Earlier today the Giants agreed to a new two-year deal with Javier Lopez and exercised Jeremy Affeldt's 2012 option. Here's some links from around the rest of the division:
- Dan Hayes of the North County Times cites a Padres team source who doubts that Aaron Harang will be back with the team in 2012 (Twitter link). Hayes says that right now, it's not clear if Harang's $5MM mutual option was rejected by either side yet.
- The Diamondbacks are expected to exercise their half of the mutual options they hold on Willie Bloomquist and Henry Blanco, tweets Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic.
- Steve Dilbeck of the L.A. Times notes that the Dodgers lead the Majors with 10 pending free agents. Dilbeck says that the club is looking to go young behind the plate next year, and doesn't expect to offer arbitration to Type B free agent Rod Barajas.
I’m preparing this thread for Nelson’s stupidity. COMMENCE!
met ofer 22m/8yr to rode barahoff
If your terms weren’t enough to suggest you’re drunk, your spelling is….
Really? I was thinking more like 22 years 345MM. That will give them a backup catcher until he dies…
Wow !! That’s some pricey lefties coming out of the pen. They combined for less than 1 WAR in 2011. What’s a little overpay on the pen when you need to spend some coin on bolstering the league’s worst offense?
If Harang doesn’t come back to the Padres, I really hope Byrnes brings in a different veteran to mentor Latos, Luebke and the other kids coming up.
I think you are the only person in the world that thinks that Harang is “mentoring” Latos.
Harang has to thank his lucky stars to pitch in a canyon like Petco. Anywhere else and he’s a 5.00 ERA run of the mill junkballer. Anyone giving him more than 2 years, 12 million on the open market is more delusional than Harang.
Harang stay in San Diego.