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Ryan Dempster turns down $26 million offer from Royals, Cubs not involved in bidding
Dec 5, 2012, 9:18 PM EDT
AP 10:13 p.m. EST update: According to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times, negotiations between the Cubs and Ryan Dempster are “not happening” and a reunion is “implausible.”
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9:10 p.m. EST update: ESPNChicago.com’s Bruce Levine says the Cubs and Dempster are discussing the parameters of a deal. Dempster spent 8 1/2 seasons with the Cubs before being traded to the Rangers in July.
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Holding out for a three-year contract, Ryan Dempster turned down a two-year, $26 million deal from the Royals, according to the Kansas City Star’s Bob Dutton.
Dempster asked the Royals to go to three years, but that appears to be a deal breaker for Kansas City.
Besides Kansas City, Boston and Milwaukee appear to be the prime suitors for Dempster. The Red Sox have already handed out a pair of three-year, $39 million contracts to Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino, so what’s one more?
The Angels were also interested in Dempster, but they’ve backed away now, says CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman.
Dempster went 5-5 with a 2.25 ERA in 16 starts for the Cubs and 7-3 with a 5.09 ERA in 12 starts for the Rangers last season. While the latter mark doesn’t speak well of his ability to pitch in the AL, he did have a 70/25 K/BB ratio in 69 innings with Texas.
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- beefytrout - Dec 5, 2012 at 7:37 PM
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Bit of a ballsy move on KC’s part, no?
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- mazblast - Dec 5, 2012 at 8:03 PM
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Kind of ballsy move on Dempster’s part, too. I’ve always liked him and hope he’s not following the Jody Reed money path.
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- bigherm74 - Dec 5, 2012 at 9:22 PM
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He probably will except a 2 year offer from the Cubs since he feels comfortable there family there and he feels he owes them since they reaurrected his career
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- eshine76 - Dec 5, 2012 at 10:02 PM
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I’d argue he owes them for blowing up that trade with Atlanta and then trying to force his way to the Dodgers.
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- brewcrewfan54 - Dec 5, 2012 at 10:06 PM
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“How’s he supposed to feed his family on $13 million a year?”
-wondered Latrell Sprewell
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- boyofzimmer - Dec 5, 2012 at 10:32 PM
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You are not welcome back in Chicago… Burned your bridges.
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- brewcrewfan54 - Dec 5, 2012 at 10:38 PM
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How’s that?
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- jwbiii - Dec 9, 2012 at 8:18 AM
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Before being traded to the Dodgers, he vetoed a trade to the Braves, which some thought had a better return.
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- shorttracknews - Dec 6, 2012 at 2:25 PM
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He’s welcome back…just not at 13M per…
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- dizoakiusmaximus - Dec 6, 2012 at 4:33 AM
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Big fan of Dempster. Phils could use him, especially if they’re trying to move Lee or Worley.
