Marlins Sign Mark Buerhle to 4 Year, $58 Million Deal

[FishFF]

Didn't realize there were any oversized belt-buckles left in SoFla after you got your hands on them.

haha yes!

[Ramp]

Kenny Williams doesn't think Buerhle is coming back to the South Side.

The long pauses from general manager Ken Williams seemed to indicate that he was bracing for the worst.

While Williams spoke proudly of the White Sox’s high rankings in starters’ innings and quality starts over the past 10 years, he acknowledged that the possibility of free agent staff ace Mark Buehrle returning appears more difficult than the last-hour decision that resulted in slugger Paul Konerko re-signing with the Sox last December.

“Listen, it’s professional sports,” Williams said at a hotel restaurant at the general managers’ meetings. “There’s a time for everyone to come. There’s a time for everyone to go. I don’t know if this is his time to go. … I don’t want this to come out the wrong way because he has been as consistent of a performer as you’d ever want over the time he’s been here.

“What I will miss more than that is the person he is. And you guys know what I’m talking about. When you talk about teammates, good teammates, supportive teammates, guys who have fun in the game, know when to be serious, know when to check somebody but know when to make somebody laugh, this is the guy you want. There’s much more that we’re going to miss than just every fifth day from Mark.

“So if it comes down to he’s not here, we got to make the adjustment. That’s just the business of baseball. But it doesn’t mean we like it. It doesn’t mean that’s our preferred course. It doesn’t mean we won’t want him here. Just means this is kind of the way it has to be.”

Buehrle, 32, who has 161 victories, reportedly has an offer from Miami and is being courted by several other teams coveting a successful a well-rounded left-hander. That could make it even more difficult for the Sox, who have earmarked nearly $92 million to 13 players with a payroll ceiling of less than $127 million.

“We have not chartered our course yet,” said Williams, declining to get into specifics. “In a few short weeks, we’ll have all the information.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,4324208.story

[Swifty]

Scratching off the incumbent team is always fantastic.

[Chewford]

Looks like he's going to the Cubs then.

/Todd

[Fritz]

No more Buehrle in Chicagofell?

[Party]

Todd must know something Kenny doesn't.

[Ramp]

Marlins gon meet with his peeps today

[MiamiHomer]

jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick
The #Marlins people are meeting with the representatives for Mark Buehrle today in Milwaukee

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[Bobbob1313]

I hate that people have to put three characters after quotes, because they always put "..." and it makes it look like they are unsure of how they feel about what they are quoting.

[MiamiHomer]

It is rather annoying.

[jOOj]

I hope they offer him Blue Bell.

[Big Z]

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Again? That's great to hear, maybe they rejecting the Marlins offer and want to play with some numbers.

[Beef]

I hate that people have to put three characters after quotes, because they always put "..." and it makes it look like they are unsure of how they feel about what they are quoting.

Yeah, I feel this way too. It's like when fip would write interesting... after everything that wasn't interesting

[MiamiHomer]

joecapMARLINS joe capozzi
#Marlins met with Mark Buehrle agent today. Don't b shocked if they get him

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Can't say the same for Todd though.

[Valid]

This would make me very happy.