up a 96 mph heater with a 59 mph curve. From then I was hooked. I was really hoping we could swap Reyes for him back when he was really having a rough go of it, I'd have throwin in Chris Duncan for good measure. After the '06 season when Duncan had 25(ish) HRs after a callup and Reyes owned Detroit in the WS, the iron seemed hot.

Instead our brain trust ruined young Anthony and shipped him off to CLE for a reliever we promptly left exposed in the Rule 5 draft. Duncan is now injured and doesn't have a place to play. Not good times.

Y'all have a keeper.

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