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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Blue Jays place Adam Lind on outright waivers

Or, you could buy 85 million of these.

From CBS Sports’ Danny Knobler comes word that the Blue Jays placed first baseman Adam Lind on outright waivers Friday, no more than 24 hours after optioning the 28-year-old to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Lind is free to be claimed by any other major league team, but that club would have to take on the $8.5 million in guaranteed money left on a contract that runs through 2016 (not including whatever is still owed to Lind from his $5 million salary for 2012).

The District Attorney Posted: May 19, 2012 at 09:09 PM | 11 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Toolsy McClutch Posted: May 22, 2012 at 04:45 PM (#4137964)

Missed this on the weekend, not a lot of talk here. This is outright waivers too (as I understand it), no option to pull him back.

2. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines Posted: May 22, 2012 at 04:58 PM (#4137975)

If there's any team that might bite on Lind it's the Phillies.

Ty Wigginton: OPS .853 in April (BABIP .370), OPS .447 in May (BABIP .242)
Laynce Nix: On DL with calf injury
John Mayberry Jr: Not terrible, I guess
Hector Luna: Has started two games at 1B this week, which shows you how much the team believes in Mayberry. Grand slam in first Phillies at-bat was good.

3. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: May 22, 2012 at 05:09 PM (#4137993)

With so many shitty first basemen around the league this year, you'd think someone would bite the bullet and claim him. Its not a ton of money and he's young enough to have upside. Plus the Jays seem to have some sort of voodoo power to get other teams to pay for their mistakes (Vernon Wells, Alexis Rios)

4. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle Posted: May 22, 2012 at 05:14 PM (#4137998)

I assume that means he makes $8.5 per YEAR, through 2016. Not in TOTAL.

5. puck Posted: May 22, 2012 at 05:18 PM (#4138005)

This is how Cots lists it:

4 years/$18M (2010-13), plus 2014-16 club options

signed extension with Toronto 4/3/10, replacing 1-year, $0.41M deal for 2010
$0.6M signing bonus
10:$0.4M, 11:$5M, 12:$5M, 13:$5M, 14:$7M club option ($2M buyout), 15:$7.5M club option ($1M buyout), 16:$8M club option ($0.5M buyout)

6. Toolsy McClutch Posted: May 22, 2012 at 05:19 PM (#4138008)

I think it's 8.5 for the rest of this year and next, and then there are multiple team options (that's how Alex likes to roll). He's not expensive at all.

So no, not 8.5 per year.

He's hitting like another Lind (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lindjo01.shtml)

7. Toolsy McClutch Posted: May 22, 2012 at 05:25 PM (#4138015)

That looks right. So really, assuming the options are a no-go, it's going to be about $10.75 million for 1.75 seasons and the buyout.

8. DKDC Posted: May 22, 2012 at 05:25 PM (#4138017)

I bet he goes unclaimed, unless the Yanks or Angels want some insurance.

He’s a little bit younger than the Ty Wigginton/Nick Johnson/Wilson Betemit/Casey Kotchman types, but he’s not as good and he’s way more expensive.

9. DKDC Posted: May 22, 2012 at 05:28 PM (#4138018)

double post

10. Toolsy McClutch Posted: May 30, 2012 at 02:29 PM (#4143160)

Supposedly Lind was not placed on waivers. This is too bad, I had hoped he cleared - he's been hitting well.

11. TVerik Posted: May 30, 2012 at 02:43 PM (#4143170)

Don't the Yankees have Russell the Muscle in the organization?

I think I'd rather play Branyan than Lind at this point.

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