Eric Hosmer Removed From Royals' Minor League Lineup
The Alvarez debacle affects other teams, too. Get ready to get mad, Royals fans.
Royals Corner sources have confirmed that Hosmer did not dress for Thursday night’s game, and that it was indeed directly related to the situation Alvarez and the Pirates. All parties involved are reportedly tight-lipped about the situation, and we still do not know whether Hosmer’s exclusion from the lineup came at the request of Boras, minor league baseball, or Hosmer himself, but we understand that he isn’t likely to suit up again until baseball resolves the impasse.
(I don't know much about this source, so take this with a grain of salt for now, although this news doesn't surprise me at all.)
Hosmer's contract may be in even greater jeopardy than Alvarez's, even though I've seen no indications that anyone is unhappy with it. Baseball America reported earlier this week that Hosmer's contract was signed after the deadline; no one has definitively reported that Alvarez's was. It now appears he'll have to sit out until the end of the minor league season.
Again: will Julio Borbon, who's playing at AA for the Rangers and is supposed to play in the Arizona Fall League, have to sit out too? If not, why not? He was drafted in 2007, signed after the deadline, and given a major league contract. The union has clearer standing to dispute major league contracts than minor league ones like Alvarez's.
This situation doesn't affect only Alvarez. It also affects other players who supposedly broke the rule. If Scott Boras wants a confrontation, his other clients should have to deal with it too, especially since the cases against the commissioner's office are much stronger in those cases.
Thanks to Primer.
UPDATE: The Post-Gazette reports that the union will focus on Alvarez, not Hosmer, with the union contending that an agreement was in place before the deadline. That contradicts Baseball America's reporting, which specifically said that the Royals were granted an extension to "reach a deal" with Hosmer. If I were the Pirates, I'd be mentioning Hosmer over and over and over.
UPDATE: Yep, Hosmer's out until the matter is resolved. The Kansas City Star reports.
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dejan’s latest post makes it seem like hosmer isn’t involved in this. maybe he’s just getting a night off?
by johnnycuff on Aug 29, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have
laid off this subject ere now, but I will pipe up here, and probably go back to being quiet after this.
HORSESHIT
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by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 29, 2008 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Getting Interesting!
The plot thickens! I don’t see a real downside for the Pirates. Either they gey Alvarez (even if they have to apy him $200K more) or they get the #3 pick next year. I wonder if they also get another 1st round pick as well?
I think Borass is making a big mistake pushing this thing. After all if they signed after the deadline, it was his fault for not reaching agreement in time.
by zogger on Aug 29, 2008 5:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here's the Kicker...
Why is Alvarez….contacting PBC at last minute accepting the contract? was Boras still an Advisor at that point?
Also the union plans on entering phone records into the case…Unless, they have actually recordings of the conversations, i don’t think the time stamp of phone records means much…
At this point if they try to state conversations into the time of phone calls someone is gonna commit perjury lol.
by lfhlaw on Aug 29, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's gotta suck for Hosmer
It seems that he was happy with his contract.
The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
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by UtesFan89 on Aug 29, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mongo say:
Hosmer just pawn in chess game of life.
by Arnold Rothstein on Aug 29, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where
life = the whims & will of Scott Boras, right?
The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".
by UtesFan89 on Aug 30, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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