MLB 2013-2014 off-season moves

[DodgerKing]

Usually, the stud Closer want to Close, regardless of what team he's on.
Thats good if they are all Stud closers and are willing to settle for lesser roles, it's usually clearly an ego thing.

I see what you are getting at. You could have three egos, two being upset that they are not being used as they think they should.

The Dodgers made it clear in the negotiations with Brian Wilson and Perez that they would not be the closers. They made it clear what their exact role would be. Hopefully they do not get upset as the year goes on.

 

[DodgerKing]

Now the Dodgers just signed Jamey Wright to be their long/early inning reliever. Now their bullpen is complete. The only thing they still have to work on is their bench.

Four closers in their pen: League, Perez, Wilson, and Jansen
Two long relievers: Withrow and Wright
Two lefty specialists: Howell and Rodriguez
Six starters: Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu, Haren, Beckett, Billingsley

 

[DodgerKing]

Now the Dodgers just signed Jamey Wright to be their long/early inning reliever. Now their bullpen is complete. The only thing they still have to work on is their bench.

Four closers in their pen: League, Perez, Wilson, and Jansen
Two long relievers: Withrow and Wright
Two lefty specialists: Howell and Rodriguez
Six starters: Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu, Haren, Beckett, Billingsley

I will bet with this surplus, you may see them trade a starter, a reliever, an outfielder, and a prospect or two for a front line starter.

 

[Jimbo]

I will bet with this surplus, you may see them trade a starter, a reliever, an outfielder, and a prospect or two for a front line starter.

Could be.
Like you need another Ace in you rotation.

Tigers Top 3 are accounted for. .... I hope.
Heres hoping Dombrowski does decide to deal Scherzer too.
That said, I read earlier today that they have no extention plans for him at the moment.

Still not happy about trading Fister for nothing.

 

[raoul5788]

So far, all of the recent 7-10 year deals have worked out great for the player, not so much for their team....

Most of the players have been near or over 30 when they signed. Not smart on the teams part.

 

[DodgerKing]

Could be.
Like you need another Ace in you rotation.

If they are replacing Beckett, I would take anyone.

 

[Jimbo]

Most of the players have been near or over 30 when they signed. Not smart on the teams part.

Personally, I would never sign a guy for more than 5 years. ..... Ever.

 

[Jimbo]

If they are replacing Beckett, I would take anyone.

I probably would have taken Beckett for Fister IF Fister Had to be traded.
Better to get Beckett than Nothing.

 

[raoul5788]

Personally, I would never sign a guy for more than 5 years. ..... Ever.

Two names come to mind, Pedroia and Longoria.

 

[Jimbo]

Two names come to mind, Pedroia and Longoria.

Still wouldn't ...

Even Cabrera, Miggy that is.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Two names come to mind, Pedroia and Longoria.

Agreed. Both teams saw something in them and extended their contracts early. And, they have agents who agreed with the practice....

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Some interesting details in this article....here is the conclusion:

There is still a lot of baseball to be played on the majority of $100 million deals that have been signed, but looking at the 21 contracts that are either completed or nearing completion gives us a decent overview as to how often signing someone for $100 million-plus actually works out.

Of those 21 contracts, eight of them have turned out to be legitimately good deals for the teams involved, six resulted in so-so production at a premium price and seven have been nothing short of bad.

That's a whopping 38 percent of the time that signing someone to a $100 million-plus deal has worked out according to plan, or just over a third of the time. Granted it's a small sample size to draw from, but there is no doubt spending that kind of money is a huge risk and will remain one.

Evaluating the Success Rate of MLB Contracts over $100 Million

 

[DodgerKing]

Some interesting details in this article....here is the conclusion:



Evaluating the Success Rate of MLB Contracts over $100 Million

So 8 are good and 6 our break even, leaving 7 that were bad. 33% of them being bad for the team over the whole term of the contract is not all that horrible. A lot of teams know that the last few year will be wasted anyway. They just knew they had to sign long term, eat the last few year, and hope for significance at the beginning (like A-Rod deal.) That is why many are front loaded. All in all, I would say most long term deals have worked out good for both the players and team.

 

[raoul5788]

Agreed. Both teams saw something in them and extended their contracts early. And, they have agents who agreed with the practice....

Both of their original contracts were when they were very young, too.

 

[Jimbo]

Two names come to mind, Pedroia and Longoria.

Are these Boris clients ?

 

[whitewolf8214]

Are these Boris clients ?

Probably!!It was a joke

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Are these Boris clients ?

Probably!!

No. Bora$ would never allow his clients to sign early extensions and leave money on the table.

His (Pedroia's) intention in leaving money on the table was to permit the Sox to use the extra dollars to build a winner. He even structured the deal in a way was meant to avoid becoming a financial albatross at the end of the contract, with the peak value of the deal coming in 2018 ($16 million) followed by three seasons of diminished salaries ($15 million in 2019, his age 35 season; $13 million in 2020; $12 million in 2021) because he was mindful of the team's needs to get bang for its buck from an aging player.

"He didn’t want to be the contract albatross. He didn’t want to be the aging player that had a greater percentage of the payroll, limiting the team’s flexibility," said Seth Levinson, Pedroia's agent with ACES. "It was absolutely his direction."

http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/alex-speier/2013/07/25/team-player-dustin-pedroia-contract-represente

 

[Jimbo]

No. Bora$ would never allow his clients to sign early extensions and leave money on the table.



http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/alex-speier/2013/07/25/team-player-dustin-pedroia-contract-represente

Thats why I was asking ...

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Many media sources are reporting that the Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will not be posted for MLB teams to bid this year....

After a change of heart, Tanaka will be posted after all. The usual teams are said to be interested, Yankees, Cubs, Red Sox, and Dodgers....

 

[cosmo_kramer]

After a change of heart, Tanaka will be posted after all. The usual teams are said to be interested, Yankees, Cubs, Red Sox, and Dodgers....

Teams have until 5 p.m. on Jan. 24 to attempt to reach an agreement with Tanaka...