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From: tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer)
Subject: Re: Rickey Henderson
Message-ID: <1993Apr5.182833.25212@cs.cornell.edu>
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
References: <1993Apr5.173500.26383@ra.msstate.edu>
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1993 18:28:33 GMT
In article <1993Apr5.173500.26383@ra.msstate.edu> js1@Isis.MsState.Edu (Jiann-ming Su) writes:
>I say buy out Henderson's contract and let him go bag groceries. Next
>season, you'll be able to sign him for nothing. That goes for any bitching
>ball player.
I doubt Henderson would clear waivers. And if he did, he would
instantly be signed for the major league minimum, with Oakland picking
up the remaining $3 million tab.
Some GMs value on-field performance too...
-Valentine
dift1010@iro.umontreal.ca