Non-tenders

[Dave]

<!--quoteo(post=71712:date=Dec 14 2009, 11:45 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Dec 14 2009, 11:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=71704:date=Dec 14 2009, 09:22 PM:name=Dave)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dave @ Dec 14 2009, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=71701:date=Dec 14 2009, 09:55 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ Dec 14 2009, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=71687:date=Dec 14 2009, 10:48 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 14 2009, 10:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Uh...are you going to actually deny that Hendry has a fetish for overpaying middle relievers? (and, btw, a guy with a 5.80 ERA might be a "closer" on the Pirates, but not on a real team.)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I've noticed you put a LOT of weight on what players did last year rather than factoring in their career numbers. Just curious if there's any reason for that.
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Middle relievers are a crap shoot, for every Rivera and Hoffman there are hundreds of Scott Downs and Kyle Farnsworths.
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Scott Downs was an interesting choice here, seeing as how he's had ERAs of 2.17, 1.78, and 3.09 over the last 3 years.
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The 3 years prior to that were 4.09, 4.31 and 5.14, which cover him from ages 28-30, who could have possibly seen him putting up the numbers he has in the last 3 years?