MLB 2013-2014 off-season moves

[DodgerKing]

Kershaw is also the best pitcher in history through 1,000 IP.

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[AntAltMike]

If he isn't worth the money, then no pitcher is, but from a risk standpoint, I'm not sure that any pitcher is.

In addition to the contract, the Dodgers must be paying for a huge insurance policy, but I doubt that such policies cover for injuries or deterioration that simply reduce a pitcher's effectiveness while not ending his career. Dwight Gooden went 132-54 through age 26 and continued to pitch through age 35, going only 62-58 over the remainder of his career. Similarly, Fernando Valenzuela went 113-82 through age 26 but only 60-71 over the next decade and Via Blue was 142-96 through 28 but only 67-65 in his eight remaining years. I first heard of that concern when someone writing on basketball mentioned the problem created by what he called a "Ralph Sampson injury". He could no longer be the player he was being paid to be, but he was still a capable player, so the insurance wasn't collectable.

 

[BillD1984]

If he isn't worth the money, then no pitcher is, but from a risk standpoint, I'm not sure that any pitcher is.

This sums it up for me

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Rays and David Price agree to a 1Y / $14M deal....

 

[BillD1984]

Rays and David Price agree to a 1Y / $14M deal....

That's a bargain when you consider what Kershaw is getting. Everything being equal I'd take Kershaw, but obviously that's far from equal.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

That's a bargain when you consider what Kershaw is getting. Everything being equal I'd take Kershaw, but obviously that's far from equal.

Everything is a bargain when you consider Kershaw's deal....

 

[cosmo_kramer]

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[BillD1984]

Everything is a bargain when you consider Kershaw's deal....

IMO, the top three lefties in baseball are Felix Hernandez, Kershaw and Price, so that's quite a discrepancy in the two contracts.

 

[BillD1984]

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Hopefully Clayton will float his old pal a loan. How does he expect Stafford to live on his pittance of a salary!

 

[Hart5150]

IMO, the top three lefties in baseball are Felix Hernandez, Kershaw and Price, so that's quite a discrepancy in the two contracts.

Hernandez is a rightie. Did you mean Lester? Because you know he's getting 20-25 Mil/Yr in his next deal with the bar set so high now.

 

[Hart5150]

This sums it up for me

I wonder what an everyday player like Trout is going to get when he's a free agent, if pitchers are getting 30+Mil

 

[BillD1984]

Hernandez is a rightie. Did you mean Lester? Because you know he's getting 20-25 Mil/Yr in his next deal with the bar set so high now.

Oops on two fronts: I meant to say starter, but more importantly I somehow forgot about Justin Verlander (who I would put in front of Price).

 

[AntAltMike]

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My former business partner was on the same CYO basketball team as two convicted murders.

 

[BillD1984]

MLB owners officially approve expanded replay for 2014 season

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[whitewolf8214]

ESPN has sent out a press release revealing its "Sunday Night Baseball" matchups through July 20. Insert your "____ coast bias!" comments below: Just eyeballing it, the biggest oversights I see are no games involving either the Washington Nationals — who should be a strong contender and who have exciting young players like Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg – and no Texas Rangers or Oakland A's, who should be the top two contenders in a loaded AL West. But what do I know? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2...or-the-first-half/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs

 

[salsadancer7]

They will try to dump Clayton Kershaw...actually his contract..in 2 years...3 years tops. Remember I said it...

 

[BillD1984]

They will try to dump Clayton Kershaw...actually his contract..in 2 years...3 years tops. Remember I said it...

If they include Nick Punto in any potential salary dump, that will get the deal done.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Nationals re-sign SP Jordan Zimmermann to a 2 Y, $24M contract.

 

[salsadancer7]

If they include Nick Punto in any potential salary dump, that will get the deal done.

Maybe it's me...but I guess I will never understand the thinking of paying everyday player contracts to players that only play every forth or fifth day.