Bidding is getting VERY interesting...

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Oooooooh Minny you shifty dude ya lol

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

Works like a charm until David Ortiz gets hurt or stinks up the joint and DOESNT retire and you need that roster spot. I tried it with Sheffield years ago and got burned.

[Minnesota Twins]

Meh most it's gonna cost me is half mil or so then .25 etc, I know a little more but don't wanna do the math

[New York Yankees]

Gotta admit I was wrong on the Stanton bidding. Still glad I dropped out as the bidding war rages on between Pitts and Boston.

I know the bidding won't reach 40M but it's still higher than I thought it would go.

My guess is the winning team will get Giancarlo for 35M!!!

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

Cashman cap space is worth less and less every minute.

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would it have made much of a difference if the stanton auction occured more toward the beginning of the fa auction?

[New York Yankees]

I think so; towards the end of FA, those teams with a lot of money left seem willing to throw reason out the window n it's just a bidding war!

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

absolutely would have made a world of difference. stanton is a $23-25m player.

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I agree, Stanton would have been cheaper towards the start of the auction.

As far as people throwing reason out the window with the bidding at the end of the draft, it will not be wise to leave 30-40 million of cap space. This isn't the Darvish / Cespedes year.

[New York Yankees]

I was ONLY off by $1M...Boston wins Stanton Bidding at a mere $34M!!!

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the end is near and it looks like there's gonna be lots and lots of unspent money.

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uh huh, I dont care to contribute towards the insane reliever spending.