MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[rok]

Especially considering he's likely to end up a full time reliever by mid-year 2014 if his decline continues.

[funkster]

I didn't even realize he threw a no-hitter this year.  Maybe I did and just didn't care enough to remember.

[CubbieBlues]

I didn't even realize he threw a no-hitter this year.  Maybe I did and just didn't care enough to remember.

I never heard anything about it. Of course, if it's not Cubs I usually tune out.

[rok]

He did, but his era was like 5 up to that point. Without that game, wonder if he gets this deal.

[Bricklayer]

He did, but his era was like 5 up to that point. Without that game, wonder if he gets this deal.

Even with that game I don't know how he got this deal.

[Andy]

I cannot make sense of this deal.  His stats were better this year than last, but nothing of the last 2 months of the season gave the impression he would return to his best.

[funkster]

 

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He did, but his era was like 5 up to that point. Without that game, wonder if he gets this deal.

Even with that game I don't know how he got this deal.

 

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Agreed.

 

 

Can't believe his FB averages 90ish these days.

[vitaminB]

It's like the giants learned nothing from the Zito fiasco.

[Kid]

It's like the giants learned nothing from the Zito fiasco.

 

It's nothing like Zito.  The Zito contract was 7 years/$126M.  The Giants will have paid (including his $7M 2014 buyout) only $10M less to Zito for 7 years than the Cubs and Yankees will have collectively paid to Soriano for 8 years.  A 2/$35M contract is not remotely comparable to a 7/$126M contract no matter how much they are overpaying him for those 2 years.

[vitaminB]

 

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It's like the giants learned nothing from the Zito fiasco.

 

It's nothing like Zito.  The Zito contract was 7 years/$126M.  The Giants will have paid (including his $7M 2014 buyout) only $10M less to Zito for 7 years than the Cubs and Yankees will have collectively paid to Soriano for 8 years.  A 2/$35M contract is not remotely comparable to a 7/$126M contract no matter how much they are overpaying him for those 2 years.

 

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Yeah, overpaying for a former Cy Young winner.  No correlation whatsoever.  What was I thinking? 

[CFOrfan]

Overpaid for Lincecum? Yes, but not by a lot.

[CubbieBlues]

Overpaid for Lincecum? Yes, but not by a lot.

So, based on this years 1.6 WAR, $10M / WAR isn't a lot?

[Kid]

 

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It's like the giants learned nothing from the Zito fiasco.

 

It's nothing like Zito.  The Zito contract was 7 years/$126M.  The Giants will have paid (including his $7M 2014 buyout) only $10M less to Zito for 7 years than the Cubs and Yankees will have collectively paid to Soriano for 8 years.  A 2/$35M contract is not remotely comparable to a 7/$126M contract no matter how much they are overpaying him for those 2 years.

 

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Yeah, overpaying for a former Cy Young winner.  No correlation whatsoever.  What was I thinking? 

 

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I don't care if the contract was the Giants resigning Zito.  A $35M contract is never comparable to a $126M contract.

[MickKelleherWasMyHero]

MLB trade rumors posted a fairly interesting article on pitcher's salaries. This is what the article said about Lincecum:

 

 

The model was just a year off with Lincecum, predicting $47.4MM over 2.9 years. That is equivalent to a a two-year, $32.7MM contract. The Lincecum deal is the first salary to determine how much salary inflation there is this season. His two-year, $35MM deal works out to 7% inflation. It is way too early to set an exact inflation amount, but it is something to keep an eye on.

 

 

Maybe 2/$35 might not be that far off for him. I think the Hunter Pence contract is way worse than Lincecum's contract.

[CFOrfan]

 

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Overpaid for Lincecum? Yes, but not by a lot.

So, based on this years 1.6 WAR, $10M / WAR isn't a lot?

 

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Based on that, yes. However, he is expected to perform better based on numbers from this past season. Lincecum's xFIP, xFIP-, SIERA, etc are right there with Latos, CC, Gio Gonzalez, (depending which stat you look at). Would you give any of those guys $35mil/2 years? I would and not think twice. Would I give it to Lincecum? No, but considering he would likely get more on an open market...$17.5mil isn't THAT far off how much I would've given him per season.