Off-Season Signings

[Elster88]

The insanity continues.

Carlos Lee to the Astros: 6 years, 100 million.

[Guest patona314]

Elster88 wrote: The insanity continues. Carlos Lee to the Astros: 6 years, 100 million.

mr. lee should send mr. beltran a thank you card

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I've seen Carlos Lee, he's no Carlos Beltran.

I much prefer having Beltran in a Mets uniform.

[Guest Edgy DC]

patona314 wrote: ="Elster88"]The insanity continues. Carlos Lee to the Astros: 6 years, 100 million. mr. lee should send mr. beltran a thank you card

Mr. DC should send Mr. Minaya a Thank You card.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Five-year deal worth $50 million for ex-Met (1 AB) Gary Matthews. He picked a good time to have a career year.

I'm guessing that the Anaheim Angels of Thunderstick regret that one soon. The Alou signing looks better every day.

[metirish]

Danys Baez gets $19 million form the Orioles for three years pending a physical,crazy.

[Vic Sage]

3 yrs at $6M+ per for a former closer / now set-up guy?

This is not a good marketplace for Omar to try and fill holes. He's better off trading for guys.

[Guest Edgy DC]

But, to his credit, he got ahead of the game and signed his leftfielder and secondbasemen to relatively modest deals before the market exploded.

[metirish]

Free agent pitcher Adam Eaton has reached preliminary agreement on a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth more than $24 million, a baseball source told ESPN.com.

[nymr83]

I like Eaton but that looks like alot of money and worries me about Zito's price.

[metirish]

Nymr83 wrote: I like Eaton but that looks like alot of money and worries me about Zito's price.

It's gone crazy this year,hey will Pat Gillick get hammered in the press for signing Eaton to that deal like the Mets did when they signed Benson...

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: Danys Baez gets $19 million form the Orioles for three years

Imagine what he would have gotten if he actually had a good season this past year?

[Guest Edgy DC]

David Dellucci to Cleveland, who supposedly promised him the leftfield job, for three years and 11.5 million

Pittsburgh re-ups reliever Damaso Marte, $4.7 million, for two years. He will finish that contract as a Yankee. You heard it here first.

Seattle utility guy Willie Bloomquist also re-enlists, at two years and $1.875 million. He will not finish that deal as a Yankee. You also heard that here first.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Randy Wolf and his pack turn down Benson Bunch money to sign with the Dodgers for 1-year/$7.5 with a vesting option. Sez he wanted to live and play at home more than he wanted the big bucks.

[metirish]

Zaun back with the Jays for two years after the Rod Barajas deal fell asunder.

[metirish]

Free agent second baseman Adam Kennedy has reached agreement on a three-year, $10 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team is expected to announce the contract Tuesday afternoon.

[DocTee]

Adam Kennedy to St Louis--3 years, $10 Million--

this means Ronnie Belliard is available, though not Rich Aurilia, whom local tabloids have returning to SF.

-- Dave Roberts to the Giants, too, allegedly...and Oakland expressing interest in Mike Piazza as a replacement for Frank Thomas.

[Frayed Knot]

Isn't that where Kennedy started?
He, along with brief 20G-winner Kent Bottenfield, were the main bait for Jim Edmonds.


On edit: Bottenfield won 18 for the Cards in '99 (and never as many as 9 before or after) and Kennedy was a former StL #1 (20th overall) draft pick.

[metirish]

Frayed Knot wrote: Isn't that where Kennedy started? He, along with brief 20G-winner Kent Bottenfield, were the main bait for Jim Edmonds.

from espn

] Kennedy was St. Louis' first-round pick and the 20th choice overall in the June 1997 draft. The Cardinals traded him to the Angels with pitcher Kent Bottenfield in 2000 in a deal for outfielder Jim Edmonds.

[Vic Sage]

St.L thus reconstitutes the Angels' pepperpot Keystone Kombo of Eckstein/Kennedy. Not exactly Tinker to Evers, but not bad.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm glad I'm not a Kennedy.

[duan]

metirish wrote: Free agent pitcher Adam Eaton has reached preliminary agreement on a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth more than $24 million, a baseball source told ESPN.com.

I'd have bitten on that in a heartbeat.

[Guest sharpie]

Kip Wells to the Cards for $850,000.

The Mets' Eli Marrero era is officially over as he signs a minorleague deal. also with the Cards.

[Guest patona314]

Igawa will officially be a yankmee

[metirish]

] Yankees win rights to Kei Igawa BY JIM BAUMBACH Newsday Staff Writer November 28, 2006, 6:11 PM EST The Yankees are expected to be named the winner of the bidding process for Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa in an announcement by Major League Baseball later this evening, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Yankees placed a bid "in the ballpark" of $25 million for the 27-year-old lefthander and team officials were confident in their chances as the 8 p.m. announcement neared. The posting process ended at 5 p.m. Monday and the Hanshin Tigers announced Tuesday morning they have accepted the bid without identifying the winning team. The Associated Press reported that the Mets placed a bid for about $15 million. The Yankees now have a 30-day window to negotiate a contract with Igawa's agent, Arn Tellem, who has a history of making deals with the Yankees. He is the agent for Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi and Hideki Matsui. Igawa went 14-9 last season with a 2.97 ERA and has a career record of 86-60 with a 3.15 ERA.

[MFS62]

]Barajas, a free-agent catcher, backed out of a deal with the Blue Jays on Monday, according to Ricciardi, and the Toronto general manager didn't like it. "Where I come from, your word means something and your handshake means something," Ricciardi said. "Unfortunately in this case it didn't. "We had more than a handshake. I'll leave it at that." A dramatic and bizarre 24 hours were capped Tuesday when Ricciardi announced the Blue Jays had signed Zaun to a US$7.25-million, two-year contract. The deal, which includes an option for a third season, was hammered out in only an hour after a $5.25-million, two-year contract with Barajas fell apart. All Barajas had to do was pass a physical on Monday to finalize his deal with the Blue Jays but he skipped his flight to Toronto

Scratch one potential backup catcher from your list.

Later

[Guest sharpie]

MFYs were interested in Zaun so I'm glad to see Jays keeping him.

[metsmarathon]

sharpie wrote: Kip Wells to the Cards for $850,000. The Mets' Eli Marrero era is officially over as he signs a minorleague deal. also with the Cards.

espn sez kip wells to the cards for $4M.

[Guest sharpie]

You're right. $850,000 is what they payed to re-up Gary Bennett.

[Guest cooby]

]Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kip Wells to the Cards for $850,000.

]Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:22 am Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- espn sez kip wells to the cards for $4M.

He must have a really good agent.