That's still a ways down the road, Crawford, Ethier, Kemp, Gonzalez (and Greinke, but he'll probably opt out after 2015) all expire between 2017-19, right about the time Seager will be becoming an established big leaguer, Urias will be a year in at the most, guys like Anderson and Windle will be a year in at most (unless they become relievers). Lee, Stripling and Pederson are really the only ones that could realistically contribute this year or next. You're right, I recall him saying that, but it was a long-term view.
I respect your opinion, however wrong you might be.Wilson is going to be 32 in March. To me that means he isn't gonna waste time in a non-closer situation. I'd bet he'd take a little less coin for a guaranteed closer role, especially with a contender like Detroit. And as you said, if he gets a multi-year offer as closer then it's goom-bye LA. I'll stick by my prediction, Brian Wilson will not be a Dodger come spring.
Wow, Nolasco ended up signing at a pretty reasonable price. 12 mil per for the first 4 and 13 mil option in the 5th. Guessing his finish to the season cost him a few mil.
that's a good contract... Nolasco should hold up for 4 years and at $12M he's not bad... good for him...
No science to back this up but I personally feel No-last-co is on the downhill. Feel free to mock me.
i thought he overachieved when he first got here and then struggled mightily thereafter somewhere in between in the real nolasco... and even with the twins, and i too am guessing it's closer to the latter than the former :jethro: __
I think it was a great deal for the Twins, but not sure with all the pitching we have we needed to give him 4 years. We have 4 starters and then Bills and Beckett, and then a handful of prospects capable of eventually pitching in the majors. They needed him more than we do.
Dodgers, Mike Baxter Avoid Arbitration By Zach Links [November 29 at 1:50pm CST]The Dodgers have avoided arbitration with outfielder Mike Baxter, according to his representatives at the Beverly Hills Sports Council (via Twitter). Terms of the one-year deal are not known for Baxter, who was projected to earn $500K by MLBTR's Matt Swartz.Baxter, 29 in December, was arbitration eligible for the first time this winter as a Super Two. The Dodgers claimed the outfielder off waivers from the Mets in October, hoping that he could regain his form from 2012 where he slashed .263/.365/.413 with three homers in 211 plate appearances. In 74 games for the Mets in 2013, Baxter hit just .189/.303/.250. __
Agree. I think he sucked and that was the real him. He signed for that "reasonable" amount, IMO, because he's simply not that good. I think he gets crushed in the AL. One more good hitter in the lineups he will face just doesn't seem to be something Nolasco needs at this point in his career. I think his '13 late season meatball will be knocked all over the ballpark in the junior circuit. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't know if the Twins will have a run like we did last year to wow everyone when Ricky's on the bump.
Dodgers Avoid Arbitration With Elbert, Butera By Zach Links [November 29, 2013 at 4:50pm CST] 4:50pm: Butera's deal includes $100K in attainable performance bonuses, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Likewise, Elbert can earn up to $100k in incentive pay, Heyman further tweets. 4:01pm: The Dodgers' deals with Elbert, Butera, and Mike Baxter are all non-guaranteed, Hernandez tweets. 3:49pm: The Dodgers have avoided arbitration with Scott Elbert and Drew Butera, according to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times (on Twitter). Elbert gets a one-year, $575K deal while Butera will earn $700K (link). Our own Matt Swartz projected that Elbert would earn $600K through arbitration while Butera would get $700K. Elbert, 28, underwent Tommy John surgery in June and was considered a non-tender candidate, but it would appear that the Dodgers are confident that he will bounce back strong in 2014. The lefty reliever posted a 2.20 ERA with 8.0 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 in 2012. Butera, 30, saw just six big league games in total last season for the Twins and Dodgers. The catcher came to Los Angeles in a July 31st deal for a player to be named later. In 43 Triple-A games last year, Butera hit just .187/.228 /.281. The Dodgers have now avoided arbitration with three of their players today after signing Elbert, Butera, and Mike Baxter earlier today. There are four remaining arbitration eligible Dodgers - Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen, A.J. Ellis, and Ronald Belisario. __
