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Is Papelbon blacklisted?

Mex17 Dec 06 2016 02:34 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 06 2016 02:37 AM

He was cut by the Nationals, and no one picked him up. Now he is not even being mentioned anywhere on the Hot Stove. I don't think that he was injured, are people just sick of his act and now he is done?

themetfairy Dec 06 2016 02:36 AM Re: Is Papelbon blacklisted?

I'm guessing the latter. He's aging, he's clubhouse poison, and I'm sure he doesn't come cheap. These are things that work against a player's marketability.

Frayed Knot Dec 06 2016 03:09 AM Re: Is Papelbon blacklisted?

Is Papelbon blacklisted No, just annoying and lousy.

TransMonk Dec 06 2016 03:07 PM Re: Is Papelbon blacklisted?

The Nats clubhouse wasn't big enough to house the attitude of both Papelbon and Sale (along with Bryce's hair, Strasburg's ears and Dusty's toothpick collection). I'm thinking some desperate team will pick pap up before the start of next season.

Centerfield Dec 06 2016 03:26 PM Re: Is Papelbon blacklisted?

If he weren't such a dickhead he'd be a great guy to take a 1 year flyer on. Bad year, but was pretty good in 2015, so he's not far removed from being effective. But he is, in fact, a dickhead, so pass.

Edgy MD Dec 06 2016 03:42 PM Re: Is Papelbon blacklisted?

I'd really like to get a statistician and psychologist together and confirm or disprove my notion that closers are responsible for a notably disproportionate share of anti-social behavior.