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Dodgers Decline Berroa's Option
According to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers chose shortstop Angel Berroa's $500K buyout over his $5.5MM option for '09. Easy call for a utility guy. Technically Berroa is arbitration-eligible, but Gurnick says they will non-tender him rather than pay him the minimum allowable $2.85MM. ESPN's Buster Olney believes the Dodgers will try to re-sign Berroa for less after he's non-tendered.
Berroa's four-year, $11MM contract from the Royals is one of the few young player deals that did not work out. With the Dodgers this year, he hit .230/.304/.310 in 256 plate appearances while playing average defense.
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Didn't Berroa win ROY in 2003?
Again, even though it didn't work out, smart move by the Royals. Risk is significantly lower than signing a FA (11MM wouuld probably be 1-2 years of a good FA).
Posted by: melonis rex | October 21, 2008 at 08:15 AM
Yeah, but I think the competition sucked. Coincidentally Dontrelle Willis took home the award as well... not many years have gone by where both ROY have had such incredible falls from grace.
Posted by: start_wearing_purple | October 21, 2008 at 08:40 AM
2003.. that was the year Matsui lost the ROY cause he was Japanese veteran... no wait.. that was because he was a Japanese Yankee..
Posted by: dapoktan | October 21, 2008 at 08:59 AM
dapoktan...you hit the nail on the head. Matsui deserved it, but all of a sudden the writers felt that guys that played in Japan shouldnt be eligible.
Posted by: yankeegirl49 | October 21, 2008 at 09:11 AM
Matsui was slightly better than Berroa offensively in 2003, but Berroa is a SS and Matsui played mostly LF, and some CF. Having similar offense from a SS is MUCH more valuable. Berroa won because he's a SS, and just barely too. The fact that the voting was so close was because Matsui got a bump for being a Yankee.
Posted by: Victor | October 21, 2008 at 09:27 AM
I think it was definitely because of Berroas position that he won. Similar production from the toughest defensive position and the easiest one, you choose the shortstop
Posted by: scribbletone | October 21, 2008 at 11:23 AM
I agree that during Berroas contract he was a dissapointment for the royals but he played great defense for the dodgers and could be a much cheaper shortstop on the market then many of the other names. If the price goes high for furcal i hope the dodgers look at berroa as a starting shortstop. Although we already have a slick fielding shortstop who cant hit in HU.
Posted by: Lasorda for President | October 21, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Isn't KC paying the buyout?
Berroa was a perfectly acceptable stop gap for the Dodgers after Furcal's injury was better known and after Hu lost his bat speed. He actually hit for a little stretch that coincided with the Dodgers' run to the NL West and I think his defensive contributions really aren't done justice by the +/- system.
Anyway, he would be a nice guy to have on the bench next year for something around $600K-$1m
Posted by: AA | October 21, 2008 at 01:51 PM
"Anyway, he would be a nice guy to have on the bench next year for something around $600K-$1m"
For sure. The guy is a great defensive shortstop and at the very least doesn't completely embarrass himself at the plate, a la Tony Pena. He should never be a full time starter again but as a bench guy he's got a good deal of value.
Posted by: scribbletone | October 21, 2008 at 04:32 PM
"For sure. The guy is a great defensive shortstop and at the very least doesn't completely embarrass himself at the plate, a la Tony Pena. He should never be a full time starter again but as a bench guy he's got a good deal of value."
I also think Berroa is aware of his limitations and won't really insist on anything more. If he turned into a John McDonald type with a better bat, that would be great.
Posted by: AA | October 23, 2008 at 09:13 PM