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Reds Extend Sean Marshall

By Tim Dierkes | February 27, 2012 at 1:03pm CDT

The Reds announced a three-year extension with lefty reliever Sean Marshall, which runs through 2015.  The contract is worth $16.5MM, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Rosenthal notes there's $2MM in performance bonuses each year, $1MM for games started and $1MM for games finished.  The 29-year-old has yet to throw a pitch for his new team, having been acquired from the Cubs in a December trade.  Marshall, a client of Meister Sports Management, was already under control through 2012 due to a previous two-year deal.

Marshall

With the new contract, Reds GM Walt Jocketty prevents one of the game's best relievers from reaching free agency after the season.  Since converting to relief full-time in 2010, the lanky southpaw owns a 2.45 ERA, 10.1 K/9, and 2.5 BB/9 over 150 1/3 innings, allowing just four home runs in that span.  Marshall's $16.5MM contract does not represent a discount, matching the high bar set for non-closing relievers by Joaquin Benoit, who signed as a free agent with the Tigers in November 2010.

As MLBTR's extension tracker shows, in recent times five other non-closer relievers have signed extensions heading into contract years: Ryan Madson of the Phillies, Rafael Soriano of the Braves, Dan Wheeler of the Rays, Matt Belisle of the Rockies, and Casey Janssen of the Blue Jays.  That's not to say Marshall won't end up closing if Madson departs the Reds after the season; we'll be monitoring the situation on Twitter @closernews.

For a look at the remaining relievers in the 2012-13 free agent class, check out our list here. 

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  1. Josh Mohr

    14 years ago

    Boom Boom! Well done Walt, keep em’ coming. Next is Mr.Votto… I love BP,but you cannot afford both, so let Phillips walk after the 2012 season, take the 2 draft picks and move on. The Reds have 3 or 4 big time 2B prospects in the system that could replace BP. 

    Reply
    • Corey Stoll

      14 years ago

      AMEN man, BP can be replaced, Joey Votto cannot!!!

      Reply
  2. Ethanator99

    14 years ago

    Woo!

    Reply
  3. ObamaDinoKiller

    14 years ago

    looks like madson will be traded at some point this season

    Reply
    • Ethanator99

      14 years ago

      Low confidence in the Reds to be good this year?

      Reply
      • imachainsaw

        14 years ago

         c’mon…

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    • garylanglais

      14 years ago

      I think it looks more likely that the Reds will never treat Chapman as an RP again. He will either be in the starting rotation come opening day or will be in AAA as a SP.

      Reply
    • Josh Mohr

      14 years ago

       Dude, Madson WILL NOT be traded this year, are you serious?

      Reply
    • Daniel Stern

      14 years ago

       Or Marshall is extended in case Madson bolts after the year

      Reply
  4. garylanglais

    14 years ago

    Have to expect this extension will be in the neighborhood of $18m.  Scott Downs signed a 3 year/$15m after the 2010 season and he would be 35 years old before that contract would kick in.  With both being impressive lefty RP’s gotta think the age factor should earn Marshall roughly an extra $1m per season

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    • martinfv2

      14 years ago

       That feels high to me, as Downs was signed on the open market by a team with money to burn.  We’ll know soon enough though.

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      • garylanglais

        14 years ago

        What’s the incentive for Marshall to agree to something under that number? Works both ways.

        Reply
  5. astrostl

    14 years ago

    Highest reliever fWAR in all of baseball over the past two years (estimated market value of 21MM).  I’m a Cardinal fan, the reliever market is inflated in general.  This deal hurts me 🙁

    Reply
  6. Ethanator99

    14 years ago

    Good deal 3/16.5

    Reply
  7. Josh Mohr

    14 years ago

    16.5 M ??? HAHA. The great off season continues for my Reds.. Another STEAL

    Reply
    • jhfdssdaf

      14 years ago

      This matches the highest contract ever given to a non-closing reliever, and you refer to it as a “steal”?  Interesting definition.

      Right now, this is a good deal.  If he becomes an effective closer after this season, it may be a great deal.  However, had he been on the free agent market this year (instead of a trade), he would likely have gotten about the same amount, so “steal” is inacurate.

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  8. theobi11111

    14 years ago

    GREAT signing

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  9. $1529282

    14 years ago

    Since when is paying market value a steal? It’s not an awful signing, but they hardly saved any cash on this. It’s not like Marshall was going to get Papelbon money this coming offseason or anything.

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  10. slasher016 2

    14 years ago

    This is a fair deal for both sides… right now.  But if Madson walks after the year (expected) then Marshall can be the closer for $5.5M + $1M bonus, $2M less than Madson, and $5.5M less than Cordero was making.

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  11. imachainsaw

    14 years ago

    sean marshall was one of my favorite, and probably favorite cubs pitcher, so it was a tough pill to swallow when he was traded (though torreyes seems to be worth it). but having watched marshall extensively over the years, I can attest that he’s become a true pitcher, and a great one at that. He’s somewhat mastered the slider over the past two years, and the numbers truly reflect his progress as a pitcher. congratulations reds fan, you’ve got a great one. i think they should even give him a shot to start again, he could be the next CJ Wilson.

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    • garylanglais

      14 years ago

      Before the details came out on this extension I would’ve called you crazy with that CJ comparison.  But giving him performance bonuses based on games started…the comparison is justified.  It’s amazing that come 2013 Marshall could be a starter, 8th inning set up man, or closer.

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      • imachainsaw

        14 years ago

         the cubs basically groomed him to handle any of those positions the way they constantly shipped him to and fro between roles.

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