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The Opener: Relief Market, Kershaw, Yoshida

By Nick Deeds | November 11, 2022 at 8:46am CDT

As the offseason continues to roll along, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on throughout the day today:

1. Implications Of Diaz, Suarez Deals

The relief market has moved quickly in the early going of this offseason, with perhaps the top two options, Edwin Diaz and Robert Suarez, already off the market. Both relievers re-signed with the Mets and Padres, respectively, but the more notable piece of these signings is the contracts they both managed to secure. In signing a five-year, $102MM contract, Diaz became the first reliever to receive a $100MM guarantee or an AAV of $20MM, though given his superlative platform season (1.31 ERA/0.90 FIP), there was never any doubt that he would get paid handsomely. Suarez, while a top relief arm in this offseason’s class in his own right, pales in comparison to Diaz, with a 2.27 ERA and 3.32 FIP in 47 2/3 innings in 2022, his first major league season after playing the first six years of his career in Japan. Despite his lack of major-league experience and the fact that he’ll play 2023 at the age of 32, Suarez still managed to receive a five year, $46MM deal. While the AAV is about in line with what most would have expected, San Diego’s decision to sign Suarez to a deal that guarantees him money through his age-36 season certainly registers as a surprise, particularly given that there’s also an opt-out in the deal. With perhaps the two best relievers off the market, it will be interesting to see how the rest of the relief market plays out from here. Kenley Jansen, Rafael Montero, and Taylor Rogers represent some of the top options still available, and while they were projected for just two or three year deals in MLBTR’s Top 50 list yesterday, it’s reasonable to wonder if the Suarez deal indicates the relief market may be stronger than had previously been expected.

2. Kershaw, Dodgers Close To Deal

Reports last night indicated that the Dodgers were close to re-signing longtime ace Clayton Kershaw to another one-year contract similar to the one he received last offseason, and it’s possible said contract could be agreed upon as soon as today. This deal comes as no surprise, as Kershaw had previously mentioned that he was likely to continue playing in 2023, and despite rumors last year that he may sign with his hometown Texas Rangers, the more widely held expectation has been that if Kershaw is playing anywhere next season, it will be in Los Angeles. Should the Kershaw deal become official, the Dodgers will have additional security in their rotation headed into the meat of the offseason. Tyler Anderson (to whom the Dodgers extended a qualifying offer yesterday) and Andrew Heaney joined Kershaw in free agency after the 2022 season, leaving the club in need of more arms. Still, it’s reasonable to expect L.A. to continue searching for rotation help even with Kershaw returning for next year, particularly given his increasingly frequent trips to the injured list in recent years.

3. Masataka Yoshida Garnering Interest

It was reported last week that Nippon Professional Baseball star Masataka Yoshida may be posted by his team, the Japan Series champion Orix Buffaloes, and rumors have only grown since then. In particular, the folks at the New York Post seem confident not only that Yoshida will indeed be posted — Joel Sherman suggests such a move is expected to come next month — but that he will find considerable interest from MLB clubs. Sherman notes that Yoshida “is going to draw a lot of interest”, while Jon Heyman indicates that the Yankees, in particular, may be interested in Yoshida, whether or not they manage to re-sign Aaron Judge. Heyman notes that Yoshida’s lefty bat could help bring balance to a Yankees lineup that’s heavily right-handed, and stands to become even more so should they not re-sign first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Should Yoshida be posted, he would join the corner outfield market as one of the younger, more intriguing options behind Judge. Speculatively speaking, teams such as the Blue Jays, Rangers, and Mariners are among the many who could have interest in Yoshida.

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19 Comments

  1. JockStrap

    3 years ago

    Every year we hear about Claytons regressing/health however he continues to be dominate. Personally I’d take him over degrom anyday of the week.

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    • Kewldood69

      3 years ago

      You just upset a bunch of New York Jabroni’s.

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    • JackStrawb

      3 years ago

      Same. Kershaw projects to give you 115 innings of superlative performance for around $17m, while deGrom will be asking $40m while possibly not making it out of Spring Training.

      Jake had 11 regular season starts in 2022 and was bad in 5 of them, including a 6.00 ERA in his last 4 starts.

      Reply
  2. StrongPermGame

    3 years ago

    DeGrom, has been excellent, but when was his last fully healthy season?

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    • JockStrap

      3 years ago

      2019 he made 32 starts

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      • Chris G.

        3 years ago

        He was healthy in 2020 also.

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        • JockStrap

          3 years ago

          Sure! he was healthy on a shortened season.

          Reply
  3. Henry Silvestre

    3 years ago

    “MAY BE POSTED” he aint “posted” yet.. keep Yoshida’s name off your f’$%g mouth LOL

    Reply
  4. Captain Dunsel

    3 years ago

    Yoshida is a massive fan of Bryce Harper. He will sign with Philly (along with Trea Turner) and play left field with Schwarber moving to first base. Hoskins is the odd man out and will be traded for pitching and/or prospects.

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    • Rsox

      3 years ago

      With Harper/Realmuto/Castellanos/Schwarber/and either Turner or a different free agent SS I’m not sure how many more big money deals the Phillies can make, especially with CF being the glaring need in that lineup (Stott likely slides to 2B once they sign a new SS). Whatever money Dombrowski has left to spend will need to be spent on pitching

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      • Captain Dunsel

        3 years ago

        Marsh backed up by Vierling will do fine. The Phillies should have about $65 million to spend before matching last year’s payroll; after tasting the World Series I believe that Middleton will have no problem going higher.

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        • Rsox

          3 years ago

          About $30-35 million of that would go to Tre Turner if they signed him.

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        • Captain Dunsel

          3 years ago

          Less $12M or so for Hoskins. So…..

          Reply
    • avenger65

      3 years ago

      I think the Mariners have the edge because of Ichiro. He is a hero in Japan and currently works in the Ms FO.

      Reply
    • JackStrawb

      3 years ago

      I thought people were just goofing on Yoshida. Then I saw him holding his cat, who was wearing a Harper jersey. The guy is definitely a little odd.

      Reply
  5. B4Pilgrams

    3 years ago

    The relieve market has dried up. Good luck to the teams without a bullpen

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    • ham77

      3 years ago

      New dominant relievers emerge every year. There’s no guarantee Diaz or Suarez will be as effective next year since RPs tend to be inconsistent year to year.

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  6. JMToomey

    3 years ago

    Based on the early reliever contracts, got to assume the Pirates can find someone to overpay for David Bednar.

    Reply
  7. B4Pilgrams

    3 years ago

    Signing Kershaw is a good move. The Dodgers need a closer, Roberts can’t mange a bullpen by committee in the playoffs

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