Prince Fielder to Detroit: Buster Olney speculates on Twitter
by Kurt Mensching on Jan 24, 2012 1:13 PM EST
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PrintAs it is the season for rumors and speculation, and as there is really nothing else I could write this week that anyone would want to read any more than this, I give in. Give the people what they want!
ESPN's Buster Olney provided SPECULATION (his all caps) that the Tigers could use some of the insurance money on Victor Martinez to sign Price Fielder to a one-year deal.
Interesting SPECULATION from a club VP: If Fielder takes 1-yr deal, DET would be great fit. Could use insurance $ from Victor to sign him.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) January 24, 2012
Martinez makes $13 m; if DET recoups 75 pct. through insurance,a 1-yr. deal with Prince costs $16m or so, in effect. Again:Just speculation.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) January 24, 2012
A big 1-yr. deal for Prince allows him to hit market next fall, when LAD, NYM might be in better position to bid. Again: SPECULATION
I'll be honest, I don't think there's a snowball's chance in Hades of this actually happening. I doubt Olney believes it will happen, either.
And you can be pretty certain that CBS Sports' Jon Heyman doesn't believe it either. It can't be a coincidence he soon tweeted:
fielder expected to get AT LEAST 7 yr contract, and perhaps 8. #prince
Most of the chatter on Fielder the past few days has centered on Washington or Baltimore. I've outlined several reasons why Fielder is unlikely to play in Detroit. 1) Someone will give him a multi-year deal eventually. 2) Daddy issues. 3) He'd have to DH as Miguel Cabrera will not be moving back to third base.
But it's fun to dream about Fielder, isn't it? I'd love to be wrong.
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As I said on the BYB podcast, if Fielder agrees to a one year deal...
His agent is a complete idiot. And Scott Boros is anything but.
But to fan the flames, the Rangers have said they think they are of the running for Fielder’s services. So there’s hope!
I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys, host the Bless You Boys Podcast and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.
oh boy
/puts on helmet
//gets in bunker
///awaits horde
"I'm a simple man. I like pretty, dark-haired women and breakfast food" - Ron Swanson
by rock n rye on Jan 24, 2012 1:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
So does Kurt...
I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys, host the Bless You Boys Podcast and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.
Do Twitter views count?
Maybe he’s making a play for followers, but he’s not sending anyone to a website. Although nice of him to give BYB an opening for some second-order traffic.
It's cute how buster thinks saying "SPECULATION"
Is going to ward off trolls/outrage/panic
by allikazoo on Jan 24, 2012 1:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Does anybody hear that low rumble in the distance?
The swarm approaches.
by Grant E. on Jan 24, 2012 1:26 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
yeah, that's the dynamite going off outside my window
literallly…there’s rock blasting going on for construction purposes a hundred or so yards away from my office
Eat 'em up, Tigers!
The MLive thing has jumped the shark
Even more than the saying “Jump the shark” has jumped the shark.
If your parents didn't have any children, chances are you won't either
I've actually never "been there"
I live in San Diego, have ho idea what the hell MLive is.
Just know the use of “MLive” as a pejorative has gotten to be a cliche, and worthless. Sorry, but it is what it is.
If your parents didn't have any children, chances are you won't either
Ignoring the fact that he hates Detroit and his dad
And he doesn’t want a one-year deal
And he has Boras as an agent, who could get ME 7 years SOMEWHERE
And he doesn’t want to DH
And doing this wouldn’t open up the wallets of, say, the NYY or the Red Sox
OTHER THAN THOSE REALITIES, it makes perfect sense…in a world with unicorns and popcorn trees, free candy for everyone, and Don Kelly never batting third, etc etc etc.
Does he truly hate Detroit?
I always thought that the city doesn’t have any sentimental attachment. Neutral.
Why hate a city that would buy your jersey in a heartbeat?
by metatron5369 on Jan 24, 2012 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
I think that it's he dislikes the idea of Detroit because of his dad
by TartanElk on Jan 24, 2012 1:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
exactly
The only way he’d come here would be to hit 52 home runs as a Tiger, stick it in Cecil’s face, and waddle back out of the room.
Since that isn’t going to happen, he isn’t going to come here. Not for $25 mm, not for $30 mm, not for all the money in Illitch’s wallet.
I would be all for Prince coming here for 1 year and his goal was to hit 53+ HRs…that would be quite helpful in the attempt at a WS ring
by WorldSeriesTiger on Jan 24, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
HAHAHAHA
Sorry…
"You, on the other hand, make Eeyore look like Rainbow Brite." -johnmoz
"I think of you more as the blue book style essay of sports journalism."-Kurt Mensching
by David Tokarz on Jan 24, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
and he actually signed for less.
Mu HAA HAA.
I thought those 3 reasons would be Pudge, Maggs and Maggs again
by WorldSeriesTiger on Jan 24, 2012 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
Jon Heyman
Im with you Kurt on the more relevant 7-8 year deal forthcoming for Prince that was tweeted within minutes of this. Way too keep the false hope alive though Buster.
The is another reason this will never happen.
On a one year deal he would go to Texas. They have a hitter’s paradise down there for him to build up his legend a little more and there is mutual love between the two parties, supposedly.
I know it won't happen and we could better spend our resources elsewhere
But damn, would Fielder be fun for a year
by TartanElk on Jan 24, 2012 1:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I'd love to have Prince Fielder for 1 year
I can dream though.
If this had been posted as a FanPost . . .
. . . rather than being tweeted by a professsional sportswriter, we’d all make fun of it.
The man admits he has not evidence—it’s labeled “speculation.”
[Singing] Rosterbation, takes coordination, rosterbation’s the game we like to play!
by rea on Jan 24, 2012 2:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Desperate times
ever since VMart went down
Too funey
Ya think Theo would trade Dejesus? Lol
by Wolverine119 on Jan 24, 2012 2:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Can't we have a more reasonable post?
You know, one where we trade the Poo Poo Platter (and Raburn) for an all-star 2B, 3B, LF, and somehow grab another good SP.
HAHAHAHAHA
Seriously, though. I don’t mean to rip on you (I would have agreed five hours ago), but damn were we all off.
"You, on the other hand, make Eeyore look like Rainbow Brite." -johnmoz
"I think of you more as the blue book style essay of sports journalism."-Kurt Mensching
by David Tokarz on Jan 24, 2012 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
Heyman does bring up a good point
1 year deal could open up two large market teams next year. Why choose a 7-8 yr deal with Washington or Baltimore? Even with the money, you will never win.
So, if getting a ring is a priority before you retire, maybe a one year deal with a contender this year would work.
Apparently
We and fielder are close to a 9 year deal. Per mlbtr. Holy crap.
by TartanElk on Jan 24, 2012 3:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Saw that
twitter is nuts, 20 minutes ago someone made a fake account to report he had an 8 year deal with the Nationals almost finished, and now this.
by Not a Gunslinger on Jan 24, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
DD OUT OF NOWHERE
TBrownYahoo
Source: Prince is very close to a nine-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, according to sources.
I bet it's one year guaranteed
with 8 options.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
9 Years, 215 million
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 24, 2012 3:06 PM EST reply actions
Miggy/Prince
Gets you a little excited no?
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 24, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
I think this is more of Mike Ilitch being a mad man and telling DD to load up the lineup
I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys, host the Bless You Boys Podcast and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.
JonHeymanCBS
prince will be the first baseman, for anyone asking. cabrera will have to change role. #tigers
What are they gonna do with him?
I thought he was pretty adamant about not wanting to DH. Am I wrong about that?
can you say POWER!
imagine… : boesch,cabby, fielder. can you say run support mr. verlander and mr. fister!
oh boy
can you please post about how I Will not win the lottery?
9...214?
Wow. I mean, I like the move for this year but… what does this mean when Miggy and JV eventually need to be resigned?
Raburn-Santiago '12
Miggy's a FA in 2014
and right, JV did just sign an extension… but that means both Miggy and JV’s contract will expire when we have the HUGE contract with Prince
Raburn-Santiago '12
Huh.
For some reason, I had the thought that Miggy signed a nine-year extension in 2008. I’m totally unable to use my brain for any useful purpose right now.
8 years- $153 extension
Cabrera signed this deal in 2008, so he’ll be around longer than some of these people are saying, Grant.
Jesus don't love me, no one's ever carried my load. I'm too young to feel this old. - Caleb Followill
What the fuuuuuuuuuu.................?
I am confused and afraid right now.
And also kind of freaking out in the BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
"I believe in a good kick in the ass. This— I believe. " -- Walker Percy
I tweet about stuff sometimes @jackhitts.
hopefully he's okay with this
and hopefully it’s to DH. I don’t really wanna see him play 3rd
Raburn-Santiago '12
he's going to look SO sweet in a Tigers jersey
can’t wait to see the big Prince but on the Olde English D
Raburn-Santiago '12
Sets up for next year too...
If Miggy switches to 3B.
1B – Fielder
2B – Rayburn
SS – Peralta
3B – Miggy
DH – VMart
C – Avilia
Wow, that is potent, ifnot very repsonsible defensively.
I feel a team similar to the early 90’s. Fielder/Deer/Incavaglia/Tettleton – Fielder/Miggy/VMart/Avalia
That's ferocious.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 24, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Jackson
If he can lift his OBP to 350-ish, this would be the best park adjusted offense in the league.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 24, 2012 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Miggy
…can’t go to 3B…he’ll be subbed for defensive replacement daily, which he’s not going to like. CBS is saying that they’ll split time at 1B & DH…
Team still hasn’t confirmed.
Honestly, though
I’m sure he’d be happy to have some protection in there on offense. Can’t imagine he would see many pitches without someone solid behind him.
"I believe in a good kick in the ass. This— I believe. " -- Walker Percy
I tweet about stuff sometimes @jackhitts.
Payroll
Can we really afford JV, MC, PF and V-Mart on this team for the next few years?
What is that, like $80 million for just 4 guys?
Jesus don't love me, no one's ever carried my load. I'm too young to feel this old. - Caleb Followill
WOW!
I cannot believe it! I thought there was NO chance of signing him. That is a game changer!
I feel like the price is right. You can't pass on him worried about what you will do down the road
In the AL, its a good deal.
In the NL it would have been too much.
All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....
He's 27.
Which is rare with a hitter of this caliber via free agency. At the current rate of inflation, upper deck tickets will be like $300 by the end of the contract, so his salary won’t seem so bad.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 24, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
i wonder if him and his dad will reconcile now
"Be an analyst Skip dont be a douchebag"
-Terrel Suggs
Jason Kipnis
Another reason to hate him: His Twitter.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall #alcentral its still #TRIBENation
Kipnessssss! (shakes fist!)
"I believe in a good kick in the ass. This— I believe. " -- Walker Percy
I tweet about stuff sometimes @jackhitts.
call me stupid
was calling for tigers to get serious…everyone laughed at me when i said go get fielder…who’s laughing now???? that’s what im talking about kurt!!!!!
If your a Tiger fan this is great news.
Its Mr I’s money so if he wants to spend it so be it.But from a pure team aspect this will be one powerful lineup.Move over Yankees here we come.
jersey time
show support michigan and buy some tickets…mr ilitch stepped up big time….woo hoo…can’t wait to get my fielder jersey !!!!!
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