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Discussion: Players On One Year Contracts
Last offseason we watched as many established veterans, some former All-Stars, settled for one year contracts in the tough economic climate. Some players were just holding on for one last year, others were looking to earn themselves a multi-year deal after proving their worth in 2009.
Let's discuss how these players have performed, and whether or not they've put themselves in position to land that big contract after the season. Here's some players who fit the bill:
- Bobby Abreu: .299-.399-.441 in 308 plate appearances. The Angels are paying him just $5MM this year, but he'll turn 36 in Spring Training.
- Rocco Baldelli: .289-.349-.487 in just 83 plate appearances. Still just 27, Rocco's guaranteed only $500k but has an incentive laden contract.
- Jon Garland: 4.81 ERA in 16 starts. After making $7.25MM this year he has a mutual option worth $10MM in the offseason. He'll turn 30 in September.
- Orlando Hudson: .294-.362-.425 in 357 plate appearances. He's making $3.38MM this year with bonuses, and will turn 32 in the offseason.
- Felipe Lopez: .303-.359-.411 in 326 plate appearances. He'll earn $3.5MM in 2009, and is still just 29 years old.
- Carl Pavano: 5.56 ERA in 16 starts. He's guaranteed $1.5M but has over $5MM in incentives in his contract. He'll turn 34 this winter.
- Brad Penny: 4.79 ERA in 15 starts.At age 31, he's making $5MM.
So what do you guys think, have any of these players earned themselves a multi-year contract?
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Oh Hudson for sure has. He picked up a lot of slack when Manny got suspended.
Posted by: RedSoxMostLoyal | July 03, 2009 at 09:57 PM
Abreu IF he can slog out 15-20 HR's. Ending the year with only 10 or so won't impress anyone. Also should mention that he has 15+ stolen bases already.
Posted by: bjsguess | July 03, 2009 at 09:59 PM
Hudson for sure, easily one of the best, if not the best signings in the offseason.
Posted by: Burns when I Peavy | July 03, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Abreu, cheap investment for a player that fits well into a offense dry lineup and is producing well.
Posted by: sharx | July 03, 2009 at 10:16 PM
iD LOVE TO HAVE (BUT IM NOT SURE OF THE BRAVES BEING ALL OUT COMMITTED TO BEING AT THE TOP ANYMORE---THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY NOT NECESSARILY IN PLAYERS BUT MONEY)BALDELLI HUDSON LOPEZ OR AT LEAST 2 OF THEM! I WROTE SOMEWHERE TO THE MANAGEMENT THAT THEY HAD TO DO SOMETHING A WEEK OR SO AGO AND THEY STILL ARE SITTING ON THE ARSES! I RECOMMEDED MARK DEROSA WHO THE CARDINALS GOT FOR A SONG AND DANCE! WHAT!!!!! I ALSO RECOMMENDED PENNY MATT HOLIDAY OF THE PADRES CLA MEREDITH (WHO AS ONE WRITER SAID HAS HAD A 1.23 ERA SINCE MAY CAN PITCH MORE THAN 1 INNING THROWS STRIKES GOOD STUFF)!!!IM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTERS AND THERE ARE ALWAYS SOME IN THE MINOR LEAGUES BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED!!! WHY? SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE! IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS EVEN TO THE BLIND THAT WE NEED MORE HITTING AND PITCHING BUT WE HAVE TO GO ALL OUT TO GET IT!!! WELL BRAVES MANAGEMENT WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE??? ANOTHER LACKLUSTER FINISH OR THEPLAYERS THAT WILL MAKE US WORLD CHAMPIONS!! IM SO FRUTRATED I LET MY DOG EAT MY 50 YEAR OLD BRAVES HAT!!!!
Posted by: BABERUTH21 | July 03, 2009 at 10:20 PM
O-Dawg definitely has. I think Felipe Lopez will at least earn a look, and Abreu could too.
Posted by: goDawgs1433 | July 03, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Hey BabeRuth, what's that one key on the left side of the keyboard beneath "Tab"?
Posted by: not sure | July 03, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Move your pinky to the left about an eighth of an inch and press in, Baberuth21.
Posted by: jdub | July 03, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Damn you not sure, you beat me to it.
Posted by: jdub | July 03, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Hudson will. Only question is if it will be with the Dodgers. I think he will become a FA to get more out of them.
Posted by: icedrake523 | July 03, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Abreu should, but he won't. O-Dog will.
How about Russell Branyan?!
Posted by: not sure | July 03, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Felipe Lopez, even though it seems he might die if he broke a sweat during a game.
Posted by: jdub | July 03, 2009 at 11:01 PM
No
Posted by: coryjwilson | July 03, 2009 at 11:03 PM
How about Russell Branyan?!
Thank you; he my pick as well! He beats anyone on this list, not only for his unexpected protection, but his cheap contract, as well as playing in Safeco. He's going to get a nice payday, come winter.
Posted by: UnbiasedYankee | July 03, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Rocco could earn a decent payday for a team deeply derived if OF ability. I think by the end of the year his numbers stay where they are now he could get a 3/12 from a team. Russel Branyan may end up being one of 5 most desired guys this offseason. He could be looking at 4/30 if he keeps on the pace he is at.
Posted by: bravoboy10 | July 03, 2009 at 11:22 PM
I definitely think Abreu, Lopez, and most of all Hudson have earned multi-year contracts next year. Down economy or not.
Posted by: VisionsofSilver | July 04, 2009 at 12:46 AM
"How about Russell Branyan?!
Thank you; he my pick as well! He beats anyone on this list, not only for his unexpected protection, but his cheap contract, as well as playing in Safeco. He's going to get a nice payday, come winter."
I seriously doubt Branyan gets a huge payday after this year. Sure. he'll get a personal record, but its not going to turn into a 4 or 5 year offer. Probably not even a three year deal. Unlike guys like Hudson, Branyan really does not have much of a track record at all.
But if you wanted to point out which one-year guy is having the best season, he is easily the choice...
Posted by: notin | July 04, 2009 at 12:49 AM
In fact, only ONE free agent signed a multi year contract prior to the 2008 season, that being Carlos Silva, who'd been pretty much of a bust for Seattle.
Posted by: Tigerdog | July 04, 2009 at 01:45 AM
The discussion should be about how we re-engineer the game of baseball so that the most vital stakeholder - the fans - aren't cut out of the action. Just because MLB is led by a tool of the owners, and just because the players are greedy, and just because congress is just as short-sighted and along for the weird ride, doesn't mean that the finer minds involved should lose the plot. Taxpayers shouldn't fund stadiums and then not be able to go to them. America's game should be able to be attended by American families. Selig has his rules. The players have their code. It's time for the American people to take back their game, put a salary cap, and a sanity cap, on things and get things back to where they should be.
The dude who does the High Life commercials needs to start tooling on Selig. On public television. Because that man has lost his mind...
Posted by: DirtyWaterBeatdown | July 04, 2009 at 03:38 AM
To the point, they should all be on one year contracts. Why should we- the fans - overpay for mediocrity. It's funny money to the owners, the players, and the writers. To the fans, its coming out of our pockets. And enough is enough.
Salary cap such that American families can afford to go to the games. Families have to be taken into consideration. Prices and stadium sizes have to serve *the people*.
Anything else, just shows how poorly baseball is managed- and analyzed.
Tools. All of you.
Posted by: DirtyWaterBeatdown | July 04, 2009 at 03:41 AM
"Salary cap such that American families can afford to go to the games. Families have to be taken into consideration. Prices and stadium sizes have to serve *the people*."
Salary caps don't reduce ticket prices. A cap is not going to give incentive to reduce prices. Owners are in business to maximize their profit margin.
All a salary cap means is that the owner pockets more of the money, as opposed to the same money going into the on-field product (read: team) that fans pay to see.
Lack of demand reduces ticket prices. In other words, cap or no cap, if fewer people go to games, ticket prices will go down.
Posted by: melonis rex | July 04, 2009 at 08:14 AM
Hudson is probably the only guy that will get anything over 2 years, or 2 and club option years.
Penny is young enough and shown his shoulder is sound enough to get maybe a 2 and a club option, Abreu is just too old and I don't see him getting over 1 years, good year or not.
Baldelli will be lucky to get 1 w/incentives again with his health issues and it's a shame, he still has a world of talent and really wish Boston was able to play him more this year.
Garland better thank his lucky stars there is a mutual option for 10m in his contract to fall back on in Arizona.
Lopez could be a real wild card here. He could either hit the jackpot next year, or be the 2009 version of O-Dog perhaps even?
Posted by: johns | July 04, 2009 at 09:11 AM
Randy Wolf. He's having one of the best seasons of his career, and I think he is finally showing that he's back from his arm troubles. He will be 33 in August. Probably deserves at least a two year vote of confidence from somebody.
Posted by: BlueSky | July 04, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Wolf's ERA is pretty flukish. He's missing less bats and giving up more home runs then he has since 2006.
I would say that Bobby Abreu (1.7 WAR), Orlando Hudson (1.5 WAR), Carl Pavano (1.9 WAR), and Felipe Lopez (1.5 WAR) have definitely been among the best signings.
Pretty surprising that Pavano and Lopez have been as solid as they've been, although everyone knew that had this kind of talent level.
Posted by: scribbletone | July 04, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Hudson will get re signed by LA to a decent multi year contract.
Felipe Lopez will probably have done enough to warrant a team signing him long term and making him a regular.
Bobby Abreu figures to age pretty well, he's lost power and is a bad defender but he's a good hitter and basrunner and I guess he's got another 2 seasons of this type of production in him a 2 year $12 million contract should be about right.
Baldelli is a constant risk due to his condition and probably won't ever be a regular hence won't get paid to be one.
WHAT IS WITH THE RECENT EXPLOSION OF PEOPLE SHOUTING ON THIS WEBSITE???
Seriously I've seen it on quite a few threads.
Who'd have though Carl Pavano at 1.9 WAR?
Posted by: OhPityMe | July 05, 2009 at 05:12 AM
Oh and a salary cap would kill baseball.
All the people who support small market teams and whine for a cap, you do realise its minimum would be about $20 mil over your payroll now which means you'd have to go out and sign a bunch of lesser players for inflated wages to meet the cap minimum right?
All a cap would do would be to push the wages of middle tier players up.
A salary cap would kill baseball.
Posted by: OhPityMe | July 05, 2009 at 05:15 AM
"Wolf's ERA is pretty flukish. He's missing less bats and giving up more home runs then he has since 2006."
If you cherry-pick stats you can support any conclusion you like. But still his HR/9 is right on career average, H/9 better than career average, his ERA and WHIP are both good and better than career average, and his SO/W is good and above career average. He's at least a solid journeyman starter, and players of that kind usually get a multi-year deal. That being the question on the floor, I think Wolf will get one in 2010.
Posted by: BlueSky | July 05, 2009 at 10:53 AM