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Nate Colbert

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Tim Lincecum
« on: May 03, 2016, 08:35:12 pm »
For a guy with a collective 1.402 WHIP over the last 4 seasons, that showcase on Friday is sure as hell generating a huge amount of hype. Anyway, the Astros will be one of about a dozen teams who are supposed to be there.
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Re: Tim Lincecum
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2016, 08:41:20 pm »
Pass.
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Re: Tim Lincecum
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2016, 08:44:21 pm »
Quote from: Waldo on May 03, 2016, 08:41:20 pm
Pass.

Yeah, the best thing that could happen here is that one of our competitor's sticks themselves with an albatross of a contract.
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Re: Tim Lincecum
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2016, 12:41:46 am »
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Re: Tim Lincecum
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2016, 11:39:40 am »
Quote from: Mr. Happy on May 04, 2016, 12:41:46 am
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If he's throwing harder than he has in years, don't you think that gives him a very legit shot at being the 5th or even 4th-best SP on the Astros? If they like what they see, why not, assuming the investment is short and relatively small?
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Re: Tim Lincecum
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2016, 11:45:05 am »
Quote from: Reuben on May 04, 2016, 11:39:40 am
If he's throwing harder than he has in years, don't you think that gives him a very legit shot at being the 5th or even 4th-best SP on the Astros? If they like what they see, why not, assuming the investment is short and relatively small?

The better he throws the more money and time he'll command.  I'm sure the Astros have a threshold depending on what he does and what he wants.
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Re: Tim Lincecum
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2016, 12:38:47 pm »
Quote from: Reuben on May 04, 2016, 11:39:40 am
If he's throwing harder than he has in years, don't you think that gives him a very legit shot at being the 5th or even 4th-best SP on the Astros? If they like what they see, why not, assuming the investment is short and relatively small?

Heck, even if Lincecum is only as good as least year, he's the Astros "ace" right now.

There's no indication that he will go for cheap.  The hype machine, which he and his dad perfected coming my out of high school, is in full force this go around.
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Re: Tim Lincecum
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2016, 02:07:56 pm »
Quote from: Reuben on May 04, 2016, 11:39:40 am
If he's throwing harder than he has in years, don't you think that gives him a very legit shot at being the 5th or even 4th-best SP on the Astros? If they like what they see, why not, assuming the investment is short and relatively small?

That's a big if. Remember that I saw plenty of Lincecum early in his career when he could hit 97. Last year, he struggled to hit 90. And he's got a health problem. Tim bet on himself and lost by refusing the big contract in SFO. Though I'm switching threads, I see why McHugh did what he did. There are no guarantees.
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Re: Tim Lincecum
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2016, 03:39:10 pm »
For the one person on this board who might have missed it, the Angels made The Freak signing official today.

$2MM (or thereabouts) pro-rated salary for remainder of season plus incentives.
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