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Quick Hits: McCutchen, Upton, Cameron

By Tim Dierkes | September 13, 2011 at 1:01pm CDT

15 years ago today, the Mariners' acquisition of third baseman Dave Hollins was completed when they sent a 20-year-old first baseman named David Ortiz Arias to the Twins.  Arias had just hit .322/.390/.511 for the Low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.  By the following year Ortiz had dropped the Arias in his name and earned a September call-up.  Ortiz posted a .266/.348/.461 line in 455 games spanning 1997-2002 with Minnesota, battling wrist and knee injuries.  After the '02 season the Blue Jays reportedly expressed interest in Ortiz, but ultimately the Twins non-tendered him in lieu of a raise from his $950K salary.  New Red Sox GM Theo Epstein signed Big Papi for $1.25MM, and the rest is history.  Today's links…

  • The Pirates are far apart in contract talks with Andrew McCutchen, reports ESPN's Jim Bowden.  Bowden feels that a six-year deal in the $47-49MM range, plus a club option, would be a fair compromise.  In my opinion, there's a good case to be made for a McCutchen contract to exceed the $51.25MM Justin Upton received over six years in March of 2010.  McCutchen has played in over 100 more games than Upton had at that point, their offensive lines are very similar, and McCutchen plays center field.
  • ESPN's Keith Law discusses MLB's European presence and what must be done for further growth.
  • Answering a question from Craig Heist of WTOP about playing in Washington, Rays center fielder B.J. Upton said he'd love to remain in Tampa Bay but otherwise would like to play for the Nationals with old friend Ryan Zimmerman.  You can follow Craig on Twitter here; MLB.com's Bill Ladson transcribed the discussion.  Upton is heading into his last arbitration year and projects for a $7MM salary.
  • MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo names 20 young, next generation GM candidates.  To check out MLBTR's top 20 plus honorable mentions, click here.
  • Mike Cameron was consistently one of the best players in baseball when he was on the field, writes Dave Cameron of FanGraphs.
  • The Orioles will try Chris Davis at third base for the rest of the season, reports Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun.  The 25-year-old was a key piece of the July 30th Koji Uehara trade with Texas.  With Mark Reynolds getting comfortable at first base, it's conceivable that the Orioles will sit out the corner infielder bidding this winter.
  • Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports chronicles how Joey Gathright went from being managed by Jose Canseco as a member of the independent league Yuma Scorpions to a minor league deal with the Red Sox.
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  1. Jose_Bautista

    9 years ago

    The Rays are coming!

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  2. John Franco

    9 years ago

    If the Pirates are really going to buy out Cutch’s 3 arb years and sign him for 2 years of free agency, that’s going to cost them a lot more than 50mil.

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  3. AmericanMovieFan

    9 years ago

    McCutchen is gonna require at least $18MM per free agent year (yes, this is what baseball has come to- even I am shocked) and I imagine he’d need at least $21MM minimum for the 3 years of arbitration- probably closer to $30MM. By my calculations the minimum they could lock him up for would be 5 years/$75MM and the real number will be closer to $85MM. That’s WAY more than $50MM. This is the club that gave Jason Kendall, an ultra-light hitting 2nd rate defensive catcher 6 years/$60MM. Time to man up, Pittsburgh and give McCutchen something he can sign and respect himself for in the morning.

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    • John Franco

      9 years ago

      Your numbers look more like mine. I’ve got something like 5/65 (1 year of FA) or 6/82 (2 years of FA).

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    • not_brooks

      9 years ago

      Worst comparison ever. Especially considering the fact that Jason Kendall certainly was not an “ultra-light hitting 2nd rate defensive catcher” when the Pirates gave him that 6/$60MM extension.

      From 1996 through 2000, Kendall averaged a .314/.402/.456 line. That’s good for an .858 OPS. Add in 30 doubles and 19 stolen bases per year, and the nine homers per year are just icing on the cake. And, sure, his defense was never top of the line, but until he got old, he was a solid defensive catcher with a good arm and great game calling abilities.

      Jason Kendall was basically Joe Mauer before Joe Mauer came along. Sure, Kendall fell apart a few years after he signed that big deal, but you can’t really blame the Pirates, considering how good he was before big money.

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      • David Friday

        9 years ago

        It was the exploding ankle that made Kendall not worth the paper his contract was printed on. He was never the same after that and the decline in his attitude increased with the ddecline in his play. 

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    • cocktailsfor2

      9 years ago

      “…give McCutchen something he can sign and respect himself for in the morning.”

      Yeah, because $50MM +/- isn’t worth getting out of bed for.

      Sheesh.

      Also, as pointed out by others, you are waaayyy off regarding Kendall (who also got screwed out of ROY by Todd Hollandsworth. Todd Hollandsworth? Gah.)…

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  4. LUWahooNatFan

    9 years ago

    I’d much rather see Rizzo go after Span again then Upton

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  5. gunsnascar

    9 years ago

    mccutchen should not sign anything with pittsburgh go to arb every year untill free agency then leave when he can for big money

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