Tigers and Sanchez Agree!

[tndcollectables]

Anibal Sanchez returning to Detroit Tigers with $80 million deal - ESPN

[gladdyontherise]

As long as there is money for Verlander, I'm fine with the deal. Back to the World Series!

[jsab4807]

Lots of money for someone who resides in #scrubcity.

[gladdyontherise]

He didn't sign with the Indians, bro....

[jsab4807]

Indians wouldn't give $80 million to Mike Trout, let alone a scrub like Anibal Sanchez.

[Dave Crum]

He didn't sign with the Indians, bro....

Yah, but we got Mark Reynolds!! So there!!

The only thing seperating Detroit and Cleveland is 100 million dollars.

[jwgreen68]

[QUOTE\]The only thing seperating Detroit and Cleveland is 100 million dollars.[/QUOTE]

And A Lot of talent !

[jsab4807]

[QUOTE\]The only thing seperating Detroit and Cleveland is 100 million dollars.

And A Lot of talent ! [/QUOTE]

That's his point. Give Cleveland that money and they're just as good as Detroit. Main reason MLB is the biggest joke sport in America. Uneven playing field.

[gladdyontherise]

Give Cleveland that money and they're just as good as Detroit. Main reason MLB is the biggest joke sport in America. Uneven playing field.

That's not true........

[jsab4807]

That's not true........

100% true. Think of the talent over the years that left because we didn't have the money. You really think the Indians wouldn't be competing right now if they could've kept Victor/CC/Lee/etc? C'mon.

[gladdyontherise]

100% true. Think of the talent over the years that left because we didn't have the money. You really think the Indians wouldn't be competing right now if they could've kept Victor/CC/Lee/etc? C'mon.

You left Jhonny the cat off that list....

[key2win]

Way too much money in my opinion.

[jwgreen68]

And A Lot of talent !

That's his point. Give Cleveland that money and they're just as good as Detroit. Main reason MLB is the biggest joke sport in America. Uneven playing field.[/QUOTE]

Just because you spend a lot of money doesn't mean you'll win a lot of games. The Angels, Marlins and Dodgers are great examples of that.

[jsab4807]

Just because you spend a lot of money doesn't mean you'll win a lot of games. The Angels, Marlins and Dodgers are great examples of that.

OK? It means you have better PLAYERS though, doesn't it? I'll take my chances with the team with the better players over the AAA-level squad thrown out there any day of the week, regardless of outcome.

And FYI...outside of the Marlins WS, what organization with a tiny budget has ever won the World Series? Case closed.

[gladdyontherise]

Tigers & Anibal Sanchez Agree to a 5 Year Deal

The Detroit Tigers did what most people expected them to do, according to Bob Nightengale the Tigers and Anibal Sanchez have agreed to a 5 year $80 million dollar contract.

Sanchez is a beneficiary of inflation on the free agent market this winter. He is slated to be the #4 in the Tigers rotation behind Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and Doug Fister. With this move, it's also expected the Tigers will now look to trade Rick Porcello, and Drew Smyly will be their #5 starter.

Last season, Sanchez was 9-13 with a 3.86 ERA and 1.27 WHIP, with the Tigers he was 4-6 with a 3.74 ERA and 1.29 WHIP and in the postseason, Sanchez went 1-2 with a 1.77 ERA and 0.98 WHIP.

Given the inflation in player salaries now, I'm ok with the deal as long as money is still on the table for Justin Verlander to sign an extension.

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