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Title: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: Mr. Happy on January 11, 2009, 10:08:44 pm: FWIW, BP is predicting that the Astros will sign AP for less than $10 million and will resign Wigginton too. Where do they get this stuff?
Title: Re: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: Russe on January 11, 2009, 10:32:17 pm: Like almost everything else they write, I'm sure this one was pulled straight out of their collective assholes.
Title: Re: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: Curly on January 12, 2009, 12:17:35 am: Quote from: Russe on January 11, 2009, 10:32:17 pm
Like almost everything else they write, I'm sure this one was pulled straight out of their collective assholes.
"That would explain the "peanuts" that they are offering for my talent" - Andy P.
Title: Re: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: BUWebguy on January 12, 2009, 09:57:26 am: Perrotto's one of the few actual reporters they have at BP, but from the tone of the piece, the Pettitte to Astros piece seems to be just his conjecture, not based on any sources. The Wigginton part hints at a source, but no more than that.

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Andy Pettitte (6.0): He has boxed himself into a corner by declining to re-sign with the Yankees for one year and $10 million. The left-hander most likely will wind up with the hometown Astros, but only if he takes considerably less than what the Yankees had offered.

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Ty Wigginton (5.2): There was assumed to be some demand for the third baseman when the Astros non-tendered him last month, but he still hasn't signed. Now, he may be headed back to Houston.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8411
Title: Re: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: Gizzmonic on January 12, 2009, 11:55:31 am: Quote from: Mr. Happy on January 11, 2009, 10:08:44 pm
FWIW, BP is predicting that the Astros will sign AP for less than $10 million and will resign Wigginton too. Where do they get this stuff?

I know it's probably made up, but I want to believe (at least, the part about Wigs). Petitte can jump up my butt.
Title: Re: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: JaneDoe on January 12, 2009, 12:18:55 pm: Quote from: Gizzmonic on January 12, 2009, 11:55:31 am
Petitte can jump up my butt.
Roger may have issue with that.
Title: Re: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: moriartp on January 12, 2009, 12:38:04 pm: Quote from: Mr. Happy on January 11, 2009, 10:08:44 pm
BP is predicting that the Astros will sign AP for less than $10 million and will resign Wigginton too.

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Title: Re: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: jonbloozy on January 12, 2009, 12:46:42 pm: Quote from: JaneDoe on January 12, 2009, 12:18:55 pm
Roger may have issue with that.

Roger might be a little tied (or handcuffed) up (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3827421&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines)
Title: Re: Baseball Prospectus
Post by: Fredia on January 12, 2009, 01:09:17 pm: but then they could stay close and go to church together. you know what a big church man andy p is