So the reporters tracked down the details of this crazy deal that’s sending Josh Hamilton back to the Rangers. But I’m the one with a friend who works for the NSA, so I’m the one who’s got the entire text-message conversation in which Jon Daniels and Jerry Dipoto worked out the deal…
/ hey jd got a minute?
/ sure jerry what’s up
/ my owners willing to consider offers for josh
/
/ i mean i’ll have to talk to him but if you guys want him we might pay half what josh still has coming
/
[two minutes later...]
/ ok just talked to arte, he’ll definitely go half because AL WEST SOLIDARITY
/ also because arte really really likes josh and thinks he can be happy there
/ jerry, josh said dallas isn’t a TRUE baseball town
/ but, half!
/ jerry we already have a dh
/ talked to arte again
/ he says you can just have him
/ we'll pay the whole 83M
/ okay jerry. but since we’re pals (also AL WEST SOLIDARITY)
/ just write us a check for 68M and we’ll get the rest
/ and tell arte you suckered me out of that
/ if he really thought josh was worth 125M he’ll believe anything
/ thanks jd, owe you a frapuccino at w meetings
/ np man just send josh along when it's easy, we might need him next year
Seriously, this is one hell of a deal for the Rangers. It's just too bad they've already got a DH.
