Hector Olivera Arrested

Honestly that contract isn't that bad, 6.5 per year isn't awful as far as throw away contracts go these days.

Make no mistake its obviously a waste of resources, but the only saving grace with Olive right now is that the Dodgers absorbed half his contract.
 
Preacher said:
Honestly that contract isn't that bad, 6.5 per year isn't awful as far as throw away contracts go these days.

Make no mistake its obviously a waste of resources, but the only saving grace with Olive right now is that the Dodgers absorbed half his contract.
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The average annual salary isn't terrible. The length of time we're committed to him, what we gave up to get him, and how bad he looks are all much worse.
 
striker42 said:
The average annual salary isn't terrible. The length of time we're committed to him, what we gave up to get him, and how bad he looks are all much worse.
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The trade looks awful right now, that's not debatable. I'm just saying the salary isn't much of an albatross, even stretched out the way it is.
 
I've started thinking more about the circumstances surrounding this. It's about 6 AM on a Wednesday morning and doesn't appear that Hector had been to bed yet and had allegedly been drinking. Even without the alleged assault, that's not really what I want to see from a player. You've got a contract paying you tens of millions of dollars. Just go to bed. If you want to drink all night and not go to bed until daybreak, save if for the offseason. Or better yet, save it for when you retire.

I'm not saying players have to go straight to the hotel after the game and go to bed. Just behave a little more responsibly.
 
If I were in charge I would not cut cut Hector because of this. That's being to kind to him. If he gets cut he walks away with 30 million and will be picked by another team quickly at league minimum. What kind of punishment is that.

I would send him down to the most miserable level of the minor leagues and make him play his way back up. Future conduct would be a big factor in his progression. He needs to prove himself worthy of a spot in the team

I wonder if this type behavior was the reason he left winter league ball early.
 
JxnMissFan said:
If I were in charge I would not cut cut Hector because of this. That's being to kind to him. If he gets cut he walks away with 30 million and will be picked by another team quickly at league minimum. What kind of punishment is that.
I would send him down to the most miserable level of the minor leagues and make him play his way back up. Future conduct would be a big factor in his progression. He needs to prove himself worthy of a spot in the team

I wonder if this type behavior was the reason he left winter league ball early.
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A few years ago one of our top prospects that had fallen out of favor was sent to the lower minor leagues to switch from 3B to pitcher. His name was Van Pope. He went down. Got caught with team mates underage drinking. Bye bye Van Pope. The Braves do not want that kind of negativity near the developing players.
 
striker42 said:
I've started thinking more about the circumstances surrounding this. It's about 6 AM on a Wednesday morning and doesn't appear that Hector had been to bed yet and had allegedly been drinking. Even without the alleged assault, that's not really what I want to see from a player. You've got a contract paying you tens of millions of dollars. Just go to bed. If you want to drink all night and not go to bed until daybreak, save if for the offseason. Or better yet, save it for when you retire.

I'm not saying players have to go straight to the hotel after the game and go to bed. Just behave a little more responsibly.
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It's a different era, but the Casey Stengel quote still stands: "The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that they stay out all night looking for it."
 
cajunrevenge said:
That most of us would be out of a job just from allegations before having a chance to defend ourselves is why I was making a point of the issue. Like everyone here assumes, he is probably guilty but this is about protecting the percent that are innocent. We as a society have raised women to use false DV and rape claims as a weapon. Its all fun and games until your the victim of it.
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Coincidentally, I just ran across this crazy post from yesterday in a comics forum that I frequent: :suprise:

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9283058&fpart=1
 
Perfect Cell said:
Braves released Bourn as well. Dont know if id done that with this olivera situation
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But I don't see where Bourn would play. I'd rather give Mallex time to figure it out if we aren't gonna win anyway.
 
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