As the Royals drop more and more hints that they’ll be entertaining offers for Zack Greinke this winter Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com passes along the details of Greinke’s no-trade clause.
According to Morosi, he has the right to block a trade to a pre-selected list of 20 teams through the end of this year. Next year that number drops to 15 teams and he has zero ability to block a trade in 2012, which is the final season of his four-year, $38 million contract.
Morosi notes that Greinke has picked primarily large-market teams to include on his no-trade list, which is smart given that those are the teams most likely to deal for him and the $13.5 million he’s owed in each of the next two years. This season, for instance, the Rays weren’t on his list of blocked teams, but the Yankees and Red Sox were.
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- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Oct 20, 2010 at 4:49 PM
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Also, Greinke most definitely can’t handle the big time media blitz he’d see in a lot of big market towns. He can never be a “true yankee” due to this fact (ha!). The dude was a head case prior to getting his shizz together and winning a Cy Young.
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- JBerardi - Oct 20, 2010 at 5:09 PM
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Yeah, but he got his shizz together and won a Cy. I’ll take the guy who’s been through the ringer and came out stronger on the other side any day.
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- professorperry - Oct 20, 2010 at 5:22 PM
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He has a block to the Red Sox and Yanks (and other big money teams) so his agent can re-negotiate for more $$$ if he is traded there. It’s not about fear.
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- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Oct 20, 2010 at 5:38 PM
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I hear you. I think he could probably handle a big market team’s media attention, but I am not confident he’d excel in any one of those big market locations. Although, I hate seeing his talent wasted in KC that’s for sure.
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- Chris Fiorentino - Oct 20, 2010 at 4:55 PM
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He needs to stick to teams that don’t make the postseason. He would probably end up crying in the fetal position if he is due to pitch a big game in the playoffs. Sad but true.
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- friarfan - Oct 20, 2010 at 8:26 PM
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You are rediculous. The second he becomes a Phillie, he’ll suddenly be the greatest pitcher of all time.
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Oct 20, 2010 at 5:09 PM
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I think if Zach’s head wasn’t put back together entirely, he wouldn’t be here in the first place, and he sure as heck wouldn’t have won a Cy Young. I think that while he probably wouldn’t be ecstatic about the east coast limelight, I don’t think he’d drop a deuce in his pants about it either.
I’d love to see the Cubs get him, but the Reds, Nationals, Tigers and Diamondbacks are likely spots.
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- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Oct 20, 2010 at 5:35 PM
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I’d love the Cubs to get him too. I miss going to Wrigley (best park in baseball despite the toilet issues) and actually watching baseball.
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Oct 20, 2010 at 5:44 PM
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There’s nothing like it, eh?
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- shawon0meter - Oct 20, 2010 at 8:19 PM
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I’d love to see him go to the Cubs as well
But seeing as how the Cubs owner has no intention of winning games, I hope he goes to the Twins.
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- metalhead65 - Oct 21, 2010 at 12:15 AM
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I would love to see the reds get him so their pitchers could see a young starter like themselves can go more than 5 innings in a game. but then dusty would leave him in for 9 innings every start and ruin his arm.
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