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By: Love me non-tender | River Avenue Blues

Love me non-tender | River Avenue Blues — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:35:31 +0000

[...] headlines is usually a no-no, but that one Ben came up with was too good. Anyway, midnight tomorrow is the deadline for clubs to offer contracts to their [...]

By: Open Thread: It’s all about the Fukuzawa Yukichis | River Avenue Blues

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:02:05 +0000

[...] know he’s making some pretty sweet coin on the side. There’s a chance the Yanks will non-tender the righthander, and it’s hard to imagine him landing a large guaranteed contract coming off his shoulder [...]

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:51:38 +0000

Copy, thanks.

So, maybe that’s one more spot freed up.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:42:47 +0000

The 80% rule applies to any player under team control.

Likewise with the related rule, a player’s salary can’t be less than 70% of what it was two years prior.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:39:26 +0000

I think Z-Mac isn’t Rule 5 eligible for another year. He’s an ’06 draft pick out of high school. Jackson was an ’05 pick out of high school and isn’t eligible until after this season, so…

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:35:25 +0000

Assuming you mean Lieber’s Yankees deal, he got roughly half a million for his rehab year and $2m for the following year.

Mark Prior got $1m in ’08 and only a minor league deal in ’09.

Wade Miller got $1.5m from the Red Sox with $3m in incentives.

The incentive laden deal suggested above is actually better than the deals you brought up to suggest Wang could do better.

By: Matt ACTY/BBD

Matt ACTY/BBD — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:27:21 +0000

There aren’t many good bench type options, it would appear.

http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.c.....gents.html

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:25:43 +0000

Well, working off my proposed above 40-man, we’d be looking at this depth chart:

13 man active roster
C- Posada Cervelli
1B- Tex
2B- Cano Pena
SS- Jeter Pena
3B- ARod Hairston
LF- Damon Melky
CF- Gardner Melky
RF- Swisher Melky
DH- Matsui

On the 40-man in the minors:
AJax, Russo

With Pena, Hairston, Cervelli, and Gardbrera as our bench, I’m not sure we’d need, or have room for, another bat. I think that last 40-man spot goes to another SP to add depth to the IPK/Wang/Mitre/Gaudin grouping of 6th starters. Which would be especially nice if we roll with my idea of delaying the start of Hughes’s season until May.

Duke?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:22:34 +0000

Agreed. The Yankees signed Jon Lieber to a $3.5 million, two-year contract. Sure, it was less money, but times are different (I’m sure the $3.5 million is probably the equivalent of between $4 and $5 million in 2009 or 2010, when the contract pays out). This is not a sentimental 7-year deal worth $100 million. If you look at other teams that probably wish they threw a few million dollars at certain players just to keep them around, maybe Wang is worth it. I’d hate to see the Wanger go somewhere else.

By: Matt ACTY/BBD

Matt ACTY/BBD — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:22:32 +0000

I’d trust Hairston’s line over Pena’s considering Hairston has put up that line over 3,599 PAs as opposed to Pena’s 105.