Pablo 'Panda' Sandoval' officially a Red Sox

[stevenash]

Just in, Paul Heyman CBS breaking it.

5 years 100 million

.... developing

[daneblazer]

Guys going to balloon up to 350 now

[The Giant]

Please tell me that's a typo.

$20 million a year for Panda?!

[stevenash]

$20 million a year for Panda?!

I know, the Penguin only made a little over seven million for his entire career.

[Vinnie Paz]

Han ram signing too. 5 for $90

[Smoke]

Thats gay. All he kept saying was how much he wanted to remain a giant.

[pattymayo]

Please tell me that's a typo.

$20 million a year for Panda?!

One of the most clutch playoff hitters we've seen in years and he's not even 30

20m sounds about right

[The Giant]

One of the most clutch playoff hitters we've seen in years and he's not even 30

20m sounds about right

I just can't imagine him aging very well.

You're right about him being clutch, in October, a couple of weeks a year, but I never really considered him a focal point of the Giants.

[pattymayo]

we've seen much worse contracts

He's only 28, so his contract only takes him to 33

No reason they can't get at least 3 productive years out of the guy. Hell even if they get 1 monster post season from him the contract will be worth it

Also read Boston in talks to bring Lester back

[The Giant]

Bringing back Lester would help get them back in the playoffs.

That lineup appears to be stacked with Dominicans that can rake, and Pedroai.

[stevenash]

He's not only clutch, he's one of the best in the game at hitting elite pitchers best stuff too.

[stevenash]

Bringing back Lester would help get them back in the playoffs.

That lineup appears to be stacked with Dominicans that can rake, and Pedroai.

From what I hear, the Lester deal is unofficially official.
Shit, Red Sox and Lester had a 'closed door' deal done the day before he left for Oakland.

[pattymayo]

Castillo, pedroia, papi, cespedes, Han ram, Sandoval , napoli

Good grief

[stevenash]

Han - Ram and Panda on the left side of the infield.
If Hanley stays healthy, look out.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/11/24/report-pablo-sandoval-agrees-to-terms-with-red-sox/

[stevenash]

Castillo, pedroia, papi, cespedes, Han ram, Sandoval , napoli

Good grief

Cespedes will be shipped off Patty now.

[JMobile]

Cespedes will be shipped off Patty now.

That would be retarded to shop him out. Sign Cespedes back up. Cesps was the reason the A's were contenders.

[stevenash]

^
or was it the pitching?
... but they did stop hitting when OC left though

[d2bets]

Is this the money from Lester not signing?

[BennyBigNuts]

Redsox make 2 great moves here. Let's face it they have never been shy with the money over the past 10-15 years.
You got a discount on Hanley because of his injuries, and you overpaid a tiny bit for Sandyballs. Evens out IMO.

I'm a little disappointed in Pablo going to the Redsux for a measly 5 million more though, unless the giants reported offer of 95 mill was inaccurate.
I wanted to see him stay.
That team loves him and he loved that team.
Wondering if he was just sour about them not giving him a better offer earlier in the season last year.
He basically won that team those rings with his playoff performances offensively.
He was the fire/spark in that lineup.
I think the Giants will regret this, as I think they will suffer a bigger loss than they think in that clubhouse.

[BennyBigNuts]

Cespedes will be shipped off Patty now.

I'm gonna say gamble and say Redsox keep him now with these 2 moves.
I don't like him, very overrated player, but I think the Redsox changed their gameplan here from being conservative and doing a minor rebuild to going for it and spending a ton again.
The one thing about Cespedes is he's never had lethal bats around him.
These signings can help him out bigtime and I can see him improving offensively next year.
Still very undisciplined at the plate, and lacks mental game.

[lakerboy]

Bad move. Nl to al.

[stevenash]

Another point to bring up, you think Panda is going to miss hitting against Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu, Tyson Ross, Ian Kennedy, Andrew Cashner and the rest on a weekly basis.

Now he gets cream puff AL East pitchings, however, there is a certain truth to the baseball adage 'he has to learn the league' but he's such a good hitter, and can pick it for a tubby gentleman too, he ain't Brooks Robinson or Michael Jack Schmidt, but he's got a real good glove too.

[opie1988]

Shouldn't the title of this thread be "Panda officially a Red Sock"??

#Debate

[stevenash]

^
No, I think Sox is correct.

Opie? When is Jon Daniels going to do some wheeling and dealing?

[paco]

They should sign mad max and be legit contenders to win it all