data.3news-bydate.test.rec.sport.baseball.102585 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Edward [Ted] Fischer)
Subject: Re: Rickey Henderson
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Distribution: usa
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In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Jiann-ming Su) writes:
>I say buy out Henderson's contract and let him go bag groceries. Next
>season, you'll be able to sign him for nothing. That goes for any bitching
>ball player.
I doubt Henderson would clear waivers. And if he did, he would
instantly be signed for the major league minimum, with Oakland picking
up the remaining $3 million tab.
Some GMs value on-field performance too...
-Valentine