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Pirates To Keep Marte?
As MLBTR posted this week, the Pirates could elect to keep Jason Bay in Pittsburgh, a once-sure-fire bet to be dealt before the deadline. Finding themselves with an above average offense to date (6th in the bigs with 365 runs scored), the Pirates may see the future with rosier colored glasses and Bay integral to those hopes.
Another change of tack, Dejan Kovacevic says the Pirates may now keep reliever Damaso Marte as well, opting to offer him arbitration - which he'd surely forego - to acquire two draft picks. Marte is making $2.5MM this season and has a club option of $6MM for 2009 that will not be exercised by the Pirates and could be considered too much for other ballclubs. So what teams are willing to give up for Marte (and his contract) may appear less appealing to the Bucs than a couple first rounders. Explains Kovacevic, for those unfamiliar with this process:
"Free agents of the highest pedigree fall into what is called the Type A classification... If he is signed by one of what are labeled "first-division" teams... the Pirates would get that team's first-round draft pick in 2009, plus a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds. If it is not a first-division team, the picks would be slightly lower."
By Nat Boyle
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I'm confused... what does the payroll have to do with anything? Is that an attempt at humor saying that the teams with high payrolls always do well and end up with late-round draft picks?
Regardless, the payroll is irrelevant. Top 15 pick = they get a sandwich pick and the team's second round pick. Pick 16-30 = they get that pick and a sandwich pick.
Posted by: stellar | June 22, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Yeah. That "first division" thing is just crap
Posted by: jza1218 | June 22, 2008 at 10:58 AM
stellar - Not an attempt at humor (by me, maybe him?) but you're right. I've been trying to validate Kovacevic on that. Thanks.
Posted by: Nat Boyle | June 22, 2008 at 11:12 AM
I believe this is a ploy by management to push up the values of both Bay and Marte. They are attempting to get rid of this mentality that the pirates always sell players in their final contract year or, with Bay, someone that you may not be able to sign long term. Teams will have to start honoring the fact that the pirates may keep on to some of these players instead of taking mediocre offers. And to actually get these guys those teams will have to give up some quality prospects.
Posted by: BDavis0501 | June 22, 2008 at 12:55 PM