Free agent starter Bronson Arroyo was recently at Great American Ballpark, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer tweets. Robert Murray of Baseball Essential also recently reported that Arroyo threw for the Reds in Cincinnati. These reports, while somewhat circumstantial, point toward a possible reunion between Arroyo and the team for which he pitched from 2006 through 2013. Previous reports had suggested that the Reds were among the teams that had interest in the right-hander, although much would depend on Arroyo’s recovery from Tommy John surgery. The 38-year-old last pitched in the big leagues in June 2014, when he was with the Diamondbacks. Here’s more from the Central divisions.
- The Indians were smart to sign Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco to long-term deals before this offseason, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com writes. This winter has seen a number of what Hoynes implies are exorbitantly expensive pitching contracts, from the top end of the market (Johnny Cueto) to the upper middle (Jeff Samardzija, $90MM; Ian Kennedy, $70MM) to the lower middle (Mike Pelfrey, $16MM). Meanwhile, Kluber is controlled through 2021 at $14MM or less per season, and Carrasco through 2020 at $9.5MM or less per season. Of course, as Hoynes notes, Kluber and Carrasco weren’t free to negotiate with other teams when they signed those contracts. And, obviously, the Indians aren’t the only team signing top young pitchers to long-term deals. But both contracts delay their recipients’ free agency by up to three years, and when contrasted with the prices of free-agent pitching, they do contribute to a compelling case for locking up talented youngsters early.
- Former Twins pitchers LaTroy Hawkins and Rick Aguilera are likely to join the team to help work with pitchers in Spring Training, Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press tweets. Hawkins spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Twins. The reliever had a strong season with the Rockies and Blue Jays in 2015, but he’s now retired, having announced prior to the season that he intended it to be his last. Aguilera spent parts of 11 seasons with the Twins and last pitched in the big leagues in 2000. The three-time All Star was elected to the Twins Hall of Fame in 2008.
With the cost of mid-ranked pitching rising as it did, curious to see how it affects the next wave of extensions.
I’m especially interested in seeing how long term extensions for top pitchers with between 2-3 years of service time start to look like.
Hawkings plz decide to play one more year, with Toronto! Just maybe u can finally get that ring thats eluded u all these years.
Hes already retired
Typical twins news, we have more spring training advisors hired than free agents… (Including minor leaguers)
Good. There isn’t a lot out there that would be of much benefit to them.
The Twins spend a fair bit of money for a small market team that hasn’t been very good in a few years. They may have been ranked 19 out of 30 in payroll last year, but were only a couple million behind a bunch of teams. Their problems don’t really have much to do with payroll.
Be glad you don’t have a mope for a manager like the white sox
I don’t think there was anyone that’s better than what the twins already have in the pen and waiting in the minors, These minor league deals have worked well in the past. I would like to see them give Meyer a chance to become a Wade Davis like setup man. The potential is there. I would not have spent on any of the guys out there either.
Obviously.
I realize most of the time the small mistakes in spelling, grammar, context, etc. are easy for the majority of the readers on this site to comprehend, understand and forgive. Please consider that not everyone may have English as their first language. The sentence, “Robert Murray of Baseball Essential also recently threw for the Reds in Cincinnati.” is misleading to say the least. A little attention to detail goes a long way when trying to get your message across clearly and succinctly.
As much of a fan as I am of Arroyo, I would rather see those innings go to someone who may potentially help the Reds down the road. Reds have lots of arms to evaluate and Arroyo would just use up 1/5 of the opportunity to do so
“Robert Murray of Baseball Essential also recently threw for the Reds” – is he any good?