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The Red Sox come out winners at that price. Assuming Matsuzaka is as good as billed, of course. Two factors would have kept the price that low. One is how badly did Matsuzaka want to play in the US right now. The other is the risk factor involved with staying another year in Japan. If he's not as dominant next year, his market value diminishes. And if he gets hurt, his market value vanishes entirely. So it would make sense to concede some salary as an insurance policy. Still, I thought $70M over six years would have been the minimum amount to agree on given the risk of staying put, so I'm guessing Matsuzaka told Boras to get as much as he could but ultimately agree.
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Yes, they traded Josh Barfield to the Indians a few weeks ago. I'm still perplexed by Giles being non-tendered. Is there a reason to think that Giles' injuries this past season are serious enough to compromise him this year? Does anybody know/remember the details?
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So let me get this straight... he's 28, is a second baseman with a career .800 OPS, and $5M in this market is too much? Huh? They must think Giles is damaged goods; otherwise that makes no sense at all. He had a .643 OPS against lefties last year but an .835 OPS against them from 04-06. He's a great pickup if he's healthy, but something tells me he doesn't get non-tendered if he's healthy.
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Nymr83 wrote: I think we all agree the posting system needs to change. My idea for a (simple) change would be to allow the Japanese teams to make a player available to negotiate with everyone, but instead of a posting fee they'd get a % of the contract (agreed upon between them and the player/agent before they posted him) for the number of years that he would have still been under control. I like that idea. Even a percentage of the full contract would make more sense that the current situation. Seibu probably wouldn't come away with $51M, but they'd be assured of not getting nothing.
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It won't be settled until Thursday close to midnight.
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If Boston thinks they could bid $51M for negotiating rights and then offer him $7M per year even beyond the two years he's still under contract in Seibu, either they were bidding just to keep the Yankees from getting him or they're certifiable.
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Is Pettite still worth what Schmidt (and presumably Zito) will get per year?
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metirish wrote: Did't Paul DePodesta sign Drew? Yes, I remembered that after I posted. In fact I think the unpopularity of the Drew deal was one of the factors in DePodesta getting fired. And Drew decides the deal wasn't enough and goes elsewhere. Baseball can be funny sometimes. Which makes you wonder why Colletti cares so much. You would think he'd look on it as an opportunity to increase his stamp on the team, free of somebody else's controversial signing.
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Look, the Dodgers gave Drew the opportunity to walk, he took it and now they're mad. Boras considered the possibility that the market would be much better in two years, and the Dodgers failed to think so far ahead. I'm sure Boras tried to get a similar clause in Beltran's contract -- he got one for A-Rod, so I'd assume he considers it a standard thing to bargain over with his most valued clients. Boras didn't need specific information from Theo Epstein to know that Drew could get a better deal this year. Anybody (well, the Dodgers front office evidently excluded) could see the way the market was going, which I guess is equivalent to having "some idea what was out there." Unless he has some specific evidence to cite, and the article presents absolutely nothing, Colletti should shut up and reserve his finger-pointing for the mirror.
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Convince me that McGwire was HOF-worthy without steroids, and he'd get my vote. (Although I'd still like to see Roger Maris get in first.) Convince me that Mota's late-season resurgence after being traded had nothing to do with cheating, and I'm OK bringing him back.
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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.
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Let me see a full season with an ERA better than 3.99 before I'd call Harden a better long-term bet than Zito. At this point, he's basically a prospect with a very high upside but also with major injury concerns. Not quite in the Wood/Prior category as far as risk, but too close to that for me to be comfortable with.
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The Royals will find out if Meche is that much better than Bannister. Does anybody know where we could look up the VORP (value over replacement player) of guys like Meche and Lilly? I'd be curious to know how large (or small) the number is. My feeling is that if you have that much money to spend, you might as well put in a few million more and get quality. But a good GM could probably find younger guys on the cheap that are just as good if he knew where to look.
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$11M per year for a guy with a career 4.65 ERA. $10M per year for Ted Lilly and his 4.60 career ERA. And these are the "bargains"?
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That's an excellent question, given that Harden is three years away from free agency. He also hasn't pitched 200 innings total in the past two seasons. Buyer beware?
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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.
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What's the going rate on Ty Wigginton? He'd be a perfect platoon fit.
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Burgos has lots of upside, and it looked like the Mets were one reliever short. He'll have to earn his meaningful innings, but he was rushed in KC so that might be a good thing for him. Bannister had too many guys in his way here. He has a clear path to a starting job in KC, so good for him.
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No way he's worth that.
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Maddux goes to the Padres for one year and $10M. Drew to the Red Sox finally official at 5 years and $70M. This from ESPN.com: Why would the Reds offer Mark Loretta two years and $6 million when they already have a talented second baseman in Brandon Phillips? The Reds think Loretta can log enough at-bats as the right-handed first base complement to Scott Hatteberg to make the deal worthwhile. Does anybody see the logic in that?
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I'm not so concerned about years. Zito is similar to Glavine, always trying to outsmart hitters because he can't overpower them. Glavine remains an above average pitcher at 41 largely because he's never needed to overtax his arm to succeed, and Zito strikes me as being the same type of pitcher. He's certainly been a model of durability up to this point, and I'd be willing to bet he stays that way. The Mets need to decide how good a pitcher they think Barry Zito really is. Is he the guy who's been good but not elite the past three seasons, or the Cy Young caliber pitcher he was his first three years when Rick Peterson was his pitching coach? Whoever signs him will be paying for the latter, whether they get that pitcher or not.
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That's a good price for Carpenter. I'd have no problems making that offer to Zito, and Carpenter is a better (if older) pitcher.
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I get the sense Padilla was a medium priority. The market being what it is, $34M over three years is reasonable for a 15-game winner (especially the three years). If Padilla was the guy Minaya really wanted, he could have beaten that offer.
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Given the Eaton deal, that's great for the Rangers. I wonder how that will affect the Rangers' interest in Zito.
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Roberto Hernandez and Aaron Fultz officially get one-year deals with the Indians. Kevin Millar gets $2.75M to spend another year in Baltimore. ESPN is reporting Jose Guillen to the Mariners for a year at $5M, plus a bunch of incentives and an option.
