Re: Frank Thomas released by Blue Jays

On Apr 20, 10:23*am, Tonawanda Kardex <tonawandakar...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> He never should have left the A's.

Amen to that. Maybe they'll get smart and try to re-sign him.

On Apr 20, 5:18 pm, wings_of_fury <socal_airshow_rev...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> On Apr 20, 10:23 am, Tonawanda Kardex <tonawandakar...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > He never should have left the A's.
>
> Amen to that. Maybe they'll get smart and try to re-sign him.

Eh, I don't think they can/should now. Cust is cheaper, and the A's
need pitching more than they need hitting right now.

"Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakardex@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:c4afac3f-a03d-4bcf-a04c-e2d448ce8340@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> Eh, I don't think they can/should now. Cust is cheaper, and the A's
> need pitching more than they need hitting right now.

The above poster apparently isn't aware that the team that picks up Thomas
will only be on the hook for paying Thomas a pro-rated portion of the major
league minimum for this year, about $350k. The remaining $6.7 million
balance on Thomas' contract will be paid by the Blue Jays.

Under the economics of baseball, cost will play almost no role in a team's
decision to sign Thomas.

The $410,000 that the A's are paying Cust this year is completely irrelevant
to A's decision whether to sign Thomas. Whether the A's sign Thomas or not,
the A's are bound to pay Cust the $410,000 he is owed (absent a trade of
course).

Shooty

On Apr 22, 10:51 am, "Shooty Canseco" <shootycans...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c4afac3f-a03d-4bcf-a04c-e2d448ce8340@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Eh, I don't think they can/should now. Cust is cheaper, and the A's
> > need pitching more than they need hitting right now.
>
> The above poster apparently isn't aware that the team that picks up Thomas
> will only be on the hook for paying Thomas a pro-rated portion of the major
> league minimum for this year, about $350k. The remaining $6.7 million
> balance on Thomas' contract will be paid by the Blue Jays.
>
> Under the economics of baseball, cost will play almost no role in a team's
> decision to sign Thomas.
>
> The $410,000 that the A's are paying Cust this year is completely irrelevant
> to A's decision whether to sign Thomas. Whether the A's sign Thomas or not,
> the A's are bound to pay Cust the $410,000 he is owed (absent a trade of
> course).

I'm not clear though on that 10 million dollar option Thomas had with
the Blue Jays, which supposedly kicked in if he had 350 or so plate
appearances. If another team signs him and gives him all those PAs,
do they have to pick up the option for next year?

Personally, I'm against bringing him now due to the disruption. He
act kinda like a baby about things in Toronto, and the A's seem to
have some chemistry brewing. I assume Thomas would take Mike
Sweeney's spot on the roster, and everyone seems to love that guy to
pieces...

On Apr 22, 1:51 pm, "Shooty Canseco" <shootycans...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c4afac3f-a03d-4bcf-a04c-e2d448ce8340@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Eh, I don't think they can/should now. Cust is cheaper, and the A's
> > need pitching more than they need hitting right now.
>
> The above poster apparently isn't aware that the team that picks up Thomas
> will only be on the hook for paying Thomas a pro-rated portion of the major
> league minimum for this year, about $350k. The remaining $6.7 million
> balance on Thomas' contract will be paid by the Blue Jays.
>
> Under the economics of baseball, cost will play almost no role in a team's
> decision to sign Thomas.
>
> The $410,000 that the A's are paying Cust this year is completely irrelevant
> to A's decision whether to sign Thomas. Whether the A's sign Thomas or not,
> the A's are bound to pay Cust the $410,000 he is owed (absent a trade of
> course).

It's amazing how poorly you read what people actually write, Shooty.

But keep stroking yourself nonetheless; it's amusing to a lot of us.

"Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakardex@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:c4afac3f-a03d-4bcf-a04c-e2d448ce8340@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> Eh, I don't think they can/should now. Cust is cheaper, and the A's
> need pitching more than they need hitting right now.

Rejecting once again an assessment by the above poster, this one being that
the A's cannot sign Frank Thomas, the A's have signed Frank Thomas.

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$337,000

Shooty

On Apr 24, 1:05 pm, "Shooty Canseco" <shootycans...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawandakar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c4afac3f-a03d-4bcf-a04c-e2d448ce8340@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Eh, I don't think they can/should now. Cust is cheaper, and the A's
> > need pitching more than they need hitting right now.
>
> Rejecting once again an assessment by the above poster, this one being that
> the A's cannot sign Frank Thomas, the A's have signed Frank Thomas.
>
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/53fvz8[/url]
>
> $337,000

You really are stupid, Shooty, but keep stroking yourself to sleep.

At least until you learn how to read.