ARROYO signs with D'FAGS

I don't care about this guy...he does do innings though. And he is a better option than Crap....and to a large degree what Lilly gave us.
But if the DBacks get him, and we obviously wanted him, WTF does this all say about Ned's as a GM? This Off season anyway? The prize of the universe is in NY, and maybe Arroyo on a direct NLW competitor?
Haren was hardly even out there at all, he was signed Bang. And really who knows where this guy is physically?
We are not that set, we had holes ....and still do. If your not going to go after the best available at those positions, then we still have the same approach signing Justin Turner -like players; and IMO, it's been a loser formula for as long as Ned has been around. That's a fact.
What's the excuse this time? Can't be Frank's lack of money, can it?
How many posts were there with lineups with Cano and Headly and staffs with Tanaka-san. Well we are sans Tanaka instead and got Juan back and a guy at 2B who they "don't know if he can play that position"...2B? Isn't that pretty important?

 

It probably won't bite them, but he isn't going to make them any better. You know what you're going to get with Arroyo, 12-12 season with a 3.80 ERA and 208 innings. I predict the DBacks will be average at best this season.

 

Wonder if the Dodgers have seen something with Beckett that makes them comfortable, or potentially are ok with the idea of Lee and Stripling vying for the final spot in the rotation.

 

Translation: Arroyo's agent asked if the Dodgers would pretend to have interest in order to drive up the price on the DBacks. The Dodgers said "sure".

 

FTP anyway

 

Fixed

 

Just saw that his decision came down to Orioles and Dbacks. You know he wanted us. I think Ned may have been playing up our want to get Towers to jump a bit higher. That is pretty fun.

 

I was looking at his ERA by stadium last night and he actually has a lower one in Arizona than in LA.

Go figure.

 

It is pretty fun? is that what you believe?
Not me....I think Ned wanted him big time, just as he wanted Tanaka, and he lost out on both of them. How much could Ned's "posturing" drive up the price anyway? And even if it did, is 5 or 6 million more (no where near that amount really) going to hurt the DBacks?
C'mon..
Not long ago, from every source possible, including here, the belief was "the LAD will get anyone they want. They are the fat cats now"...or similar.
I guess not.
Or the coveted players available, like Tanaka and Arroyo, could give a shit about being on LA.
Anyway, I hope Arroyo tanks, big time.

 

I would prefer they not have him, but at 12 per, that absolutely won't go well.

 

Has a team ever said, "Oh no we're facing Arroyo tonight!"

And I agree about the salary, he's now the highest paid player on the team for the next 2 years. He's nothing if not consistent, so he will be serviceable - but when the highest paid player on your team is the definition of "average", that's not a good sign.

 

The Maholm deal just makes me laugh at this.