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Brandon Smith
He should get a $2MM bonus if he doesn’t shave the mustache until the contract is up
Madman2TX
I was thinking the opposite: bonus if he does shave that baby hair off his upper lip. Or at least buy him a bushy fake mustache to glue on.
elscorchot
I agree. It’s there, but it isn’t there.
WonderboyRooney10
Nice. Rangers trying to get financial certainty going forward.
j6takish
Holland is poised for a breakout, this is all about saving money before he blows up. However, the Andrus extension and Cruzs are all about trying to calculate their budgets for years to come
brocnessmonster
This is why I’m having a hard time being a Dodgers fan. Kershaw gets extended for two years? I would even be for extending Jansen.
Jason Richards
Jansen’s a reliever, relievers are volatile. Why extend him when you can get all of his arbitration years for cheap then let him walk?
vtadave
Did the Red Sox get Papelbon’s aribtration years for cheap?
toddcoffeytime
Saves pay in arbitration, not many other relief pitching stats do. Until Jansen starts racking up 40 save seasons, it’s safe to say Papelbon money is not in the picture.
RedSoxDynasty
No! Papelbon made out well every year of arb up until his last year at 12 million which is crazy for an arb eligible closer!
vtadave
Exactly.
gnats
That is a great contract that is very team-friendly. Hopefully Holland continues to blossom into the TORP he could be, but at 28.5M w/ 2 options, it’s not hamstringing the Rangers if he falls a little short. But I’ll just hope, as a Rangers fan, that he falls into the former category.
UltimateYankeeFan
Seems like a very decent deal for the Rangers.
Deekay
great deal for the Rangers. Holland is still kinda underrated, this contract could be a steal in 1-2 years.
ChrisV
28.5 mill. for a young pitcher who threw 4 shutout complete games last season…that is only behind Cliff Lee. Holland still has some polishing to do. His ERA shows that, but Holland keeps improving. Once consistancy sets in…big win for the Rangers.
MadmanTX 2
He’ll remain a great mainstay in the rotation as he hasn’t shown the inconsistency of a Harrison or Feldman.
Tampa Bay Rays Fan Resign Kotc
Rangers are using resources elsewhere. We can expect Josh Hamilton on a different team next season.
seanb1223
I fail to see the correlation between extending Holland and not extending Hamilton.
Zombie Romo
I think you’re confused, not every team only has 5mil a year for payroll like the rays.
legaryd
I think you’re right. The Rangers see this as the beginning of their window to contend. Josh Hamilton is the equivalent of Bobby Abreu before the Phillies became a powerhouse. Nothing against Hamilton, but he’s going to get expensive when other players are still cheap.
tomymogo
Pretty risky, but high risk high reward
KyleB
How’s it risky? It’s an extremely low contract for a very talented left-handed pitcher.
RedSoxDynasty
Smart move by Texas as I see Holland as a very good no.2 as he matures.
caseyfossum48
I am looking to my “MLBTR” brethern for some help.. as I know there are a lot smarter baseball minds out there than me.. arguing with a friend (heated one at that).. and he is saying that “more often than not” MLB SP’s go 5 IP with 0-2 runs allowed… I say BS… but I am having trouble finding any data/metrics to back my side up.. anyone suggestions?
oz10 2
Last year there were 29,293.5 innings pitched by starter. Divide that by the total games played and you get 6.02 innings pitched on average for starter. a total of 14454 runs were scored off of starters. Using the equation of (runs/innings)*avg innings pitched you get 2.97 runs per start. Basically, starters average just under half a run per 9. Please bare in mind that this is all runs and not earned runs.