Monday, December 13, 2004
CAN'T WE GET SOME COUPONS?
News and rumors about free agent pitchers:
-- An unknown and heretofore unexpected team has jumped into the Matt Clement bidding, pushing his price up -- a price that was already due to go up with Carl Pavano apparently off the market. We're still looking at three years, reportedly, but about $7M-$9M a year, with one rumor going so high as 4-$40M. Stoneman is apparently unconcerned about market value: the linked article reports "Stoneman said having to pay more than perceived market value for a starter 'isn't an issue, and isn't going to be.'" Other teams reportedly in the hunt are the Dodgers, Indians, D-Backs, and maybe the Cards (plus this unknown team, perhaps).
-- And maybe the Red Sox. The Boston Herald is reporting that Pedro Martinez is due to sign a 4-year-$56M deal with the Mets. That will put the Sox in the hunt for another starter; they might enter the Tim Hudson or A.J. Burnett sweepstakes, but they'd have to lose Brandon Arroyo to do so, mose likely.
Signing Finley kind of puts the onus on Stoneman to make another move, otherwise it takes away the point of saving that money. The Angels might have to go overboard to get Clement; the only other free agent pitcher out there is Derek Lowe, which is uninspiring, his postseason notwithstanding. And, of course, The Big Unit still waits ...
News and rumors about free agent pitchers:
-- An unknown and heretofore unexpected team has jumped into the Matt Clement bidding, pushing his price up -- a price that was already due to go up with Carl Pavano apparently off the market. We're still looking at three years, reportedly, but about $7M-$9M a year, with one rumor going so high as 4-$40M. Stoneman is apparently unconcerned about market value: the linked article reports "Stoneman said having to pay more than perceived market value for a starter 'isn't an issue, and isn't going to be.'" Other teams reportedly in the hunt are the Dodgers, Indians, D-Backs, and maybe the Cards (plus this unknown team, perhaps).
-- And maybe the Red Sox. The Boston Herald is reporting that Pedro Martinez is due to sign a 4-year-$56M deal with the Mets. That will put the Sox in the hunt for another starter; they might enter the Tim Hudson or A.J. Burnett sweepstakes, but they'd have to lose Brandon Arroyo to do so, mose likely.
Signing Finley kind of puts the onus on Stoneman to make another move, otherwise it takes away the point of saving that money. The Angels might have to go overboard to get Clement; the only other free agent pitcher out there is Derek Lowe, which is uninspiring, his postseason notwithstanding. And, of course, The Big Unit still waits ...
Comments:
Post a Comment
