Giles signs

sublime · #1 12-01-2005, 12:03 AM

3/10

Seems like he took a discount

jgorham · #2 12-01-2005, 12:09 AM

Giles and Peavy means the Padres will at least be decent - I am excited.

#3 12-01-2005, 12:30 AM

I actually howled in pain when I saw this. A Jays fan,

Gary

Voltron87 · #4 12-01-2005, 12:38 AM

30 mil? 3 years? wtf? dude thats less than 20 mil after taxes. this guys agent sucks, does he not have the phone # of any AL teams? i could have gotten this guy hooked up with a sweet multi year deal with the yankees, what an amateur

rudedog78 · #5 12-01-2005, 12:47 AM

The Padres got lucky to sign im up for that, apparently Toronto was offering 5 years, 55 million... Obv. it's only 5 million difference, but the 2 years more is a great bonus imo, isnt this guy getting old also?

sublime · #6 12-01-2005, 12:54 AM

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30 mil? 3 years? wtf? dude thats less than 20 mil after taxes. this guys agent sucks, does he not have the phone # of any AL teams? i could have gotten this guy hooked up with a sweet multi year deal with the yankees, what an amateur

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apprently he meant it when he said he wanted to stay on the left coast.

#7 12-01-2005, 01:14 AM

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The Padres got lucky to sign im up for that, apparently Toronto was offering 5 years, 55 million... Obv. it's only 5 million difference, but the 2 years more is a great bonus imo, isnt this guy getting old also?

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He's 34. JP Ricciardi, GM of the Blue Jays, point blank said the Jays didn't offer the 5 years, but the indications are that he took less money than Toronto offered to stay in SD.

rudedog78 · #8 12-01-2005, 01:14 AM

I dont understand why Brian Cashman wasnt involved with Giles, the Yankees need a centerfielder and they're full of cash... Obv. Giles wants to stay on the west coast, so what, offer him 15m a year, it's not like the yankees care about the money anyways.

#9 12-01-2005, 01:17 AM

The Yanks felt that Giles was using them for leverage and that he wasn't serious about signing with them. Also, there were personality questions, with Giles a very laid back, loosey-goosey type while the Yankee lockerroom is generally stoic.

rudedog78 · #10 12-01-2005, 01:20 AM

Cool, thanks for the info. I didnt know what type of guy Giles was and I knew the 5 years deal Toronto was offering was a rumor as well, but you never know.