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cxcx
Dodgers potentially in line for four compensatory picks next offseason (Jansen, Kazmir, Anderson, and Turner.) Three of them (or apparently all four with this heart thing) are major wildcards health-wise, but if they all stay healthy that would be a pretty sweet setup for the Dodgers, even if one or two took a qualifying offer.
mattg-5
Considering relief pitching is the most stacked position in the next free agency period, this isn’t surprising.
Cam
I’m leaning the other way on this one. Why solely go to a free agency when a fantastic option is right in front of you? It’s the old bird in the hand, two in the tree saying. It seems odd they wouldn’t at least query what a multi year contract would cost them – almost seems like bad business to not at least ask.
gkrake
They don’t need to start talks now because they have a crop of guys that could take a huge step forward this season and slide in to the role. Why lock money in to Jansen now when we can wait it out and see him stay healthy/effective? Saving money is really the only reason to start talking now, and that doesn’t seem to be a huge need of the Dodgers. Montas, Cotton, Sierra and the three mentioned in the article could all take steps forward and make a Jansen extension unnecessary.
sorayablue
Totally agree with you.
BlueSkyLA
Jansen would not cost them any less on an extension then he would as a free agent, perhaps even a bit more, since the player would be foregoing an opportunity to test the market for competitive bidding. That said both the team and the player no doubt have a very good idea what kind of price range he’d command in free agency, so talking about it without an intention to strike a deal would be a waste of time. Either way, we’ve seen how this FO operates. It would be surprising if they extended anybody.
rainbirdmuse
Sounds like Grienke, part 2. Although given the way that closers fall off the cliff, I suspect Greinke will still be pitching after Jansen is out of the league. Still, all these smart guys in the FO seem more concerned with seeing whether they can get to the World Series with a payroll consisting of Kershaw and 24 other guys making $1 million or less. Should be interesting.
BlueSkyLA
When the Dodgers were going after Chapman it wasn’t clear that they were necessarily planning to demote Jansen to a setup role. It looked more like the intent was to use them situationally. As for the heart condition not being an issue for the last couple of years, Jansen became mysteriously unavailable to close a game in Colorado in June of last year. The incident was attributed to him “not feeling well,” and was never explained further. (The Dodgers gave up a two-run lead in the 9th and lost the game.)