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Webb, Haren Extensions Possible
FRIDAY: SI.com's Jon Heyman expects the D'Backs to attempt an extension with Dan Haren once they complete Webb's. Heyman says Haren "won't get Webb money, but he'll get a significant raise on a deal that will likely be another Desert Discount."
THURSDAY: When you have one of the top three pitchers in baseball, you've got to lock him down. Especially if you're the Arizona Diamondbacks, a team rife with young talent that could keep the team successful for years to come. The team has been talking with ace Brandon Webb about an extension to his deal, which essentially runs through 2010. They're not quite there yet, but things are looking positive.
"Yeah, some progress has been made," Webb said. "We've been talking a little bit more. We've made some headway. We'll see where it goes."
Webb, who has won the Cy Young and finished second in voting in the past two years, is set to earn $5.5MM this year and $6.5MM in 2009, with a 2010 team option for $8.5MM which, barring injury, will surely be exercised. As far as I can tell, 2010 represents the first year he would be eligible for free agency -- he had 4.158 years of service time after the 2007 season (four years, 158 days).
Word is that the D'Backs are looking to add at least three years to that deal. At what price, though? AZ Central notes two excellent deals for comparison: Johan Santana's $22MM salary, and Jake Peavy's $17.3MM take home pay. My guess is that a deal would be geared more towards the latter.
The D'Backs tried to get a deal done early last off-season, but were rebuffed by Webb. I would guess, then, that the team is ready to fork over the dollars at this point. Webb is off to another superb start, sitting on a 7-0 record with a 2.49 ERA.
Posted by Joe Pawlikowski, who writes for River Ave. Blues, a Yankees blog.
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Top 3 sounded a bit generous at first, but after Johan and Peavy, I think Webb is right there.
Posted by: stellar | May 08, 2008 at 09:43 AM
My guess would be 5 or 6 years at $17-18MM, but they'd better do it quick before he goes 33-0 with a 2.00 ERA this year. He'll be worth a lot more by the end of the season.
Posted by: FineHamAbounds | May 08, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Man, Webb must have saw a lot of things in those 4.128 years of baseball. lol
Posted by: Demigod | May 08, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Really? You mean Webb is gonna try to stay with his original team and not leave for a New York team or some other massive contract elsewhere and have an injury riddled rest of his career? Wow.
Posted by: Stephen Peele | May 08, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Give him as much money as he wants. The Dbacks are paying over half their team the $8.50 an hour minimum wage because they haven't turned 18 yet, so they can afford to drop some cash on their best player.
Posted by: Jude22 | May 08, 2008 at 11:09 AM
I think Arizona would be wise to sign this man for the rest of his career asap.
Posted by: jtag | May 08, 2008 at 01:25 PM
Can you say...dynasty?!!
I'm not even a D'backs fan; just an admirer of the way they put this team together. Simply awesome. Barring catastrophic injuries, I'd say they're looking good as contenders until 2014...at a minimum. 6 years at or near the top of the standings. Wow. Every team in baseball should be looking at their blueprint. If they're smart (and they have been so far), they'll get this deal done, find a way to lock up Upton long term (though they've got him under control through 2013), buy out Conor Jackson's arbitration years plus one or two FA years, ditto Mark Reynolds and Micah Owings...Young is already taken care of, I think. Maybe the most incredible part is that they can stay on top...for another 5+ years...with a payroll that- even with Webb's new deal- will probably be among the least expensive in the NL!!! I don't know what they're planning to do with Hudson, but otherwise, they're set and can now concentrate on depth and rebuilding (it's funny to even say this) their farm system in order to STAY on top for another five or ten years!!! And they've ALREADY got a potential future ace in Jarrod Parker and a beast of a right fielder in Gerardo Parra, to say nothing of a solid second tier that looks better by the day thanks to a great 2007 draft class. Depending on whether they think Scherzer is a starter or a closer and whether or not they decide to re-sign Hudson, they could add a slew of draft picks simply by offering arbitration (and having it rejected) to Hudson, Juan Cruz, and Brandon Lyon this offseason. Just ridiculous. I wish my O's would plant a mole in the 'Zona organization or something. At least copy their every move and offer all of their scouts double the salary. Truly it seems that, with Byrnes entrenched as the GM, a young, cheap lineup/rotation (only hole being LHSP since Johnson will be gone after this year and Davis after next) and plenty of time to restock the cupboard WHILE they're winning, they could become the Braves of the NL West- making the postseason an annual event over the nest 5...10...15 years.
Posted by: milehigh78 | May 09, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Same boat, Milehigh. I went from being devastated by Arizona (2001 WS) to hating them (Schilling trade debacle) to being a big fan of their work. Byrnes has done a spectacular job.
Posted by: Not Joe Morgan | May 09, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Arizona should be realigned into the American League.
Posted by: agro23 | May 09, 2008 at 03:18 PM
True, agro23, the AL makes more sense for them, and they will also have the positive of being able to trade away Micah Owings to an NL team due to his bat being useless in the AL (besides interleague play)
Posted by: cyberzero_jays | May 09, 2008 at 03:56 PM
I would assume that Owings would just DH :)
Posted by: bjsguess | May 09, 2008 at 04:11 PM