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David Wright got plunked pretty good, he is staying the night at the hospital. He has a concussion.

That Dodger game was horrid, just because of the Dodger's pitcher getting smoked in the head with the ball. He fell down fast, Torre was pretty emotional about it. I hope the pitcher is okay, I don't remember his name so that's why I'm referring to him as the pitcher.

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David Wright got plunked pretty good, he is staying the night at the hospital. He has a concussion.

That Dodger game was horrid, just because of the Dodger's pitcher getting smoked in the head with the ball. He fell down fast, Torre was pretty emotional about it. I hope the pitcher is okay, I don't remember his name so that's why I'm referring to him as the pitcher.

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Was at the game yesterday, and thought Fister looked solid, if not jawdroppingly spectacular. I'm amazed how hard this is for some GM's to understand: if you're going to have mediocre to decent pitchers filling out your rotation, why not pay them very little. Fister is the type of guy that could have a very decent MLB career as a lunchpail 4th starter type of guy in my opinion, so why not keep him for cheap on the Mariners and spend your free agent money elsewhere. That Silva contract is an unmitigated disaster, considering that I could've told Bavasi he probably has better pitchers in the minors making 6 figures or less.

My opinion is, you're offered enough money that you'll never ever have to worry about it in your life, and more than any other player has ever gotten. Take it, focus on improving your baseball (which is far more likely as a team's prized prospect than mowing down overmatched college hitters), and earn the rest of your millions later as a major league pitcher chasing after World Series titles and Cy Young awards. It seems so logical, and he should be able to see that Scott Boras is trying pretty hard to increase his 5% cut and not giving him the best possible advice. There's no benefit whatsoever of sitting out, especially if that Harper guy enters the draft next year, which could potentially push Strassburg back a spot.

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Yeah, I don't think Fister has the stuff to be successful long-term, but he is a perfectly good option. See, Bavasi: this is how you get back-of-the-rotation pitchers; not with $8MM+(Weaver, Ramirez, Batista, Silva, Washburn) but for $400K so you can spend money on re-signing Felix.
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