Shaughnessy Talks To Schilling
Dan Shaughnessy got his arch-rival Curt Schilling on the phone recently to ask him about his contract demands.
Apparently Schilling had already been in discussion with Theo Epstein about coming back in 2008 before he broke the news on the airwaves. The story had been about to leak, so Schilling announced it himself.
Schilling thinks the Red Sox want him back and that both parties could get the deal done in 15 minutes if they are close. They’ll meet before spring training and make a decision one way or another. Schilling seems to consider $13MM a discount; he feels he could get $17MM+ on the open market using the Yankees as leverage.
It seems likely to me that he stays in Boston. A one-year, $13MM commitment is reasonable for the Red Sox.
Shaughnessy Talks To Schilling
Dan Shaughnessy got his arch-rival Curt Schilling on the phone recently to ask him about his contract demands.
Apparently Schilling had already been in discussion with Theo Epstein about coming back in 2008 before he broke the news on the airwaves. The story had been about to leak, so Schilling announced it himself.
Schilling thinks the Red Sox want him back and that both parties could get the deal done in 15 minutes if they are close. They’ll meet before spring training and make a decision one way or another. Schilling seems to consider $13MM a discount; he feels he could get $17MM+ on the open market using the Yankees as leverage.
It seems likely to me that he stays in Boston. A one-year, $13MM commitment is reasonable for the Red Sox.
Phils Sign Brett Myers
The Phillies gave Brett Myers a three-year deal today, buying out his first year of free agency. Why do good things happen to bad people?
The contract covers his age 27-29 seasons, and it’s a good deal for the Phillies. Our old friend PECOTA values him at $36.6MM over that same time period (of course, he wouldn’t have had full leverage for 2007-08). Myers and Cole Hamels will make a very solid 1-2 punch for the next three years.
Phils Sign Brett Myers
The Phillies gave Brett Myers a three-year deal today, buying out his first year of free agency. Why do good things happen to bad people?
The contract covers his age 27-29 seasons, and it’s a good deal for the Phillies. Our old friend PECOTA values him at $36.6MM over that same time period (of course, he wouldn’t have had full leverage for 2007-08). Myers and Cole Hamels will make a very solid 1-2 punch for the next three years.
Astros Flirting With Trachsel
According to Tim Purpura, the Astros are flirting with free agent Steve Trachsel, but no heavy petting has taken place. Or something like that. Ken Rosenthal, for one, thinks the Astros should stop fretting about the $2-3MM price tag and sign him already for some depth.
Personally, I don’t know. I see what Trax has done this decade, and it’s respectable. But the man is in serious decline. PECOTA says Chris Sampson, Fernando Nieve, or Troy Patton could do pretty much the same thing for the league minimum. This smacks of the Ramon Ortiz signing. It’s just not a good way to spend three million bucks. So what if Trachsel’s a known quantity? At least one of the kids has a chance at taking a leap forward.
Astros Flirting With Trachsel
According to Tim Purpura, the Astros are flirting with free agent Steve Trachsel, but no heavy petting has taken place. Or something like that. Ken Rosenthal, for one, thinks the Astros should stop fretting about the $2-3MM price tag and sign him already for some depth.
Personally, I don’t know. I see what Trax has done this decade, and it’s respectable. But the man is in serious decline. PECOTA says Chris Sampson, Fernando Nieve, or Troy Patton could do pretty much the same thing for the league minimum. This smacks of the Ramon Ortiz signing. It’s just not a good way to spend three million bucks. So what if Trachsel’s a known quantity? At least one of the kids has a chance at taking a leap forward.
Pirates Sign Tony Armas Jr.
Pirates GM Dave Littlefield announced today that the team has signed righty Tony Armas Jr. to a one-year deal with a club option for ’08. RotoWorld reports that Armas will make $3MM in ’07 and has a $500,000 buyout for ’08. The move should thankfully push Shawn Chacon out of the rotation.
It’s hard to believe Armas would represent an improvement in anyone’s rotation after posting a 5.03 ERA in 154 innings last year in a National League pitchers’ park. Basically the one thing Armas has going for him is that he’s on the right side of 30. And he was traded for Pedro once.
Pirates Sign Tony Armas Jr.
Pirates GM Dave Littlefield announced today that the team has signed righty Tony Armas Jr. to a one-year deal with a club option for ’08. RotoWorld reports that Armas will make $3MM in ’07 and has a $500,000 buyout for ’08. The move should thankfully push Shawn Chacon out of the rotation.
It’s hard to believe Armas would represent an improvement in anyone’s rotation after posting a 5.03 ERA in 154 innings last year in a National League pitchers’ park. Basically the one thing Armas has going for him is that he’s on the right side of 30. And he was traded for Pedro once.
More On Rowand/Linebrink
Internet rumor, eh? If there’s one term I’d like to retire, it’s "Internet rumor." It discredits the many legitimate Internet-based sources and generalizes the entire medium. Many rumors broke via the Internet this year (blogs included). In fact, most of them came via the Internet, courtsey of Ken Rosenthal. I’ve seen a lot of garbage in print, but don’t refer to them all as "newspaper rumors."
In this case, Paul Hagen doubts the legitimacy of a Buster Olney rumor that first appeared in Olney’s blog on January 26th. Olney reported that the Padres and Phillies were kicking around an Aaron Rowand for a reliever trade.
Anyway, Hagen creates a newspaper rumor, speculating that the Phils might entertain trading Rowand because they think they can acquire an outfielder for Jon Lieber. He also speculates that the Phils would send both Lieber and Rowand to San Diego for Mike Cameron or Terrmel Sledge. Now that’s one that "appears to make little sense."
More On Rowand/Linebrink
Internet rumor, eh? If there’s one term I’d like to retire, it’s "Internet rumor." It discredits the many legitimate Internet-based sources and generalizes the entire medium. Many rumors broke via the Internet this year (blogs included). In fact, most of them came via the Internet, courtsey of Ken Rosenthal. I’ve seen a lot of garbage in print, but don’t refer to them all as "newspaper rumors."
In this case, Paul Hagen doubts the legitimacy of a Buster Olney rumor that first appeared in Olney’s blog on January 26th. Olney reported that the Padres and Phillies were kicking around an Aaron Rowand for a reliever trade.
Anyway, Hagen creates a newspaper rumor, speculating that the Phils might entertain trading Rowand because they think they can acquire an outfielder for Jon Lieber. He also speculates that the Phils would send both Lieber and Rowand to San Diego for Mike Cameron or Terrmel Sledge. Now that’s one that "appears to make little sense."