Comments on: Red Sox one of “four or five” teams interested in Josh Hamilton

By: coloradogolfcoupons

coloradogolfcoupons — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:41:29 +0000

If you watched every game he played as a Ranger (I di) you should know he quit on this team starting in June. His numbers for the last 4 months make him Alphonso Soriano’s twin, both defensively and offensively. He has a negative defensive War, he makes excuses for everything that don’t hold up to inspection, his ego is so massive he refuses to study film of opposing pitchers, he will swing and miss at 3 straight slow curve balls a foot outside and in the dirt 150 times/year, and not give a crap about anybody but himself.

Other than that, this guy is awesome. Hope somebody other than the Rangers gives him a boatload, so they have no money for pitching. I seriously doubt his teammates want him back, which should tell you a lot about this crackhead loser.

By: severinsmith

severinsmith — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:24:12 +0000

As a Sox fan, I’ve pretty much given up all hope for the next few years.
This would SEEM to be inline with all the garbage free agent moves they’ve made that have put them where they are, and I was hoping for a ‘build from the ground up’ approach. So at that level, I wouldn’t like this, and would be surprised.

But honestly, I love watching Hamilton, and I would CERTAINLY buy tickets to a few more games, were they to sign him. So in short, I’m completely conflicted with this one.

But it would have to be fours years with an optional fifth to make any sense to me at all.

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:22:46 +0000

Yes he’s a fantastic outfielder and a good/great hitter, but I think you are forgetting how often he’s injured. Since he came back in ’07, he’s played in 737 games over 6 seasons (122 average). Only twice in six years has he played in 135 games or more. He’s on the wrong side of 30 and only getting older.

Teams are definitely going to have reservations signing him to a long term contract as there are real issues at play.

By: psousa1

psousa1 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:58:16 +0000

Strange how Josh Hamilton is now considered a liability. With the exception of 2009 in which he was hurt he has put up 4 straight fantastic seasons. He is a tremendous outfielder. I think there will be more fiscal responsibility going forward after the A-Rod/Jeter/Adrian Gonzalez/Carl Crawford deals (even though Gonzalez is better than all of those guys – by far). So he may not break the bank but if anyone deserves to get 4 years he does. There are going to be clauses in his contract re: substance abuse and teams don’t have to pay guys if they are put on the suspended list anyway. He’s not going to get the a-rod $ but he is deserving of being the highest paid position player post ARod/Jeter/Gonzalez/Crawford contracts.

By: bowltr

bowltr — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:16:28 +0000

Sorry Dude but that would be the Cincinnati Reds.

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:01:35 +0000

No way, with the rest of the garbage we signed this offseason this guy would be a disaster. How can anyone sign him for longer than three years is beyond me. He’s falling apart pretty quickly.

By: cameltoehoe

cameltoehoe — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:09:57 +0000

Milwaukee…..great place for a recovering abuser. On a team called the “Brewers”.

By: Jeremiah Graves

Jeremiah Graves — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:48:37 +0000

I guess what I’d do, ideally, is offer him a 3-year-deal with a solid base salary around $15M/yr and then add on all-kinds of incentives and bonuses for games played. Put in a number of vesting options, to get it up to 5/6/7 years or whatever, again, all based on games played. Give him the framework for the deal he wants, but make him stay healthy to earn it. I think that’d give him some serious incentive to avoid the “substance abuse” issues from his past. Heck, you could maybe work in some clause allowing the team to opt-out if he has another public meltdown like he has had the past couple of offseasons.

I realize he’d never in a million years sign that deal, but that’s one way to offer him the deal he’s looking for and do your best to ensure you don’t live to regret it.

By: 1943mrmojorisin1971

1943mrmojorisin1971 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:13:37 +0000

4 with an option for a fifth sounds about right. I don’t see anyone giving him 6 or 7.

By: shaggylocks

shaggylocks — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:02:05 +0000

Can this really be taken seriously, though? With all the payroll freed up in the mega-trade, I’d expect the Red Sox to kick the tires on anything that can swing a bat.

By: brenenostler

brenenostler — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:32:47 +0000

The Rangers are the ones that gave him his second chance. Come back to Texas, man.

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:21:06 +0000

Substance abuse? I’ve been known to go to my favorite bar and down a few ‘substances’ my own self.

By: hammyofdoom

hammyofdoom — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:11:50 +0000

I wouldn’t mind if the Red Sox (as a fan of the team) signed him to a shorter contract with a shit-ton of money. 7, 6, or even 5 years is kinda scary for an (at this point) corner outfielder at 20+ million dollars, but 3-4 is comfortable for me even if I do think that he’s only had 1 or 2 years that is worthy of the contract that he is going to get. His low on base skills really make me nervous about any long term commitment to Hamilton but on a short deal I think it’d be worth the risk.

By: 13arod

13arod — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:08:26 +0000

tampa sign him

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:05:43 +0000

I don’t think he will have any problems getting at least 4 years and probably 5. After that the suitors may have some reservations but up until 5 years I think there will be more then enough demand for him.