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kutulu · 12-01-2005, 02:46 PM

So the signing and trading season is well underway in MLB. There have been a lot of big signings and trades and we haven't even hit hte deadline for when teams have to decide to offer arbitration to free agents yet. Overall, the 2006 free agent class sucks. There just isn't much talent out there and the best ones have age and/or health warning signs. The shocking thing is the amount of money being thrown around at the players this year:

Konerko - 5yr/$60M, age 29. I think that at the minimum, Konerko will be worth the money for the first 2-3 seasons. After that, anything can happen. It's risky to be guaranteeing that kind of money to someone in their mid 30's.

Scott Eyre - 3/11 Will be 36 at the end of the contract and has had exactly 3 good seasons in 8 years.

Giles - 3/30 Will be 37!!! at the end of the deal. He's kept an exceptional OBP throughout his career but his OPS has been falling like a rock since he moved to SD.

Loaiza - 3/21.4 Will be 36 at the end. Apparantly mediocre starting pitchers are worth 7M/yr now.

BJ Ryan - 5/47m!!!11 Great pitcher, obscene money.

Wagner - 4/43 Bad contract, will be 38 at the end of his contract.

Still not signed:

Hoffman - Wants 3 yrs and between 25-27M, he's 38

Burnett - Will probably get about $12M Has the health of an AIDS patient.

I can't wait to see what happens after Dec 7th.

12-01-2005, 02:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	Crazy MLB Free Agent Market So the signing and trading season is well underway in MLB. There have been a lot of big signings and trades and we haven't even hit hte deadline for when teams have to decide to offer arbitration to free agents yet. Overall, the 2006 free agent class sucks. There just isn't much talent out there and the best ones have age and/or health warning signs. The shocking thing is the amount of money being thrown around at the players this year: Konerko - 5yr/$60M, age 29. I think that at the minimum, Konerko will be worth the money for the first 2-3 seasons. After that, anything can happen. It's risky to be guaranteeing that kind of money to someone in their mid 30's. Scott Eyre - 3/11 Will be 36 at the end of the contract and has had exactly 3 good seasons in 8 years. Giles - 3/30 Will be 37!!! at the end of the deal. He's kept an exceptional OBP throughout his career but his OPS has been falling like a rock since he moved to SD. Loaiza - 3/21.4 Will be 36 at the end. Apparantly mediocre starting pitchers are worth 7M/yr now. BJ Ryan - 5/47m!!!11 Great pitcher, obscene money. Wagner - 4/43 Bad contract, will be 38 at the end of his contract. Still not signed: Hoffman - Wants 3 yrs and between 25-27M, he's 38 Burnett - Will probably get about $12M Has the health of an AIDS patient. I can't wait to see what happens after Dec 7th.