Brewers decline option on RP Francisco Rodriguez and SS Yuniesky Betancourt

[dlk9s]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/st...e-brewers-decline-option

 

 

Your eyes do not fail you. The Brewers decline Yuni's option.

 

http://i.imgur.com/yv3SO.gif

[lukevan]

http://images.yuku.com/image/gif/a0615b9073f7b1944a646f8d62abe710d8fea8f.gif

 

 

[logan82]

Well that answers the question of whether the brewers would get picks for K-Rod.

[Team Canada]

http://tru-vape.com/site/wp-content/uploads/wpsc/product_images/Champagne.jpg

[Team Canada]

Well that answers the question of whether the brewers would get picks for K-Rod.

I'm not following.

[logan82]

I will wait to celebrate until Yuni signs with another team or we sign a different SS. I believe the celebration to be a bit premature. We could still sign him at a reduced price.

[GamelToe]

Well that answers the question of whether the brewers would get picks for K-Rod.

No it doesn't.

[logan82]

Well that answers the question of whether the brewers would get picks for K-Rod.

No it doesn't.

You are right. I forgot they had to offer arbitration for picks.

[pitchleague]

somewhere in my mind the "Hallelujah Chorus" is playing.

[JET15]

I will wait to celebrate until Yuni signs with another team or we sign a different SS. I believe the celebration to be a bit premature. We could still sign him at a reduced price.

True.

 

Now stop raining on the parade, Logan.

[brewmann04]

I WANTED THE EXTRA PICKS BUT GUESS IT FREE UP MORE ARBY MONEY WE WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM.

[1992casey]

Note the clarification in reply #7. It's still possible that the Brewers could get picks for K-Rod; declining the option doesn't exclude that possibility.

 

One of two things would have to happen for the Brewers to get picks:

• K-Rod signs with another team before the date for offering arby
• K-Rod signs with another team after the Brewers offer arby

[Funketown]

What's the over/under for number of posts before this turns into a Yuni sucks/Yuni really sucks debate?

 

Actually, I'm feeling sentimental. Can we have one of those classic 40 page Yuni debates?

[RockCoCougars]

This was a foregone conclusion. I wouldn't write Yuni off just yet- my guess is that he could be had for a couple of million at the most.

[TheBwaz]

I'll miss the 900 pages of spreadsheets; especially when he bunts.

[reillymcshane]

Brewers need to forget about yuni if only to improve productivity in Wisconsin, since we could prevent thousands of wasted hours posting on message boards. Myself included.

[Mr QL]

Hope this is it for Yuni as a Brewer, leaving on the high note.

[Funketown]

Brewers need to forget about yuni if only to improve productivity in Wisconsin, since we could prevent thousands of wasted hours posting on message boards. Myself included.

So it's Yuni's fault we haven't seen a robust economic recovery? I think you might be on to something...

[carniesandrubes]

Going to miss hearing BA say "Betancourt goes after the first pitch and pops up to...."

[logan82]

I will wait to celebrate until Yuni signs with another team or we sign a different SS. I believe the celebration to be a bit premature. We could still sign him at a reduced price.

True.

 

Now stop raining on the parade, Logan.

All I'm saying is don't drink the champagne until we know it isn't poisoned.

[Oldcity]

Pretty sad when this constitutes as the best sports news all week, but between the Badgers, a Packers bye week, and the freaking Cardinals, this easily takes the cake.

[TooLiveBrew]

All I'm saying is don't drink the champagne until we know it isn't poisoned.

 

Awesome line.

[MNBrew]

The beauty in both these options being declined is that the teams we got these two from are on the hook to pay the buyouts. Most other teams facing these kinds of decisions are considering their own money, not someone else's.

 

That's almost like having your cake & eating it, too.

[Mike]

The beauty in both these options being declined is that the teams we got these two from are on the hook to pay the buyouts. Most other teams facing these kinds of decisions are considering their own money, not someone else's.

 

That's almost like having your cake & eating it, too.

True except you did have to hear BA announce-

"Betancourt goes after the first pitch and pops up to...."

Love that line!

 

[MNBrew]

The beauty in both these options being declined is that the teams we got these two from are on the hook to pay the buyouts. Most other teams facing these kinds of decisions are considering their own money, not someone else's.

 

That's almost like having your cake & eating it, too.

True except you did have to hear BA announce-

"Betancourt goes after the first pitch and pops up to...."

Love that line!

We still have Gomez to do that if Yuni's not back. Gomez is good at that, too.