If this isn't the toughest day ever to pick MLB, I don't know what is/was.
My god.
Every theory, trend goes out the window.
I am truly (really) beginning to wonder if this shit is worth it?
I am going to go to PLAN B = bet only who I consider a superior pitcher for the first 5 innings. that's it.
If that doesn't win, I'm gonna do something else. This shit is wack. Too much info UNKNOWN to the bettor = like bullpen pricks, when and who, and the coaches who go by coaching 101 and lefty vs. lefty and all that OLD-SCHOOL concept shit.
I cannot deal with this inconsistency anymore. It is truly = inconsistent.
Coaches = they can (and will) fuck you. Then let's not get into the bullpen, because I'm being chastised for bringing this shit up. But, Christ! It fucks someone everyday. Closers my ass = I haven't seen a closer in about 6 years. It never gets to that.
AND I follow this shit, everyday. Can usuallly pull out a good one everyday, but can't get a pulse or read on the overall scheme. got it?
US
Dodgers Are Paying $8 Million to Giants Starter Scott Kazmir
Kaz gets the start on Saturday for the Giants, but he’s getting paid big by the Dodgers.
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Saturday evenings game between the Dodgers and Giants will feature a pretty cool story. San Francisco called up left-handed pitcher Scott Kazmir to make the start, and it will be his first big league appearance since 2016. Kazmir is 37-years-old and many thought his playing days were well behind him.
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But Saturday’s game also features a pretty funny twist as well. Kazmir will pitch for the Giants, but he will get paid (mostly) by the Dodgers. It’s one of those odd scenarios that you don’t see too often, especially when a player has been out of the game as long as he has.
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Kazmir signed a 3-year, $48 million deal with LA back in December of 2015. He would pitch in 2016 with the Dodgers, but a series of injuries derailed his big league career. He was ultimately traded to the Braves in a deal that brought Matt Kemp back to LA.
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But the terms of Kazmir’s contract with the Dodgers allowed for deferred payments. As part of that deal, Los Angeles will pay him $8 million this year, the final year of his deferred money. So technically, he gets paid to pitch against the team that is paying him.
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It’s not a totally uncommon thing to happen in baseball, but still funny whenever it does pop up. The Dodgers are hoping to attack him early and get him working because Kazmir hasn’t thrown much at the minor league level.
Kaz pitched just 8 innings in the Giants Spring Training games and has totaled just over 6 innings t the minor league level this season.