Email a copy of 'Pirates Win Arbitration Hearing Against Tony Watson' to a friend
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Email a copy of 'Pirates Win Arbitration Hearing Against Tony Watson' to a friend
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Tiger_diesel92
You wrote his era as 3. “o”6 instead of 3.06
vtadave
You da real MVP.
66TheNumberOfTheBest
I loved the Melancon trade and I hope Tony pitches well enough to get a similar return.
I don’t buy into the “anybody can close” mentality, but enough can do it that you can keep handing the ball to different guys until you find the ones who can.
It creates assets and fills the need without expending assets.
shafe4141
Also liked the Melancon trade. Watson scared me as a closer. Still does. But he can close a few months and if we aren’t in it, he can hopefully garner a solid return. Watson has the propensity to get hit around if he’s not mowing them down from out of the pen. I like our bullpen this year so far. If Jared Hughes can return to form, we will be really solid.
rc21pa
Yeah! !!!
The pirates won over 400k, now they can sign that 5th starter they desperately need with 400k they won in the hearing.
Honestly this being news is incredibly stupid. This is hands down the biggest waste of time going to arbitration over a 400k. All this does is prove people like me right when I say our ownership are sickeningly cheap and ownership can care less about winning anything. Except apparently winning more money for their own pocket.
Kang Ho Polanco
If you win $400,000 four or five times, that can add up to a couple million dollars, which in turn can finance a lot more in the international or draft markets, even if it’s not much in terms of free agents. The success rate of 30-something free agents is so low that I’m not concerned with investing more in young talent.
With the number of AAA starters knocking on the door, it doesn’t really make sense for the Pirates to add any starters. It’s past time to see what they can do. Where else do they have to address? The bullpen seems better than anyone in the division. They have their starters and bench pretty much set.
rc21pa
Yet, continues to damage relationships between players and ownership. Not worth 400k.
66TheNumberOfTheBest
It’s standard procedure for every team in the league. It has nothing to do with Mark’s “Nutting’s Wallet” narrative. Sorry.
mlbtraderumors.com/2015/02/inside-arbitration-the-…
rc21pa
Everything that involves money involves ownerships pocket. Show me where they spend?