Reading Room: The Tilt-a-Buehrle picks up speed

Is he really worth any price? Sign this man… to the right deal.

I don’t expect him to take a massive hometown discount, he is in his final years of his career. He most likely is going to want to make as much money as possible so that he, his kids, his kids kids, his kids kids kids are set for life.

This is generational wealth these guys are making..

16 mil a year? no thanks.

My thought before all the hype was something like 2/$25MM, but it’s looking like that won’t happen. I think other teams would outbid that. So my response would be 4/$45MM, likely more years and more total cash than anyone else is willing to offer. Given Buehrle’s history and with my own personal thoughts about him clouding my judgement, four years doesn’t seem like too huge a number and the cash isn’t outrageous.

If all this rumor is based in reality in any way (and I’m not sure it is- the Yankees are interested because they’re the Yankees, the Red Sox are interested because the Yankees are interested, the Marlins are “interested” in every big name FA but until Loria opens that wallet I don’t believe a word of it- maybe Buehrle just has a great agent) then I expect he’ll see a few two or three year offers. For a guy his age four is going to scare some clubs, but there’s a better deal to be had if you take that risk.

especially when we are talking about the glorious 2014 season when we get rid of rios and dunn.

Not trying to be a jerk, but why does wanting him to be a “White Sox 4 lyfe” have anything to do with it.

triumphant return to the ALC

I would think they could pull a “we’re getting the band back together” type pitch for him… Is he represented by Boras?

But seriously that is not fucking cool

but they haven’t covered that on sportscenter because there are all of these fucking idiot students cheering of joe paterno.

Criminals know that some Venezuelan’s athletes earn big salaries in US dollars. They kidnap members of the family. Recent cases are the kidnap of Yorvit Torrealba’s 11 yr old son, and Henry Blanco’s brother who was unfortunately murdered later after complications in paying the ransom. Venezuelan’s baseball players have to spend small fortunes to protect their family in Venezuela. Many of them come from very poor “barrios”, and they are forced to move their entire families to a safer location. Some others that have small families opt to bring them over to the USA when possible. The problem sometimes, like in Yorvit’s son (mother) case is that not all of them adapt to the American’s life and want to come back to Venezuela…..Many years ago, Ozzie Guillen lost a dear friend, Gustavo Polidor when robbers tried to steal Gustavo’s car. They shot him and killed him. Gustavo and Ozzie have their numbers retired in the Tiburones de la Guaira team.

Every time I go to Venezuela, I never go out. I stayed in doors at family’s and/or friends houses. I don’t think I will ever be able to live over there again.

Let’s hope for a happy ending to this despicable actions