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aricollins
Huh. Considering the AAV of the three comps for Ortiz are $12.5MM, $12.5MM, and $14MM, perhaps Boston has a good shot of winning that argument. Could certainly help their money issues if they do.
Lee Taylor
I cannot see how Boston could lose this case. A 36 year-old non-fielding DH with declining power. Those facts are enough to close the case. Add extended interleague to the mix, and Ortiz looks more like a dinosaur than the elite.
If Ortiz is the team player he says he is, he should’ve taken their 12.5MM in the first place. HE is blocking them from getting that #4 free agent starter. HE is the reason Scutaro got the boot.
aricollins
I’m pretty sure that Boston is blocking themselves. They didn’t have to offer him arbitration.
Nor did they have to sign Lackey.
The Red Sox have no one to blame but themselves for being up against the luxury cap.
Jeff 30
You also have to realize that the arbitration process relies on counting stats which Ortiz puts up. I don’t think he’ll win, but I don’t see it as a slam dunk either (otherwise he would’ve signed a 1 year deal for slightly more than the BOS offer by now).
oz10 2
same type of interleague play this year as it has been. 2013 is when the interleague gets expanded.
mmwatkin
How does one become an “Arbitration Expert”?
cubsfanraysaddict
Law school or mlbtr/fangraphs 🙂
Eric Foley
Hey Mike Napoli, I know 500 million people who would love a 3 million dollar raise!
Miguel Arias
1mil is enough for me….
Mikenmn
In retrospect, Boston shouldn’t have offered him arbitration-looking at the Pena deal, they could have gotten 80% of the hitter and a plus-fielding first baseman. The market has moved away from players like Ortiz-if he shopped around, he might have ended up with a lot less than he’s going to get out of the Red Sox, or had to come back to the Sox on a two year deal closer to the 2/18 he was originally offered. From Ortiz’s perspective, the moment they offered arb, there was no reason for him to take 2/18, since he’s likely to earn more of the next two years. But, unless he duplicates last year (which is very unlikely) his 2013 contract is going to be a fraction of his 2012.
thomas
I think this year will prove interesting. Steroids may be a thing of the past and superman may become surrounded with kryptonite. Will Clark Kent be able to get it done without jokers being wild or will the next few chapters prove to be interesting? What might be the next evil to enter the arena? Maybe a steroid that could be used during the offseason to bring muscle mass to new levels or one that can only be detected for a short period of time. Maybe a supplement as simple as niacin that could be taken prior to testing that would result in inconclusive results and the horn blown to have readily available a more expensive alternative for the next test. Perhaps bionics. Bionic eyes and ears may come before some of the other body parts. Tommy John surgery might be a good time to expand. If one side of the equation is changed the other side must be changed also if the equation is to stay balanced. Ping pong anyone?
tomymogo
Adam Jones, and Nelson Cruz are comparable……….They don’t walk much, but power is totally on Cruz, a career 834 OPS vs Jones 756 OPS