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BigRapidsJackass · 02-28-2008, 02:03 AM

I just noticed this one:

BBTF's Transaction Oracle Discussion :: Reds - Signed Fogg, Released Wilson

Josh Fogg, one year, $1 million.

I actually feel kind of sorry for him. Every year a guy like him (or a guy like his agent) horribly miscalculates his value. Actually, I don't even really get why there was almost zero interest in him. He's a reliably crappy but significantly better than replacement level 5th starter, and most reliably crappy but significantly better than replacement level 5th starters are signing multi-year big money deals. Then again, Josh Towers was in the same boat, but he didn't carry the "dragon slayer" label.

Oh, and as for the Neifi Perez thing. Is that some kind of sick joke? Was it Monfort dealing directly with an agent, thinking "hey, wouldn't it be nice to have Neifi back" until O'Dowd fainted when he heard about it? Really, I can't imagine a player with less value than him. As JC says, he is probably the single worst offensive player in baseball over the last 5 years (o.k., Henry Blanco fans, you've got me there), he has almost no defensive value now, AND he's going to have to sit out 18 games as a TWO TIME drug offender. I would've said that this was Neifi's agent trying to pump up interest in his guy, but the Rockies seem to be admitting that they had thrown out an informal offer before suddenly coming to their senses and withdrawing it. Is Charlie drinking again?

02-28-2008, 02:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
BigRapidsJackass Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,084	I just noticed this one: BBTF's Transaction Oracle Discussion :: Reds - Signed Fogg, Released Wilson Josh Fogg, one year, $1 million. I actually feel kind of sorry for him. Every year a guy like him (or a guy like his agent) horribly miscalculates his value. Actually, I don't even really get why there was almost zero interest in him. He's a reliably crappy but significantly better than replacement level 5th starter, and most reliably crappy but significantly better than replacement level 5th starters are signing multi-year big money deals. Then again, Josh Towers was in the same boat, but he didn't carry the "dragon slayer" label. Oh, and as for the Neifi Perez thing. Is that some kind of sick joke? Was it Monfort dealing directly with an agent, thinking "hey, wouldn't it be nice to have Neifi back" until O'Dowd fainted when he heard about it? Really, I can't imagine a player with less value than him. As JC says, he is probably the single worst offensive player in baseball over the last 5 years (o.k., Henry Blanco fans, you've got me there), he has almost no defensive value now, AND he's going to have to sit out 18 games as a TWO TIME drug offender. I would've said that this was Neifi's agent trying to pump up interest in his guy, but the Rockies seem to be admitting that they had thrown out an informal offer before suddenly coming to their senses and withdrawing it. Is Charlie drinking again? Last edited by BigRapidsJackass; 02-28-2008 at 02:07 AM.