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jd396
The Twins bullpen still needs work… one of the most reusable lines in all of baseball
TJECK109
Pittsburgh is loaded with LH relievers they could send Houston
altuve2017mvp
Ok we will give u two minor leaguers that will never go past AA for ur best arm. Throw in AM and we will give u a third arm that might hold down ur AAA rotation.
mike156
The Betances thing is interesting. Because of the way arbitration works, by re-signing Chapman, even to the incredibly expensive deal, they reduce their exposure to Betances arbitration awards–he’s not going to be getting many of the saves.
Ken M.
Robertson’s 2011 season, he was coming off a 1.08ERA + 4.0 bWAR year and finished #11 in the CY Young race. His first time arbitration eligible, he received 1.6M. Betances really thinks he is that much better? He has never had a season with a WAR over 3.7. His ERA is trending in the wrong direction. He better sign that multi year deal while he still is a top notch reliever. He might not be for too much longer.
Priggs89
No, he probably doesn’t think he is that much better. But he (or his agent) probably realizes how much different the market for relievers is now compared to 5 years ago…
MB923
“He has never had a season with a WAR over 3.7”
I don’t think you know how high that is for a reliever. Over the past 3 years Betances has the highest WAR among relievers at 8.5. That’s approximately 2.8 WAR per season for the league leader , and you’re acting as if 3.7 WAR Isn’t great.
As Priggs said, the market for relievers is much different than it was 5 years ago.
slider32
Yanks must have offered Betances at least 3.5 to not go to arbitration, so I think they win this one. Betances gets 3 million. Yanks will try and lock him up long term if they can’t they will trade him at the deadline or down the road. They can get top talent for him. Alot will depend on the progress of Holder, Heller, and Acevedo.
stymeedone
It might also depend on where they are in the standings at the deadline.
jd396
That’s why I think arbitration needs some serious reform.
Cuso
Agree, they offered at least 3.5 (possibly a bit more). Stinks that it got to this point, and now you just hope for professionalism and no bitterness going forward should the team win at hearing.
AvidAstrosFan
There is no reason to think Tony Sipp won’t bounce back and throw good dominant innings. He has done it before and will probably do it again this year. I would like to see some of the other lefties we are already carrying get some innings.