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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Former Oriole Luke Scott signs one-year deal with Tampa Bay

Luke Scott: Rebirtherr.

Luke Scott, the outspoken, energetic slugger who spent four seasons in Baltimore and was named the 2010 Most Valuable Oriole, has agreed to a one-year deal with the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays that includes a 2013 option, according to an industry source.

Exact terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

Scott, 33, was in his final year of arbitration after making $6.4 million in an injury-marred 2011 that ended in July, when he decided to have season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. In December, the Orioles decided not to tender him a contract—he would have made at least $6 million and likely more—and allowed him to become a free agent.

There was talk that the club wanted him back on a lesser deal, but the Orioles never made a push this offseason to re-sign him.

Repoz Posted: January 11, 2012 at 02:53 PM | 20 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Chris Needham Posted: January 11, 2012 at 02:59 PM (#4034297)

_Exact terms of the deal weren’t disclosed._

Of course they weren't. What is this boy hiding?

2. SoSHially Unacceptable Posted: January 11, 2012 at 03:04 PM (#4034304)

Well, they'll probably be the most heavily armed team in the majors, assuming Longoria has replenished his arsenal.

3. Guapo Posted: January 11, 2012 at 03:49 PM (#4034347)

There goes Obama's chances of winning Florida.

4. Bad Doctor Posted: January 11, 2012 at 04:08 PM (#4034369)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the GOP convention is in Tampa this year, no?

Coincidence?

5. Dale Sams Posted: January 11, 2012 at 04:14 PM (#4034373)

So..without looking at numbers, not really an improvement over Damon? Fine with me. Is Kotchman still there?

6. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: January 11, 2012 at 04:23 PM (#4034380)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the GOP convention is in Tampa this year, no?

Yep. The Rays have to go on like a three week road trip IIRC.

7. I Am Not a Number Posted: January 11, 2012 at 04:38 PM (#4034396)

Maybe Scott was the one who took Longoria's gun and signing him was the only way to get it back.

8. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: January 11, 2012 at 04:47 PM (#4034403)

Of course they weren't. What is this boy hiding?

He's being paid six million... Kenyan shillings. Which at current rates breaks down to a little less than $70,000.

9. Select Storage Device Posted: January 11, 2012 at 04:52 PM (#4034408)

Well, TB's doucheWAR has been fairly poor since Burrell left.

10. Jim Wisinski

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 06:10 PM (#4034529)

I like it. His expected production is maybe a tad better than what Damon did last season but I like his chances of putting that up in 2012 better than Damon doing it again.

11. What did Billy Ripken have against Elroy Face? Posted: January 11, 2012 at 06:56 PM (#4034579)

the outspoken, energetic slugger

That's one way to put it. Think the contract requires the Rays to pay him in gold bullion?

12. I Left Tim Raines Down In Africa Posted: January 11, 2012 at 07:11 PM (#4034592)

To be fair, Tampa would have signed Hugo Chavez if he could have been a four-win player and played below market value.

13. Diamond Research Posted: January 11, 2012 at 07:47 PM (#4034612)

If I take http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=6395744 at face value, I actually like this guy even if I have a different view on his outspoken stuff.

14. Dale Sams Posted: January 11, 2012 at 08:01 PM (#4034619)

Well, TB's doucheWAR has been fairly poor since Burrell left.

With Farnsworth still on the roster? This is why WAR is a stupid stat.

15. Benji Gil Gamesh is not being paid to be that guy Posted: January 11, 2012 at 09:26 PM (#4034671)

If I take http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=6395744 at face value, I actually like this guy even if I have a different view on his outspoken stuff.

Personally I prefer humbly ignorant to proudly ignorant.

16. jingoist Posted: January 11, 2012 at 09:59 PM (#4034697)

I go for the genuflecting humbly ignorant myself.
Nothing like a bit of groveling in front of the umpire before each at bat, i always say.

17. Select Storage Device Posted: January 11, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4034705)

With Farnsworth still on the roster? This is why WAR is a stupid stat.

I humbly submit I didn't check bbrefdwar before I commented, Yer right. With the Farns and Scott on the roster, we've out-douched previous lone-mega-douches Gomes and Burrell (at least Gomes hit some o' the time). Look out AL East.

TB DH's since 2007:

Greg Norton
Jonny Gomes
Cliff Floyd
Willie Aybar
Pat Burrell (/spit)
Johnny Damon (wither art thou Manny?)

And now presumably Luke Scott and the cavalcade of Maddon's "just the right guy at the right time" guys -- which has been just fine for four years.

18. Gamingboy Posted: January 11, 2012 at 10:57 PM (#4034735)

Is it wrong that the first thing that came to my head when I saw this was of a 1980s-style action movie in which Luke Scott and Evan Longoria single-handedly fight off a inexplicable invasion by Castro?

19. jingoist Posted: January 11, 2012 at 11:03 PM (#4034741)

Better still, how about Luke Scott and Eva Longoria expell all the evil housewives!

20. Select Storage Device Posted: January 11, 2012 at 11:47 PM (#4034775)

Is it wrong that the first thing that came to my head when I saw this was of a 1980s-style action movie in which Luke Scott and Evan Longoria single-handedly fight off a inexplicable invasion by Castro?

Evan Longoria will and forever always be the guy that expels the drug cartel/frees the Cambodian sex slaves/saves the hostage orphaned children from the Eastern European madman who forgot the Cold War was over.

Luke Scott would either be Bill Paxton from Aliens or the archetype foul-loudmouth-captain-guy that always gives Longo ####. Each served their purpose.

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