Love Me Tender: Another Decision Deadline Looms
by j.q. higgins on Dec 12, 2011 12:00 PM EST
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By Tuesday morning, though possibly before, we'll know to which arbitration eligible players the Duquette-led front office has tendered contracts. Since Wille Eyre was DFA'd in order to make room for Dana Eveland, we are left with...
1) Luke Scott
Tendering Luke Scott has been an issue of some discussion this offseason. Andrew_G recapped the arguments for and against tendering Scott, but subsequent to the posting of Andrew's article, Scott expressed an interest in returning to Baltimore, even if non-tendered. Scott has posted a 6.0 fWAR in 3+ seasons (which amount to about 3 full seasons worth of PAs). When healthy, Scott seems to have a swing tailored for OPACY, given his proclivity for swatting Eutaw Street home runs. 2011 salary: $6,400,000; projected 2012 salary: $6,000,000
Having witnessed his debut, I'll always have a soft spot for Bergy, but since his injury-shortened rookie campaign, Bergesen has not seen a lot of success at the major league level (Bergesen was worth 2.4 wins in 2009 and has been worth .9 since). Bergesen was awarded Super Two status (meaning he's eligible for arbitration with less than three years of major league service time) and if tendered, will receive a healthy bump in salary over the league minimum. Perversely, this seems to work against him. For an unheralded minor leaguer that vaulted to the majors over much higher rated peers, Bergesen's had a decent run. 2011 salary: $434,000; projected 2012 salary: $1,400,000
3) Jo-Jo Reyes
Perhaps best known for going 28 starts without winning a game, Reyes did little to distinguish himself in the opportunities provided him in Baltimore. He is left handed, but that seems to be all he has going for him. 2011 salary: $439,100; projected 2012 salary: $1,500,000
It is probably a foregone conclusion that Jeremy Guthrie, Adam Jones, Jim Johnson and Robert Andino will be tendered contracts.
(2011 salary data from Baseball-Reference, 2012 projections from MLB Trade Rumors)
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Tender Luke and Bergy.
Launch Jo-Jo into deep space.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
Tender 3E1N
Non-tender Luke and test his word that he’d like to come back for a more reasonable amount of money. If someone else is more interested despite his risks, it doesn’t really affect the future.
Writing about Reyes in this article was an act of charity.
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
Scott will go to Cleveland
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 12, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
to reunite with his good buddy, Felix
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 12, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Eveland is also arbitration elgible and therefore could theoretically be non-tendered
that would be gross mismanagement, of course, but there it is.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Gross mismanagement...
has never stopped us before.
Luke Scott Luke Scott Luke Scott you still my boy-Adam Jones
by KellRawLive on Dec 12, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
it's the oriole way!
(1993-present)
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 12, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
I would be really impressed with this level of mismanagement,
though my favorite example of mismanagement during the last 14 years has to be signing Chris Gomez to a minor league deal and then losing him in the minor league portion of the Rule 5. Nothing says massive incompetence like that one.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
oh, man.
forgot about that one!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 12, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
damn you, billy butler.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
so torn on Luke Scott...
I really can’t decide what to do about Luke Scott, so the odds are good I’ll be unhappy either way. Scott can pack a punch, but he can’t really defend and he has little utility on the Orioles, so…
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
Non-tender them all.
Bergesen can be offered a FA contract. I don’t think Scott or Reyes should ever wear Orioles uniforms again.
I still do not think Scott would end up back in B'more if non-tendered
just because some other team is going to try to buy low on him (Tampa?). I would only non-tender Reyes, since I don’t expect the money or the roster spots are likely to be better spent than on some gambles like Scott and Bergesen.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I would tender Scott but non-tender Reyes and Bergesen.
Other than the one season that ended early thanks to Billy Butler, Bergesen hasn’t been much, if any, better than Reyes. Scott is the only guy worth taking a flier on in case he can recover after his injury. At least with Scott we have an idea as to why he sucked. Bergesen and Reyes just suck because they aren’t very good at pitching in the major leagues.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
back to the bench for you buddy!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Does anyone understand why Will Rhymes was non-tendered?
It seems like the Tigers could have at least gotten a PTBNL for him.
or maybe a few from the o's!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Dec 12, 2011 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
The folks over at our Tigers counterpart blog appear to be equally confused.
Consensus seems to be that he had no future with Detroit, was good but not good enough to ever start. Still many years of team control left so seems silly to non-tender.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Comments on MLBTR
say he posted some tweets critical of the team during the postseason.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 12, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
The Tigers GM told a reporter that the non-tender had nothing to do with the tweets.
I find it hard to believe that a front office would drop a dude for something like that.
Anyway, I hope the O’s offer him a contract. More competition and all that.
This tweet was also largely dismissed by the Tigers blog, and rightfully so.
Team suspension, sitting on bench, or a fine would probably be how the team would handle an errant tweet. Telling a guy to go look for work elsewhere seems so stupid that even the O’s front office wouldn’t do it.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
he's 29 and can't hit?
I mean, I get that he would fit right in, but it seems to me that the job of the front office is to find fewer guys like that, not more.
by AndrewTorrez on Dec 13, 2011 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
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