Off-Season Signings

[Guest patona314]

Elster88 wrote: Payton and Piazza together again. Maybe when Oakland visits Baltimore I'll have an excuse to finally go see Camden Yards. I'll just have to flip a coin on whether to wear 31 or 44.

you live in the area and never been to the yard? the place is beautiful! the crab cakes and boog's pork sandwiches are top notch (well maybe just the pork, the crab cakes are a bit on the skimmpy side).

[DocTee]

gotta think we could've put together a better package than Gavin Floyd and Gio Gonzalez for 17 game winner Freddy G.

[Frayed Knot]

Well, both Floyd & Gonzalez are/were considered pretty good prospects and remember also that Garcia is entering the final year before FA-gency.
I don't know that this one will be universally praised in Phillyland. The few times I saw Garcia last year he wasn't looking all that good amid speculation that his velocity had dropped (his K-rates were down the last two years).

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Freddy is a guy who if the Mets got 'em, would make me a little nervous.

That said, the move probably makes Philly a tougher customer for us next year.

[Frayed Knot]

In the short term is almost certainly a good move for the Phils.
But while we probably could have beaten that offer I'm not sure I would have liked it if we did.



Braves also got into the trade market as they said all along they would:
* LHP starter Horacio Ramirez to Seattle for RHP-reliever Raphael Soriano ... presumably to be their set-up man.



Joe Borowski - closer for Florida last year - signs with Cleveland

[smg58]

The Sox wanted young pitching in return, and Minaya does not appear willing to deal Pelfrey.

Like pretty much everybody else on the Sox staff, Garcia took a step backward last year, and the question is why. Plus he's homer prone and heading to Philadelphia, and the Phillies gave back the pitching prospect that was supposed to be the key to the Thome deal. This could work out well for the Phillies but there's no guarantee, and it will take more than Garcia to make the Phillies contenders.

[Guest sharpie]

Busy Dodgers sign Luis Gonzalez for 1 year/$7 million.

[metirish]

Meche to KC for 5 years....$45 million.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Good for the Royals!

[Guest patona314]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Good for the Royals!

let the dynasty begin

[Guest Rotblatt]

]ESPN is now reporting that Jason Schmidt has agreed on a deal to join the Dodgers for 3 years and $47 mil.

That seems like almost a steal in this market. I wouldn't be surprised if he were just as valuable as Zito during the life of his contract.

I think Garcia was a great move by the Phillies. He's only owed $9M this year, and he's pretty much infinitely better than Meche and Lilly.

[metirish]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Atlanta Braves swapped a starting pitcher for bullpen help Thursday, sending oft-injured lefty Horacio Ramirez to the Seattle Mariners for reliever Rafael Soriano.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

BRAVES GET SORIANO!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Break up the Royals: Reportedly sign Dotel 1 yr/$5 million.

[smg58]

Well hey, can't fault them for trying. They haven't made themselves contenders yet, but given the shape that franchise has been in lately, even buying themselves some dignity would be a step forward.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Better deal than the other one.

[Guest sharpie]

Barry Bonds re-ups with the Jints, 1 year/$16 million.

[metirish]

sharpie wrote: Barry Bonds re-ups with the Jints, 1 year/$16 million.

Watching ESPN last night it was kinda weird watching Steve Phillips chasing after Bonds in a hotel lobby with a mic looking for a quote....maybe weird is the wrong word but you go from running the Mets to chasing a player for a quote.

[Guest sharpie]

Steve Kline also re-ups with Jints. 2 years/$3.5 million.

[Frayed Knot]

ESPN reporting: Pettitte sings with the Yanx - 1 year.
Team not confirming

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

="Frayed Knot"]ESPN reporting: Pettitte sings with the Yanx - 1 year. Team not confirming

Maybe he'll sing with them, but will he pitch for them?

[metirish]

Cue a wrong has been righted articles......

[Guest sharpie]

Then we get to have months of speculation about Roger Clemens.

[metirish]

$16 million for 07 with a player option for the same money for 08.....

[Guest KC]

I really didn't miss having Rat Boy stare into my living room under his over-
curved baseball cap like The Wicked Witch of the Bronx every fifth day when
checking the Yankee score.

This is a big story, maybe someone should start a Yankees 2007 thread.

[metirish]

francesa..."this is a bad day for the yankee hater and a great day for the yankee fan".....

[smg58]

Is Pettite still worth what Schmidt (and presumably Zito) will get per year?

[metirish]

smg58 wrote: Is Pettite still worth what Schmidt (and presumably Zito) will get per year?

The Astros didn't think so,they offered $14 million,and alredy the talk of Clemens to the Bronx has started.

[nymr83]

Pettite (34 years old on opening day)
2005- 17-9, 222.3 IP, 171 K, 41bb, 174 ERA+
2006- 14-13, 214.3 IP, 178 K, 70bb, 108 ERA+

Zito (28yo)
2005- 14-13, 228.3 IP, 171 K, 89bb, 116 ERA+
2006- 16-10, 221.0 IP, 151 K, 99bb, 116 ERA+

Schmidt (34yo)
2005- 12-7,172.0 IP,165 K, 85bb, 94 ERA+
2006- 11-9, 213.0 IP,180 K, 80bb, 125 ERA+

Pettite suddenly started walking people last year, though still not at an alarming rate. I think they're all pretty equivalent. If you've gotta sign one of them long term Zito is the obvious choicebecause of age, but for 3 years Schmidt was a steal as was Pettite for 1 + the option. All things considered if I were the Mets I'd have matched the offer to Schmidt or the one to Pettite (though I'd have to think he was only really looking at the Yankees and Astros) and told Boras to run up Zito's price on someone else.

[DocTee]

Jason Marquis to the Cubs: 3 years, $28 million.

The optimist: he won 14 games for a division rival!
The pessimist: he lost 16 games for the WS champs!

With an ERA over 6.00 and fewer than 100 K's, he is the epitome of what Bob Murphy used to call a "contact pitcher".