The Cubs have traded cash to the Kansas City Royals for George Kottaras per Jon Heyman:
catcher George Kottaras has been traded to the #cubs
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) November 26, 2013
Apparently, nothing is official and I'm not sure if all the media members tweeting about it are simply going off of Heyman's tweet or have their own independent verification, but it's George Kottaras, so who really gives a damn?
He's a bit better than replacement level which is about the best you can hope for out of a back-up catcher.
He's second year arbitration eligible and he made $1 million last year. So figure he'll make, what, $1.25 million this year? Can't imagine it will be more than $2 million. Figure that plus the few hundred thousand the Cubs sent to the Royals to acquire him and he's probably a little expensive, but you're going to pay for a veteran no matter how crappy they are and they probably want a veteran back-up. Whatever.
The Dioner Navarro Era was more fun than we thought it would be. Maybe we'll look back on the George Kottaras Era similarly next year. Probably not.
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GBTS wrote:
uncle daveQuote Reply
There could not be a more meaningless move, but for backup catchers, he’s a pretty average one. Yay?
MylesQuote Reply
I guess I’m happy with the move, though, because it’s not expensive and won’t kill us. I didn’t want to get Salty or pay for Navarro’s regression, so good on us for that.
MylesQuote Reply
Also,
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MylesQuote Reply
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
Said without a hint of irony or self-awareness, I’m willing to wager. Don’t get me started on what I think of the fine people of Palo Alto these days.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Is it pronounced “Kotter-iss” as in “Welcome back Kottaras,” or is it “Kah-taar-iss” as in “You know those Kottaras that are, like, DOUBLE Kottaras?”
GBTSQuote Reply
Apparently Kottaras is comically bad at throwing runners out? Hmm…
MylesQuote Reply
I’ve always imagined it as koh-TAR-us, but
kuh-TAR-us
Is the BRef pronunciation.
MylesQuote Reply
uncle dave wrote:
Hey, uncle dave. Thinking of moving to Palo Alto. What are the people like there?
MylesQuote Reply
@ Myles:
Not sure if serious, or if you’re trying to goad me into an angry rant. I’m willing to oblige either way, but might as well tailor the answer to your satisfaction…
uncle daveQuote Reply
Zonk would pronounce it “Koh-tras.”
Luckily, we won’t have to actually hear that next year.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ GBTS:
G-Kot
dmick89Quote Reply
Big fan of Banoffee pie
Suburban kidQuote Reply
I would also guess about $1.25 million.
CAIRO has some bug that is fucking up his projection (I hope). They have it at a .357 wOBA, which there’s no way he can be projected to hit that. 1.7 WAR, but I’d disregard and wait for future versions, which will have some of these things fixed.
dmick89Quote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
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joshQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Ain’t this America? I thought that was established in the last thread
dmick89Quote Reply
uncle dave wrote:
A pure goading.
MylesQuote Reply
@ Myles:
Yeah, just a bunch of over-entitled cunts who lack even the slightest shred of self-awareness. (I know, pot, kettle, black. Shoot me.) You know, the “Free Tibet” sticker on your E63 crowd. I’ll spare you the part about how the voters in that fine town made an ill-informed decision to threaten my professional livelihood, though.
uncle daveQuote Reply
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sitrickQuote Reply
@ uncle dave:
So that referendum to legalize pimping in Palo Alto got shot down, huh?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ dmick89:
That did occur to me, but Wiki told me it was inspired by a similar pie discovered somewhere in Bumfuck, America.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
When I first opened the site, I didn’t look very carefully and I thought the headline said “Cubs Have Acquired Google”
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
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sitrickQuote Reply
@ sitrick:
All the characters played by children too.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ sitrick:
Bubbles would have type II diabetes by the end of the series.
uncle daveQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
@ uncle dave:
Hamsterdam would be a lot less depressing and a lot more fun.
sitrickQuote Reply
His teeth would look pretty much the same, though.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Instead of a clock repair shop Prop Joe runs a baking supply store, constantly has flour on his face.
sitrickQuote Reply
@ sitrick:
Johnny, as a little kid on a sugar high: “I’M A VIKING! ARE YOU A VIKING, BUBS?”
uncle daveQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
I think you’ve just described “Buggsy Malone.”
uncle daveQuote Reply
McNulty would still be a drunk.
dmick89Quote Reply
Bill Rawls: Everywhere I go, kids say to me, ‘Bill Rawls, you make a good fucking pie.’
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
Recreating a scene from “American Pie” on the hood of his car, no doubt.
uncle daveQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at this thread
BerseliusQuote Reply
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BerseliusQuote Reply
Berselius wrote:
Pretty certain those weren’t bees….but I’m not an entomologist.
La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar.
Porque no tiene, porque le falta,
Uno pie para gasta.
SVBQuote Reply
I asked why Nelson Cruz wasn’t getting any love, and now I know.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/11/nelson-cruz-seeking-four-year-75mm-deal.html
Also Shumacher —> Reds. Thank god. I had nightmares of the Cubs signing him in their latest version of the Lillibridge Experiment.
SVBQuote Reply
@ SVB:
4/75 for Cruz? If he gets that, Cano should get a 2 year deal for $310 million.
dmick89Quote Reply
That’s cockroach pie? Oh fuck that forever.
sitrickQuote Reply
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