Thursday, May 02, 2013
Padres formulating ‘long-term’ offer for Headley
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The previously highest paid player in franchise history was Carmelo Martinez, who made $490,000 back in 1989.
Read More...Chase Headley said he “didn‘t know how to respond” Wednesday afternoon after learning that the Padres are planning to offer their star third baseman a multi-year contract that would make him the highest-paid player in franchise history.
“To be honest, this is not something we’ve discussed,” Headley said at Wrigley Field.
Earlier Wednesday, Ron Fowler, the executive ...
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1. charityslave is thinking about baseball posted on December 01, 2012 at 11:35 AM # hit 0 | hit 0If I was John Lannan I'd be pretty pissed right about now. Got stuck in minor league ball for most of the year as Strasburg's second arm and got into 6 major league games all year. Now he has to hunt for a job and how the Nationals used him probably cost him millions of dollars.
Instead, they cut him loose to allow him to find a starting job, which I have little doubt he'll be able to do.
-- MWE
Do you put any stock in the Mike Fast studies about pitch framing? Martin is supposed to be elite as a framer.
Put it this way - I'm skeptical that the difference between being elite and being ordinary is large enough to be of much value, and I'm really skeptical that it's large enough to be the difference between being non-tendered and signing a two-year, $17 million deal.
-- MWE
This was my thought precisely. I wouldn't be shocked at all if Soto ends up on the Yankees replacing Martin and does a decent enough job of it while saving a pretty penny.
He couldn't get stashed away on a AAA roster this year unless he clears waivers. They are out of options on him. So about the only way he'd clear waivers is if the Nationals throw a bucketload of money at him to the point that no other team would want him.
As for the difference between the two I would say their main difference is consistency. There is less risk involved with Martin than their is with Soto and that has value.
The pre-2012 Rockies would have definitely gone for him, he was their type. Now, who knows. I'm not sure they've given up on the 75 pitch idea, either, which probably doesn't make them very attractive to free agents.
Girardi had no problem starting Posada for 2.5 years, when he was the best option. I'm pretty sure he'll start the best player, regardless of the shape of their contributions.
Apparently, the Nationals didn't consider Lannan a candidate to replace Edwin Jackson in the rotation. He might have been OK in that role, and he could have been useful depth, but it looks like the Nationals intend to put the money they save on Lannan (and LaRoche?) toward a better starting pitching option. Might work out pretty well.
Mets fans rejoice!
Ho ho! This does mean the Royals offered arb to Hochevar doesn't it?
Bob Dutton tweeted that the Royals tendered contracts to all remaining unsigned players. Hochevar's career ERA is 5:39. Look out Kyle Davies!
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