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    Felix to sit out the season

    Per multiple reports on twitter. Assume that Kyle Wright is in the lead for the 5th spot now. Barring anything else, looks like: Soroka, Fried, Folty, Hamels, Wright.

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    I'll believe in Newk as a SP when i see it.

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    Kyle Wright maybe? If I recall, he had a strong Spring before the shutdown
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    Interesting. Felix had a lot to potentially gain from this season.

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    Do we really even need 5 starters? Roll with 4 and throw in a reliever if needed for the 5th spot.

    Unfortunately, I have a feeling this won’t be the only sit out we have. Especially with the Freddie news, players are really going to start thinking hard about whether they will play or not.

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    Odd since he was posting pics on his Twitter at camp.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Odd since he was posting pics on his Twitter at camp.
    That was before 4 teammates tested positive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slippyjms View Post
    Interesting. Felix had a lot to potentially gain from this season.
    And a whole lot more to lose.

    Pretty easy choice for players who've made plenty of money to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    And a whole lot more to lose.

    Pretty easy choice for players who've made plenty of money to me.
    Exactly. He made his millions, was playing for the league minimum this year, and was going to make what...maybe 10 starts this season? Not exactly a great set of circumstances for his rebirth. Sit out the year and decide whether to come back next year or just hang it up.

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    Newk will get the first shot. If I had made Felix’s money...I would go to the house also. It would be almost pointless. It’s basically the 5th spot and surely out of the crop of young pitchers, one will take advantage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skeeter31 View Post
    Exactly. He made his millions, was playing for the league minimum this year, and was going to make what...maybe 10 starts this season? Not exactly a great set of circumstances for his rebirth. Sit out the year and decide whether to come back next year or just hang it up.
    I don’t disagree just seemed like him playing could have potentially set him up for a payday. Hopefully the Braves can re-sign him on the cheap this offseason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slippyjms View Post
    I don’t disagree just seemed like him playing could have potentially set him up for a payday. Hopefully the Braves can re-sign him on the cheap this offseason.
    I highly doubt King Felix - or any other player in their mid-30s for that matter - are staring a big payday in the face anytime soon, particularly following a season that's going to be as crazy as this one (if there is one).

    The game has simply changed that much - just all but impossible to see any of today's GMs lining up to offer a guy like Hernandez 3 years and $45-$60 million even if he had made 10 amazing starts this season.
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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    I highly doubt King Felix - or any other player in their mid-30s for that matter - are staring a big payday in the face anytime soon, particularly following a season that's going to be as crazy as this one (if there is one).

    The game has simply changed that much - just all but impossible to see any of today's GMs lining up to offer a guy like Hernandez 3 years and $45-$60 million even if he had made 10 amazing starts this season.
    Again I don’t disagree but now coming back next year he’ll be in the same spot he was this year but only a year older. I think it would be reasonable to expect a good year could have set him up for a 1 year deal in the 10 mil area. I get not wanting to take the risk though.

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    He's starting the 2014 All-Star Game on The Network right now.
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    man, this sucks

    was really looking forward to seeing him in a braves uniform
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    I was pretty profoundly skeptical of Felix's ability to pitch at an acceptable level this year, so I don't see this as much of a loss.

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    You know I wonder if his decision to opt out was directly based on having fellow teammates test positive

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