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Blake Snell Opts Out Of Deal With Giants

By Darragh McDonald | November 1, 2024 at 11:57pm CDT

Left-hander Blake Snell has exercised the opt-out provision in his contract and is now a free agent. Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic was among those to relay the news on X.

The news is not at all surprising. Snell was a free agent a year ago and didn’t find the contract he was seeking, despite the fact that he was coming off a Cy Young campaign in 2023.

He eventually signed with the Giants on a two-year pact with a $62MM guarantee. That came in the form of a $15MM salary and $17MM signing bonus for 2024, with a $30MM salary for 2025 if Snell stayed.

The opt-out after the first year was clearly there to give Snell a chance to take another shot at free agency if he could stay healthy and engineer another strong season in 2024.

For a while, it seemed like that wasn’t going to come to pass. Perhaps due to the fact that he didn’t sign until the middle of March and had a delayed spring training, he stumbled out of the gate in 2024 and also suffered a few injuries. At the end of June, he was on the injured list for the second time, the first one labeled as a left adductor strain and the second as a left groin strain. He had a 9.51 earned run average in the six starts he was able to make.

But he came back shortly after that and was completely dominant the rest of the way. He posted a 1.23 ERA in his final 14 starts of the year. His 10% walk rate was a tad high but he struck out 38.1% of batters faced.

Snell has had a few injury absences over the years but has continually demonstrated himself to be one of the best pitchers on the planet when on the mound. From 2018 until the present day, he has a 3.03 ERA and 32.1% strikeout rate, both of which are top ten numbers among qualified starters for that stretch. Among pitchers with at least 250 innings pitched over the past two years, only Tarik Skubal has a lower ERA than Snell’s 2.57 mark. Snell’s 32.7% strikeout rate in that time is also second best, a hair below Tyler Glasnow’s 32.8% rate.

Given that elite performance, it was widely expected that Snell would return to free agency in the hopes of a finding a more robust market this time around. He will be one of the top starting pitchers available alongside Corbin Burnes, Max Fried and Jack Flaherty. Snell is leaving $30MM on the table but should be able to blow past that with a nine-figure deal of some kind.

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  1. danrobertori

    7 months ago

    Blake Snell and Free agency is always a good idea.

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    • explodet

      7 months ago

      He’s a proven workhorse now.

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      • voigt21

        7 months ago

        Snell
        Will get a nice contract . Hopefully with the Astros

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      • Fishfan 4

        7 months ago

        He threw 104 IP over 20 starts last year. Not sure either of those numbers qualify him as a workhorse

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    • Blue Baron

      7 months ago

      danrobertori: Free agency for any player is a good idea. That’s why Marvin Miller and the early MLBPA fought to have it.

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      • stymeedone

        7 months ago

        Good idea for who? The owners? Definitely not. The players? For the ones that get the big contracts. Absolutely. For the ones who get there by DFA. Sometimes. The Fans? Not for those of the team losing the player, or for those that like the face of the franchise players. Good for those fans of the team that signs the player (at least before the season actually begins). Not good for the fans of teams stuck with an albatross contract. For those who read articles on this website? Genius!

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        • Blue Baron

          7 months ago

          For the players to have the basic right to change employers if they choose. Don’t you have a right to seek a new job and a bigger paycheck from a different employer?

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    • GOP Lizards

      7 months ago

      Dodgers on deferred salary?

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      • Doral Silverthorn

        7 months ago

        Bobby Bonilla approves of deferring salary.

        Now the Dodgers are to blame because Ohtani.

        Freeman and Betts also have deferrals.

        But it’s the Ohtani contract that’s new and exciting and the last straw.

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    • Al Hirschen

      7 months ago

      Mets

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  2. agnes gooch

    7 months ago

    Good luck Snellzilla!

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    • Giant Willy

      7 months ago

      Thank you

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  3. cwsOverhaul

    7 months ago

    Snell, Burnes, Soto, Alonso, etc……Same stall tactics from Boras or adjust from last offseason?

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    • James Midway

      7 months ago

      None will sign until April/May

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      • MLB Top 100 Commenter

        7 months ago

        I predict Snell and Burnes will both sign by March 1st.

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        • bag o ballz

          7 months ago

          I wouldn’t be surprised if they sign at the winter meetings

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        • MLB Top 100 Commenter

          7 months ago

          As to the pitchers, I agree

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        • outinleftfield

          7 months ago

          I would be surprised if both are not signed at or around the Winter Meetings.

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        • BPax

          7 months ago

          M’s sign hometown boy Snell giving them one lefty in the rotation. They then package Castillo and Emerson Hancock to some pitching starved team for a legit MLB bat.

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        • ohyeadam

          7 months ago

          I predict Alonso either signs back with the Mets on a take it or leave it offer or settles in spring for a one year deal

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        • Seattle Blues

          7 months ago

          My thoughts exactly.

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        • Dan oleson

          7 months ago

          They won’t be getting $30m each tho…
          . Not with heavily reduced regional TV deals knocking out 2/3s of the league, and the rest are settling for cheaper revenue streams. The days of new contracts 10-20% higher than previous year are done. Snell will sit until he accepts a 2x$25m offer, Manaea will be south of $10m on a 1-yr deal…

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    • Rays in the Bay

      7 months ago

      Same as always because there’s no Ohtani and Yamamoto to clog up the FA tunnel so there will be more players willing to pay up this year.

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      • Blue Baron

        7 months ago

        Just Soto like that this year.

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      • stymeedone

        7 months ago

        The players don’t pay up, they get paid up.

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        • Rays in the Bay

          7 months ago

          @stymee hard to double check my posts when I have no time unfortunately.

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    • PoisonedPens

      7 months ago

      Depends on if GMs are willing to pay Boras’ “you ignored me last year, now you shall pay dearly” tax

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  4. wbz41

    7 months ago

    welcome to the Red Sox Blake.

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    • Pedro Martinez’s Mango Tree

      7 months ago

      I pray not

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    • The biggest tr0ll

      7 months ago

      No thank you. We don’t sign Boras guys anyway, so terrible prediction

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    • JoeBrady

      7 months ago

      Hopefully. My targets are Sasaki, Bieber & Snell, and we need two of them.

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      • The biggest tr0ll

        7 months ago

        If you think the Red Sox are getting those guys then you should take my username already.

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  5. Sunday Lasagna

    7 months ago

    While the Mariners will have a 2nd chance for a local , the better bet might be Blake Snell slotting into the Dodgers rotation

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    • Dodgerfan75

      7 months ago

      Please no. No boras clients.

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    • Mustard Tiger

      7 months ago

      I think Friedman is going to lay off the high-priced pitching IR candidates for a bit. And I think Snell is about due for TJS.

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    • Yankee Clipper

      7 months ago

      Dodgers are not Boras suitors…. Not unless Snell goes short-term, high-AAV again. And even then, they may ask him to defer some of it (depending on plans) and Boras will advise against it.

      The Dodgers FO is smart… they won’t sign Boras clients on his terms.

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      • Joe says...

        7 months ago

        If only the Yankees would pay attention to what the Dodgers are doing.

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        • Yankee Clipper

          7 months ago

          If only they would…

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        • Acoss1331

          7 months ago

          The only Boras client the Yankees should be aggressively pursuing is Juan Soto. They don’t any other of his clients, looking at Pete Alonso here…

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        • Datashark

          7 months ago

          Yankees should get some coach to teach them fielding techniques and how to hustle out plays

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        • Gwynning

          7 months ago

          Fundamentals, Data… fundamentals. Unbelievable!

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        • Yankee Clipper

          7 months ago

          Datashark: I’m trying to be realistic here… I’m not going to go so far out on a limb as to suggest the Yankees will be fundamentally sound under Aaron Boone!

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        • Citizen1

          7 months ago

          But they have a high fielding to ball velocity!

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        • Astros_fan_in_Aus

          7 months ago

          On and off the field.

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        • pogo

          7 months ago

          1.1 billion dollar off seasons are not going to fix every team. Dodgers ruined baseball by using a tactic given to small market teams to allow them to be competitive. Blame Manfred for this one. They should have shut down the Ohtani contract. I’ll talk baseball because I love the game but the money and the tactics they allow now had turned the game for me.

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        • 14thor

          7 months ago

          Pogo if the game turned for you then leave it. Stop complaining about how the world changed and you’re not ready for it.

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        • The biggest tr0ll

          7 months ago

          They only know how to hit homeruns

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        • Doral Silverthorn

          7 months ago

          bye

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        • JoeBrady

          7 months ago

          pogo
          Dodgers ruined baseball by using a tactic given to small market teams to allow them to be competitive.
          =======================
          You didn’t mention which tactic the LAD used. And, outside of being in mega-market team, I’m not sure they used any unusual tactics.

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        • jimmy ray hart

          7 months ago

          I agree – but your comments are too abstract for most of the people on this website

          Now that they have deferred payments some team could go out and get all the top free agents and no one would stop them …

          I don’t know if you remember but Finley of the Oakland A’s back in the late 70s was trying to sell each one his top players individually because he figured it would give him more money than if he sold the whole team to one buyer… he was stopped by the commissioner

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        • The biggest tr0ll

          7 months ago

          Honestly though, Dodgers going to get hit bad when those aging contracts come through.

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        • Jarred Kelenic's Beer Can

          7 months ago

          Cole just opted out and the Yankees rotation without him is one of the worst in the sport. They need pitching as much as they need Soto in the heart of their lineup.

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        • Jarred Kelenic's Beer Can

          7 months ago

          The Dodgers did what every team is allowed to do. They didn’t break any rules. Just because they have more money than your favorite team or my favorite team, or that Ohtani only wanted to stay in LA doesn’t mean the game is ruined. Get over yourself, bud.

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        • Tigers3232

          7 months ago

          @Pogo Did you just wake up from a coma, been ignoring, oblivious, or just start following the game?? There has been huge disparity in payrolls for decades. In the last 30 yrs it started to grow exponentially. But since the Yankees in the late 90s a team(s) have been doing this each and every season.

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        • pogo

          7 months ago

          I never said blame the Dodgers… in fact. The Giants offered Ohtani the exact same contract. I’m telling you to blame Manfred because this was the time to interject and he did not…. as for ppl not following my logic. That’s fine. Where have you all been?

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        • pogo

          7 months ago

          Look here Tigger you’re harping at me for points of the conversation only you are trying to make. This is now a six team league…. not good for the fans. I’m saying blame Manfred for making the gap even bigger. I know how to spell small market… I’m trying to point out that Manfred made the rich richer. Not just anywhere. LA. Contracts not aging well doesn’t matter when you laugh all the way to the bank thanks to a TV deal that will pay Ohtanis entire salary and then some. If there is nothing wrong with this then skip to the next comment. The game used to be simpler and I guess I enjoyed how much any team has a shot. The 97 Marlins will never happen again. Look at the last 4 left in the playoffs…. mega pay rolls.

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      • outinleftfield

        7 months ago

        The Dodgers have said they will be in on Soto, a Boras client.

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        • Suitcase Simpson

          7 months ago

          you mean heyman said

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        • Joe says...

          7 months ago

          Soto is most likely going to the Mets. Second pick is SF. I don’t think Hal will pony up what those other two teams will.

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        • Datashark

          7 months ago

          Dodgers with Soto:
          850 million
          deferred to 2042

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        • TurnOffTheTV

          7 months ago

          The dollar is going to be confetti long before 2042.

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        • User 4014041831

          7 months ago

          Soto might ask for a significant portion be in Gold, Silver, farmland, a % of concession sales, NIL royalties and Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.

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        • outinleftfield

          7 months ago

          I meant what I said. When 4 different sources on two different coasts all quote the FO as saying the same thing, its likely true.

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        • Tigers3232

          7 months ago

          He’s not going to be asking for anything of that nature, it is outlined in CBA what form of currency teams will pay players in. As for Bitcoin or any other crypto, I’m not sure if CBA has language allowing some portion of contracts to be paid on such a manner. Having the most recent CBA of the 4 major sports I’m sure the topic of crypto is addressed be it for or against. I’d have to assume if allowed it would have be a small % and owners having just gave in to help settle on other matters. Every extra form of payment increases potential for manipulation. Especially with a payment method as volatile as cryptos. Seems it would be easier to leave it to the players as to what currencies and/or commodities they choose to invest in after they are paid by their employers.

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        • pogo

          7 months ago

          China owns all of those things.

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        • The biggest tr0ll

          7 months ago

          No way. Mets miss out on most free agents. Either Dodgers or Yankees sign Soto

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      • Balk

        7 months ago

        What do you see his contract looking like with how old he is Yank?

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        • Yankee Clipper

          7 months ago

          Balk, that’s certainly the multi-million-dollar question. To be honest, I could see him get anywhere from $500MM-$700MM, depending on how the deal is structured (deferrals, for example). As for the years, I would be shocked if it’s anything under 10, and I could see as high as 15 (I know, hottake, right? lol).

          But, I could see the SF Giants throwing a MAJOR wrench into the Soto situation. What are your thoughts?

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        • MLB Top 100 Commenter

          7 months ago

          I don’t think the Giants will sign Soto. Yankees or Mets, Yankees win if salary offer is the same. Runner-up signs Alonso for a fraction of the cost.

          I see Snell going to back to Giants. Although the Yankees-Mets Soto-loser could also be in play.

          Dodgers sign Adames and trade with St. Louis for Sonny Gray and Ryan Helsley. Maybe Nick Frasso, Jackson Ferris, Wrobleski and Diego Cartaya. And Cards do not throw in cash.

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        • User 4014041831

          7 months ago

          Hello YC An honest question in your opinion (OR anyone else’s) Isn’t Soto really a 3 Tool Player?

          Maybe 3.5 Tools.?

          Any chance The Core 4 Yankees and or Don Mattingly get’s more involved in the future of NYY in some capacity other as broadcasters?

          Even in an “Unofficial” Spring Training Boot Camp coaching capacity?

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        • Balk

          7 months ago

          I’m skeptical about any west coast team really having a shot. I think if he’s willing to defer it could be higher like you said $700MM. He is young and could build a contract top loaded, high aav, with opt outs after 3 years or whatever is his liking. I think a good farm system team would be something I would look at if having a choice. I’d want to win. But that’s just me.

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        • Yankee Clipper

          7 months ago

          YaGottaBelieve: We could only hope they do, honestly. The more involvement from guys that epitomized prototypical Yankees the better for the team. Aaron Boone is not a Yankee great and was never a winner, so he cannot relate to what it takes to win – all the small things that must be done right.

          As for Soto… I’m not even sure he’s a 3-tool player. I think one could realistically argue he’s a two-tool player. But his hitting is incredible.

          I know I may get beat up for this, but I think Soto is the best left-handed hitter in the game behind Ohtani.

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      • Tigers3232

        7 months ago

        @Yankee Ohtani’s agent pitched and sought the crazy deferrals in Ohtani’s contract. Likely just to sensationalize the whole thing and as we ve witnessed for yrs with Bonilla there are a ton of less than financially literate people out there.

        These deferred contracts benefit the owners as they are paying less up front funding the deferrals per CBA rules and the deferred monies accruing til the day they are collected. They have been used by nearly every team in some capacity. These deferred contracts have almost all went without incident, aside from Mets who were part of largest Ponzi Scheme ever.

        As for Ohtani the more people are hung up on the grossly inflated figures, the more his agents plan comes to fruition. It just further boosts the lore of Ohtani and makes the MLB’s most marketable player even more marketable.

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        • farscott

          7 months ago

          One could argue the Wilpons were the financially illiterate party in the Bonilla contract.. They agreed to an 8% interest rate on Bonilla’s deferred salary as they were invested with Bernie Madoff and seeing consistent 15% returns. The Wilpons, like many others, did not question how Madoff was able to deliver consistency above-average returns. They thought they could guarantee 8% and still make a huge profit.

          So, they were happy to offer Bonilla an 8% interest rate. You promise me 8% annually risk-free for twenty-five years, and I will deposit a lot of money with you. No one ever questioned how Madoff could do what he did while no one else could match the consistency of his returns.

          The Wilpons lost the money they had with Madoff. Bonilla’s salary was invested in an annuity with Madoff., but the Mets are still paying Bonilla’s salary and will pay until 2035.

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        • Datashark

          7 months ago

          Bonilla is the GOAT of DEFERRAL Contracts

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        • Tigers3232

          7 months ago

          And hence the rampant financial illiteracy. He actually lost quite a bit of $ by not taking upfront and investing it all for himself since he seemingly could do without it.

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  6. eeddiiee909

    7 months ago

    angels sign him

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    • kellin

      7 months ago

      Moreno is allergic to Boras clients.

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      • JustPete

        7 months ago

        Moreno is allergic to winning

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        • Non Roster Invitee

          7 months ago

          Moreno is allergic.

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        • padam

          7 months ago

          Allergies are allergic to Moreno.

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        • Non Roster Invitee

          7 months ago

          Muhammad Ali “I make medicine feel bad.” From Rumble to the Jungle era.

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      • Acoss1331

        7 months ago

        Rendon is a Boras client…

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        • pogo

          7 months ago

          And the Yankees got hosed in that contract

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    • outinleftfield

      7 months ago

      The one thing we can be absolutely sure of is that Arte is not going to give a long term deal to a pitcher. the Angels will not be in the bidding for Snell.

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  7. longoverdue1977

    7 months ago

    It’s time to come back home to Seattle with a hometown discount. Mariners can trade one of their SP for a bat.

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    • letitbelowenstein

      7 months ago

      Hometown discounts went out with Happy Hooligan and The Katzenjammer Kids. Now it’s all greed.

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    • Acoss1331

      7 months ago

      He’s a Boras client, discount is not in his sales pitch.

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    • outinleftfield

      7 months ago

      That 6/180 hometown discount coming up.

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    • solaris602

      7 months ago

      I would love to see that happen with SEA then dealing one of their young SPs to CLE for Josh Naylor. Not gonna hold my breath for all that to play out though.

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      • Major League Baseball Fan

        7 months ago

        Really? A young SP for one season of a DH masquerading as a 1b.

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        • Samuel

          7 months ago

          Lindor’s Bodyguard;

          Watch any games?

          He’s actually a very good 1B.

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  8. birdland410

    7 months ago

    Orioles 3/80

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    • Gwynning

      7 months ago

      Think more, years & clams.

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      • outinleftfield

        7 months ago

        Double those numbers and it’s still a bit low.

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        • JoeBrady

          7 months ago

          That’s about right. I wouldn’t love it, but if the RS signed Snell to $160/6, I wouldn’t hurl either.

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        • pogo

          7 months ago

          Based off what? Last year?

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    • King Floch

      7 months ago

      No way does 3/$80 million get it done, more like 4/$120 million or 5/$150 million. Maybe even more.

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    • Yankee Clipper

      7 months ago

      I don’t see Snell taking $100MM, let alone less. Moreover, I think his baseline will be five years. Obviously, I could be way off because a repeat of last offseason could occur for Snell.

      I think 5/$165 is going to be BorasSnell’s low-end.

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  9. LFGMets (Metsin7) #BannedForBeingABaseballExpert

    7 months ago

    Hard pass. He is way too inconsistent to give a long term deal to. I wouldn’t mind if the Mets signed him but he wouldn’t be my first choice

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    • Major League Baseball Fan

      7 months ago

      No QO. No comp pick. He is in play for the Mets.

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  10. Deleted Userrrr

    7 months ago

    Hilariously stupid not trading him, or putting him on waivers at the end of August like they did with all their other pending free agents. And don’t try it with “ThEy WaNt To ReSiGn HiM !”

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    • 5TUNT1N

      7 months ago

      The other free agents you speak of don’t sell tickets. Took my dad to one of his last games just so we could snell in action. Sadly it ended after 50 pitches in the first! We were happy to see him regardless he was on a tear just not the game we saw.

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      • Deleted Userrrr

        7 months ago

        If you do the exact opposite of what casual fans want you to do 99% of the time you will end up making the correct move.

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        • Samuel

          7 months ago

          More than just casual fans….

          “Listen to the fans and you’ll be sitting with them”.
          – Paul Brown

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    • SupremeBacon

      7 months ago

      Yet another reason we are gleeful that Farhan is gone.

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      • Deleted Userrrr

        7 months ago

        Was honestly unlike Farhan to keep the one “good” pending FA when he put all the other guys on waivers. He strikes me as a strict analytics type.

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    • bag o ballz

      7 months ago

      no one offered anything worth taking – they were kind of stuck either seeing if they could make a run or getting a bunch of low level minor league guys

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      • Deleted Userrrr

        7 months ago

        Anything would have been better than paying him $7m to pitch in a bunch of meaningless games and then leave for nothing. Literally. Anything. Giants brass clearly didn’t think they could make a run seeing as they put all the other pending free agents on waivers. They didn’t even get “low level minor league guys” for those dudes lmfao.

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        • Samuel

          7 months ago

          Fernando Ringworm Jr.;

          It’s never one or two players.

          The objective is to put a balanced team together to give the manager numerous ways to win a game depending on the opponent, the park, the weather, etc.

          Farhan kept trying to bring in one or two big names thinking that would work. It seldom does. Yankees got to the WS this year though. Of course, having the 2nd highest team payroll in MLB helped. $50-some million more than the Dodgers that beat their behinds in the Series.

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        • Deleted Userrrr

          7 months ago

          Not sure what that has to do with my comment. I think that Farhan should have put all the pending FA’s on waivers or none of them. He shouldn’t have kept only Snell because “we have to put butts in the seats” or because “we want to sign him beyond 2024.” Like, last year I get why the Angels didn’t put Ohtani on waivers with all the other pending FA’s because he was QO eligible but Snell was not. If I’m Snell I’m honestly pretty pissed they didn’t let me finish out 2024 on a team that actually had a chance.

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        • Gwynning

          7 months ago

          How do you know they didn’t ask Snell what he preferred, Fernando? And they weren’t meaningless games since they announced their intention to go for a WC. Hindsight shouldn’t benefit your perspective. The basic problem with your analysis are the plotholes we can drive a bullpen cart through…

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        • Deleted Userrrr

          7 months ago

          @Gwynning Answer me this if they were intending to go for a WC why did they put ALL their pending free agents, minus Blake Snell, on waivers at the end of August? How does that help them secure a WC spot?

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        • Gwynning

          7 months ago

          Maybe they didn’t view Estrada, Taylor Rogers or Matzek as “part of the plan”? How should I know?? And why should I care???

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        • arty! Believes Jevon Belcher Quit on the Chiefs

          7 months ago

          That’s an easy answer

          “why did they put ALL their pending free agents, minus Blake Snell, on waivers at the end of August“

          Firstly, you’re hoping someone is desperate enough and may overpay for someone.

          Secondly, and this is what the angels did, putting people on the waiver wire reduces the payroll if someone takes them.
          You look at who they had
          Hader had attitude issues refusing to go more than an inning and was easily replaced by Suarez had he been claimed
          Wacha only pitched in 9 games the second half so not like they were relying on him anyways given his shoulder issues

          Do you have a link to who was actually placed on waivers? Cause I can only see padres placing rich hill on waivers. I can guess who but I’d like an actual list of who was and wasn’t from a verified source.

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        • JoeBrady

          7 months ago

          If I’m Snell I’m honestly pretty pissed they didn’t let me finish out 2024 on a team that actually had a chance.
          =======================
          He was on a team that had a chance. But he stunk for half a season. There is no one to blame but himself.

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        • Deleted Userrrr

          7 months ago

          Rogers had a 161 ERA+ this season! They could have used him if they had managed to secure a WC.

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        • Deleted Userrrr

          7 months ago

          @JoeBrady The Giants didn’t have a chance.

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      • arty! Believes Jevon Belcher Quit on the Chiefs

        7 months ago

        So you get nothing for him and that’s the better alternative?

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      • JoeBrady

        7 months ago

        bag o ballz
        no one offered anything worth taking
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        Would you care to provide a citation for that? Because it sounds insane. Snell had a 0.75 ERA in July. Someone had to offer them something good.

        FWIW, I’d have kept him and hoped that Ray went on a tear. But teams certainly had to have made offers for him.

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        • Deleted Userrrr

          7 months ago

          @WCRIT That makes no sense if the Giants “announced their intention to go for a WC” as Gwynning put it.

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        • arty! Believes Jevon Belcher Quit on the Chiefs

          7 months ago

          My bad thought the discussion was about padres 2 years ago not giants. My bad. Think I misread who we were talking about.

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        • Deleted Userrrr

          7 months ago

          @WCRIT The Padres haven’t done the “put all the pending FA’s on waivers” thing. The reason they didn’t do it with Snell or Hader last year is because they were QO eligible. That actually makes sense. The QO was not in play for the Giants with Snell.

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  11. Attystephenadams

    7 months ago

    Mets, 4 years $130 million with an innings based vesting option for a 5th year. Plus he has no QO attached to him.

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      7 months ago

      He’s going to ask for at least guaranteed six years and more than Cole’s $36M AAV.

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      • jerseyjohn

        7 months ago

        If he holds firm on that ask he’ll be signing another pillow contract.

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      • Attystephenadams

        7 months ago

        If he does, he’ll still be looking for a job come March.

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      • Acoss1331

        7 months ago

        If Snell asks for a similar AAV to Cole, he’s delusional. They’re not even on the same playing field. 30 million is more than enough, with 5 years maybe 6.

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        • MLB Top 100 Commenter

          7 months ago

          Across

          Snell does not have to be as good as Cole to ask for Cole money. Markets change from year to year.

          Kyle Gibson gets more than Bob Gibson did.

          That being said, if someone offer Snell six years at 30 million or five years at 34 million, I feel confident that this time around, he will take it quick.

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        • outinleftfield

          7 months ago

          Since Gerrit Cole signed his deal in December 2019, the cost per WAR of free agents has gone up 13.5%.

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        • rocky7

          7 months ago

          True about your comment about changes in what a team will pay year to year.
          Offering Snell 6 years with his 2 TJ’s is a real reach and for sure he’s be a real ass not to take that offer at $30/per
          5 year contract is more likely what he’ll be offered at upwards of the $30 per….although that signing team better have a deep bullpen because thinking that he’s going more than pitching into the 6th, which he typically doesn’t, is going to make those bullpen guys work every start of his.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          I could “ask for Cole money.” Doesn’t mean I’ll get it.

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        • websoulsurfer

          7 months ago

          Blake Snell has never had Tommy John surgery.

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      • Ma4170

        7 months ago

        He won’t get 6/216 from anyone. But I keep wondering what his contract will be. Will someone go 5/170? Maybe 6/180? I know he wants to be paid like an ace, and when healthy, he pitches like one. But he’s only reached 180 innings twice in his career and will be 32 soon. He’s also had bouts of inconsistency. I don’t see a team going more than 5 years, so the AAV will have to be 30+ I’m guessing.

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      • JoeBrady

        7 months ago

        He didn’t get that last year, so he is unlikely to get that one year older.

        And I hope the RS sign him, but he is nowhere near as good as Cole.

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        • Ma4170

          7 months ago

          The only reason he might is that after his rough start, he was even more dominant than his run the year before. Recency bias influences so many contracts.

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        • websoulsurfer

          7 months ago

          The last 2 seasons

          2.87 ERA in 304 IP over 50 starts
          2.57 ERA in 284 IP over 52 starts

          One pitches deeper in games. The other has taken the ball in more games and been slightly better while in games.

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    • User 4014041831

      7 months ago

      As a NYM fan I am afraid if they sign Snell the extra IPs leads to TJS and /or he can’t deal with the extra NY pressure. Lefties are valuable against PHI and ATL. I have more confidence in Burnes (a RH) and I don’t chase Snell. Let some other team over pay him plus dealing with Boras is difficult in every way..

      I would like another LHSP besides Peterson.

      I think signing Quintana or Manaea (NOT both) as a 4 or 5 along with Burnes and 1 AAA who grabs a spot. Butto, Sproat, Vasil, Tidwell., Scott
      Some of these guys may be needed in the bullpen more – at least in the first half of the season.

      Good chance Stearns could obtain a starter in a trade like one of the SEA starters, S. Gray, Crochet, N. Martinez, D. Williams, Helsley (co Closer?)
      LGM!!!

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      • Samuel

        7 months ago

        YaGottaBelieveAgain;

        I think you’ll find that Burnes is far too sensitive to pitch in NY (or Boston). Once he has a bad stretch the media and
        fans will make his life miserable. He fits best on a West Coast team…maybe even stay in Baltimore. I’d suspect his agent – Scott Boras – knows that. However, it’s still Burnes decision.

        Be careful what you wish for. You may have 21st century Ed Whitson situation.

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      • Ma4170

        7 months ago

        As a Met fan, I don’t want Burnes – his numbers keep steadily declining, and he’ll want a 7+ year contract I’m sure.
        I think Snell when healthy and in a groove is more dominant anyway. But his durability and age make me shy away from 6+ years. I think he could do really well on the Mets, but I’d be worried about injury. A short term high AAV could do it if both sides willing to go there (like the Wheeler deal).

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        • Samuel

          7 months ago

          Ma4170;

          Normally I wouldn’t think a team should give any player a 6 year contract…..especially a pitcher.

          But until MLB has total revenue sharing Steven Cohen has made it clear that he’ll eat any bad contracts and pay any penalties.

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        • Ma4170

          7 months ago

          Im a big proponent of short term high aav deals bc the team doesn’t take a hit for too long if it doesn’t work out, and the player gets paid and has an opportunity to make more afterward. Wheeler’s recent extension is a good example, but we wont see it much w younger players unless their market dries up.

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  12. John Bird

    7 months ago

    Least surprising news of the day. Opting out was always the plan for both him and the team, which saw him as a short term fix rather than a long term investment. Think it’s unlikely that they will resign him due to the owners aversion to long term contracts for pitchers. If they were to decide to offer one I’d guess that they would be more likely to offer one to Burnes given his more consistent track record.

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  13. Pedro Martinez’s Mango Tree

    7 months ago

    I still wouldn’t sign him. No thank you!

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  14. WillieS

    7 months ago

    I think most teams are figuring out that short term with high dollar amounts, keeps them from paying a player ( Kershaw, Max , etc…) who simply doesn’t help the team. Win now means 2/ 75 or 3/112 with a 3rd year team option ( &7 million buyout) that everyone should be happy with! Win now philosophy

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    • outinleftfield

      7 months ago

      Any team wanting to sign Cnell to a short term deal would have them paying him an AAV around $43 million. A 3/130 deal at a minimum. For a team like the Dodgers or Yankees that means nearly $90 million including the CBT penalties just for 2025

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  15. padam

    7 months ago

    Mets will grab both Snell and Burns. Resign Manaea and Severino. Sprinkle Senga in there and they have a balanced starting 5 with a young offense. Soto will likely resign with the Yankees. Can’t see them letting him go, especially crosstown.

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    • Rational_Mets_Fan

      7 months ago

      Agreed, as much as I’d like Soto, I doubt he’ll be a Met. They’ll bring Pete back and use the money on SP and depth. The team got to where it did with a good core, strong leadership and great chemistry. All while trying to patch holes in an overworked play the hot hand bullpen because starters didn’t give them length until August. They also have a farm to utilize for acquiring controllable players and/or depth on offense. They have no other choice but to spend on pitching, preferably closer to 30 than 35. The rest of the fan base will blow a gasket, but I trust Cohen/Stearns and their long term plans.

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    • User 4014041831

      7 months ago

      Your idea is not bad it’s just I wouldn’t be in a hurry and I don’t think NYM will sign all the starters you mention. I’d make Burnes priority #1 for starters.
      They would like to fill 1 SP with a AAA pitcher but this might not happen till after the ASG, Butto is a great candidate for a starting spot but he may be needed more in the bullpen if he can adapt and has a bounce back arm to be used every other day.

      Manaea and Severino had a good year but I might let them leave.
      There is some inconsistency and injury concerns.

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  16. arty! Believes Jevon Belcher Quit on the Chiefs

    7 months ago

    Fail

    Giants should have traded him when they had a chance

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    • bag o ballz

      7 months ago

      in case you weren’t paying attention they didn’t really have a chance – no one was offering anything.

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      • arty! Believes Jevon Belcher Quit on the Chiefs

        7 months ago

        You seriously think nothing was offered?

        Fun fact: there were offers

        If you were paying attention you’d realize the offers weren’t “sufficient” to what the giants wanted. That’s different than there being no offers. Giants holding out for a better package and getting nothing for him was a dumb move.

        They played chicken and lost.

        Oh well they lose him for nothing now.

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      • Rally Goose

        7 months ago

        No one was offering anything for one of the hottest pitchers in MLB at the time?

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        • outinleftfield

          7 months ago

          At the All Star break Snell had a 6.31 ERa and only 8 starts. At that point no one was clamoring to trade for him because there was the chance that he really was that bad and they would be stuck with the rest of his contract..

          After the ASB he was arguably the best starter in baseball.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          @outinleftfield Waivers exist

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        • outinleftfield

          7 months ago

          What does that have to do with my comment? After the trade deadline there are no trades anymore. A team can still waive a player, but they get nothing in return.

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        • Flyby

          7 months ago

          “Waivers exist”

          So does free agency and both of them amount to pretty much the same thing after the trade deadline. Nothing coming back to the Giants and no choice of where the player goes.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          @outinleftfield That is exactly what the Giants did with all their players who were about to be free agents, sans Blake Snell. And what they get in return is shedding his salary and eliminating the risk of him opting in and getting stuck with an underwater contract for 2025.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          @Flyby But if they waive him they save something like $4m and divest themselves of the risk of Snell needing TJ down the stretch and having to pay him $30m to sit on the IL next year. And I don’t think the Giants care about nothing coming back to them or not having a choice in where the player goes seeing as they waived all their other players who were about to be free agents.

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        • JoeBrady

          7 months ago

          outinleftfield
          At the All Star break Snell had a 6.31 ERa and only 8 starts.
          ==========================
          Teams aren’t going to care what he did in April if he was the best pitcher in BB in July. As a RS fan, he’d have easily, easily been my #1 target.

          The Giants probably got offers from ten different teams.

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        • JoeBrady

          7 months ago

          outinleftfield
          but now you are saying that they should have waived him?
          =============================
          I don’t think you understand his point. Ignoring the fact that it would PO the fans, there is no upside to keeping him. The downside of an injury is not huge, but it does exist.

          So the upside is -0-, and the downside was $30M.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          @outinleftfield…
          1. Yes I am. They waived all their other pending free agents. No point in keeping just Snell.
          2. Some of the other guys they waived were playing well too.
          3. It wasn’t exactly guaranteed that Snell would stay hot in September. He did. But the Giants didn’t know that at the time.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          @JoeBrady Nailed it.

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        • Flyby

          7 months ago

          “1. Yes I am. They waived all their other pending free agents. ”

          Can you name them? Because from what i see all their pending free agents were still there at the end of the season Conforto and Canha (acquired in trade) and Casila and Chapman (signed extention).

          “2. Some of the other guys they waived were playing well too.”

          Again who? They released Hill? they also released Casila and Knapp which they resigned to minor league deals which is pretty common for catchers.

          “3. It wasn’t exactly guaranteed that Snell would stay hot in September. He did. But the Giants didn’t know that at the time.”

          They also didnt know he wouldnt stay hot also historically he tends to do better in the latter half so more likely than not he would keep doing well. Also they could potentially sign an extension with the team because no one would ever sign an extension after the waiver deadline especially a boras client (cough cough chapman). They would have exclusive rights to negotiate a contract with him until the world series. If you want to argue injury how about aaron judge who signed 400M contract after only 2 relatively healthy season and was out again last year. Did the Braves know they would lose strider for a season before they signed his extension.

          if the 4M saving was so big why would they acquire canha at the deadline and also not release him to save a couple of million as i believe his contract was 3-4 million left when they acquired him.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          @Flyby…

          “Can you name them?”

          The Giants put Tyler Matzek, Thairo Estrada and Taylor Rogers on waivers. None were claimed, but the point is they tried.

          “Again who? They released Hill? they also released Casila and Knapp which they resigned to minor league deals which is pretty common for catchers.”

          Taylor Rogers pitched very well for the Giants in 2024. And he actually appears to be signed for 2025 so not a rental.

          “Also they could potentially sign an extension with the team because no one would ever sign an extension after the waiver deadline especially a boras client (cough cough chapman). They would have exclusive rights to negotiate a contract with him until the world series.”

          Nice try buddy. They could have signed him this offseason if they traded/waived him. So saying they can extend/re-sign him isn’t an argument for why they shouldn’t have traded or waived him.

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        • Flyby

          7 months ago

          “The Giants put Tyler Matzek, Thairo Estrada and Taylor Rogers on waivers. None were claimed, but the point is they tried.”

          Nice try with these 3, First your example of Rogers by your own admission is not a pending free agent at the end of season and the rest are minor league depth really worth nothing. Matzek was already a salary dump for Soler deal and estraida was minor league utility depth Even rogers at the time of his waiver according to this site at time of his waiver, “By measure of leverage index, Rogers has been eighth on San Francisco’s bullpen hierarchy (among relievers with at least 10 innings). That hasn’t changed throughout the season despite Rogers’ numbers.” 8th is your mopup guy when the game is blown out of all pitchers are done.. So again where did They waived all their other pending free agents.”? Im still seeing most of their pending free agents on the team at the end of the year. The list you provided wasnt half even if you include Rogers as i didnt include knapp or snell in my totals. so thats at best 3/8

          “Nice try buddy. They could have signed him this offseason if they traded/waived him. So saying they can extend/re-sign him isn’t an argument for why they shouldn’t have traded or waived him.”

          yes they could also done the same with chapman as well but my guess is you are now bidding against 32 teams and probably adding another 10-15% price tag to what they might get from negotiating with him exclusively.

          Now you have to invest resources into not only trying to retain him but looking at someone to replace him and divesting resources. Probably cost more than 4M in the long run if you were serious about retaining him. Its a lot cheaper to retain than acquire one of the first things you learn in business school. This might have been a little easier with Snell with the debacle he went through the prior offseason. He probably will sign sign a lot sooner than last year.

          Let me guess you think the Yankees were not talking to Soto and just waiting until the offseason to resign him at probably a huge overpay instead of attempting an extension for potentially less and able to focus on other talent to make the team better instead of again splitting resources to try to keep Soto and retain Cole and add talent.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          @Flyby They still waived Taylor Rogers even though he was helping them win games no matter how you cut it, slice it or dice it. Why would they do that if they are trying to contend hmm?

          “yes they could also done the same with chapman as well but my guess is you are now bidding against 32 teams”

          Lil’ bro doesn’t even know how many teams there are in MLB!

          “… and probably adding another 10-15% price tag to what they might get from negotiating with him exclusively.”

          Snell is a Boras client. He was 100% going to test free agency. They aren’t saving any money by “negotiating with him exclusively.” And the money they would have saved by waiving him can go towards signing him in the offseason.

          “Now you have to invest resources into not only trying to retain him but looking at someone to replace him and divesting resources.”

          No you don’t the Giants were done for 2024. Or if you are talking about 2025 Snell can be the one who replaces Snell even if they waive him.

          “Probably cost more than 4M in the long run if you were serious about retaining him. Its a lot cheaper to retain than acquire one of the first things you learn in business school.”

          Snell isn’t taking one cent less from the Giants just because they didn’t trade him lmfao.

          “This might have been a little easier with Snell with the debacle he went through the prior offseason. He probably will sign sign a lot sooner than last year.”

          Waiving him wouldn’t change that.

          “Let me guess you think the Yankees were not talking to Soto and just waiting until the offseason to resign him at probably a huge overpay instead of attempting an extension for potentially less and able to focus on other talent to make the team better instead of again splitting resources to try to keep Soto and retain Cole and add talent.”

          It’s not what I think it’s what Brian Cashman said. Soto wouldn’t even discuss an extension with the Yankees.

          Strike three, you’re out!

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        • Flyby

          7 months ago

          “They still waived Taylor Rogers even though he was helping them win games no matter how you cut it, slice it or dice it. Why would they do that if they are trying to contend hmm?”

          First again he was not a pending a free agent so anything you mention about him is moot and out of argument really. but since you insist why did the yankees waive dennis santana … he even saved a few games how about ron marinaccio. both were helping them win games no matter how you cut it, slice it or dice it. Why would they do that if they are trying to win hmm? They got them to the best record in the AL.

          “yes they could also done the same with chapman as well but my guess is you are now bidding against 32 teams”

          sue me i was setting my football lineup for the week, but point still stand. I also still know what the word all means especially when :”all” is not even half. 2 is a lot less than 6 especially when the top number is 9. My math seams better than yours. So still waiting on all these hot top pending free agents because by my count you have none. I guess i also know what pending free agent means as well.

          “Snell is a Boras client. He was 100% going to test free agency. They aren’t saving any money by “negotiating with him exclusively.” And the money they would have saved by waiving him can go towards signing him in the offseason.

          Chapman is a also Boras client and on the same team with Snell and he 100% did not test free agency. Snell ended up taking a lot less this past offseason because he waited in the offseason hoping for bigger money. Do you think he is going into the offseason with that same mindset/plan or if the Giants offered the same or similar deal as the yankees he wouldnt consider taking it? I guess he could do the same thing as last offseason, wait, take a pillow contract with opt outs and then as you mention potentially get hurt early next season and TJs for that extra maybe million or two for that 1 maybe 2 years instead of accepting a long 4 or 5 or maybe even 6 year term deal before free agency starts.

          “Waiving him wouldn’t change that.”

          Yes because guess what is before that? him only dealing with one team and them going back and forth and potentially landing a deal for he is looking for or close enough that both feel good like his fellow free agent and sharing the same agent Boras teammate Chapman. This is also an offseason where he is probably not the number 1 pitcher and would potentially have to wait out Burnes.

          so this is what the 4th or 5th post and im still waiting on proof of where they put all their pending free agents because Rogers was not a pending free agent and from what i see anyone worth anything was still there and no mention of waivers on them.

          were you even in the game? seems like you stroman in the playoffs and just a participation trophy roster addition. shoot even duke ellis got in a game to pinch run.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          Rogers not being a pending FA actually hurts your argument more than it helps because he could have helped the Giants next year as well as this year and they waived him anyway. Doesn’t sound like something a team that is trying to win does. If you’re waiving him you basically have to waive Blake Snell. Snell isn’t going to accept one cent less from the Giants just because they didn’t waive him.

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        • Flyby

          7 months ago

          Actually it doesnt hurt my argument at all because he was put on waivers end of August and guess what he was still pitching up til the teams last game. Do you know why he could do that? Because no one claimed him off waivers so he was still part of the team.

          I’m thinking you dont actually understand what waivers are. A team has to claim them otherwise they stay on the original team and the original team can choose (depending on service time and options) to send em to the minors, keep em on roster, or release them. In this case, they sent Estrada to the minors, released Matzek (and still paid him btw since no one picked him up) and kept Rogers. If Giants released him, they would still have to pay him 12M next season which is why no one claimed him on waivers and he is on the team for 2025 barring a trade or the Giants eating that money.

          Yup Snell definitely wont have to accept less because he definitely wont overvalue himself and have to wait til basically the start of the season and signing a please take me contract with opt outs trying again where he isnt the top pitcher. Nope will never happen. Would that be like a Boras client never signing an extension just before free agency? Nope that never happened either.

          maybe you dont deserve that participation trophy after all.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          I know exactly what waivers are and there was no benefit to the Giants in not putting Snell on them. If he doesn’t get claimed they are in the same position they are in now. If he does get claimed they save some cash and eliminate the nonzero risk of him getting injured down the stretch and opting into a contract that would appear unfavorable for SF at that point.

          Snell doesn’t have to contend with the QO this time around. He’ll be fine.

          Now go color and let the adults talk.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          @Flyby…

          “So why would a team claim him and put themselves in that same position that he gets injured and opts into an unfavorable contract? Sound like it hurts your argument more than it helps.”

          Because they are trying to win a World Series. A title is worth the risk of Snell getting hurt in September. Pretty simple equation.

          And yes. They should have waived Canha, Conforto and Flores.

          Ad hominems are the last resort of he who knows he is losing an argument. So can I assume you realize that you were wrong all along then?

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        • outinleftfield

          7 months ago

          Joe, teams don’t offer much in trade for guys that make $32 million, have a player option for $30 million the next season, and that have only 8 starts and a 6.31 ERA.

          Zaidi said they didn’t. He knows better than either of us.

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        • outinleftfield

          7 months ago

          There was no upside to waiving him because the Giants were just a few games back for the last WC spot and as you said he had a great July and 5 great starts in August under his belt when they waived those 3 other players.

          Thairo Estrada, Taylor Rogers, and Tyler Matzek.

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        • outinleftfield

          7 months ago

          Matzek never pitched for the Giants after the trade from Atlanta.

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        • Rally Goose

          7 months ago

          As others have mentioned the upside to waiving him was the $5-6m saved and eliminating the risk of him getting injured or tanking down the stretch and exercising his player option.

          The Giants were sunk by the end of August. That’s why they waived Estrada, Rogers and Matzek. So there was no downside to waiving him.

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  17. User 2770661946

    7 months ago

    Trevor Bauer is just as good if not better and can be signed at a fraction of a cost. That’s why he will have a variety of suitors and the market for Snell is like two teams that will regret it immediately

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    • Flyby

      7 months ago

      I agree Trevor definitely has a variety of suitors Naranjeros de Hermosillo, Cañeros de Los Mochis, Yaquis de Obregón, Algodoneros de Guasave, Diablos Rojos del México, Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Plus many more. in the NPB and LMB.

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    • MLB Top 100 Commenter

      7 months ago

      I have no problem if a team wants to sign Trevor the turd. The turd served his penalty. But to say that Trevor the turd is better than Blake Snell is a clown statement.

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  18. UWPSUPERFAN77

    7 months ago

    Sounds like you had your head smashed into the turnbuckle too many times

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  19. outinleftfield

    7 months ago

    That was as much of a non-surprise as you can get. I can tell you one team that will not be in the bidding for him, the Angels. Arte refuses to allow Perry to sign pitchers to a deal longer than 3 years.

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  20. LLGiants64

    7 months ago

    Left before the season was over. A lot of fans had bought tickets on his scheduled day to pitch. Good riddance.

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    • Samuel

      7 months ago

      LLGiants64;

      Aw, come ‘on.

      Who cares about the fans.

      Grow up man.

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    • Yankee Clipper

      7 months ago

      “Imma get mines”

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    • Acoss1331

      7 months ago

      Did he have his Boras cap on when he left? That’s the key.

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  21. C Yards Jeff

    7 months ago

    Was at OPACY when he decimated the Orioles line up. Tickets behind home plate. Man among boys.

    Hopefully Boras will be realistic here.

    Base annual with escalator clauses tied in to health. Extra pay at 110 innings and another at maybe 150. And, an SO/9 above 10.5 gets end of season bonus.

    How long? Hmm. I think the market will dictate that.

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    • mostlytoasty

      7 months ago

      Does Boris ever do deals with IP and/or performance bonuses?

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      • C Yards Jeff

        7 months ago

        Like “mostlytoastly” for a moniker.

        To your point. Come on Scott, “be realistic here”.

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  22. James Midway

    7 months ago

    He didn’t really seem happy there. He seemed happy in SD but I don’t really see that happening.

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    • outinleftfield

      7 months ago

      I wonder how much Snell being a new daddy will play in where he signs?

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  23. Citizen1

    7 months ago

    Dodgers probably going to sign snell. High injury rate, boras injury rate, probably won’t ever pitch in the postseason.

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  24. TellItGoodbye

    7 months ago

    Buster signs him for 7/210.

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  25. Guayacon

    7 months ago

    Definitely will sign with the giants 6 years 224 mil

    Reply
  26. Mr. .Quemo

    7 months ago

    Gun violence: Gun violence rates in rural areas are on par with or higher than those in cities.

    Child violence: Rural children experience violence outside the home at higher rates than urban children. For example, 8.9% of rural children have been victims or witnesses to neighborhood violence, compared to 8.6% in urban areas.

    Jail incarceration: Rural America has the highest jail incarceration rates in the U.S

    Damn those darn facts!

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    • Citizen1

      7 months ago

      Gun violence? lol . Stop listening to politicians. It’s anger management issues.

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      • Seattle Blues

        7 months ago

        Anger management issues with a gun.

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        • Braveslifer

          7 months ago

          So you’d rather treat the symptom than the problem? Do you work in Big Pharma? That’s how they operate.

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    • JoeBrady

      7 months ago

      Mr. .Quemo
      Damn those darn facts!
      ====================
      Were you responding to someone with that?

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  27. Deleted Userrrr

    7 months ago

    outinleftfield referring to the Angels’ owner and general manager by their first names like he’s close personal friends with them or something lmfao.

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  28. User 4014041831

    7 months ago

    Boy remember last postseason when it seemed like the signings really dragged Held Up by “the Boras 4” Ohtani, Yammamoto, Montgomery and Snell (Not be confused with any Law Firms)

    Only been a few days but seems like there is an appetite to get things sorted out earlier this Year. Baseball Fan’s anxiety levels (high blood pressure) I think Soto, Burnes signs and Crochet gets traded.
    More signings will happen as those 3 find New (or the same) teams,
    .
    GiddyUp

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    • Citizen1

      7 months ago

      Ohtani isn’t boras. Snell Montgomery and co. are represented by Dewey Howe & cheatum Aka Boras.

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      • realist101

        7 months ago

        Yes, Montgomery was represented by Boras last off-season.

        And then fired Boras in April because Montgomery thought Boras mismanaged his free agency.

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      • rec567

        7 months ago

        It’s Dewey Cheatum & Howe

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  29. DarrenDreifortsContract

    7 months ago

    Welcome to the world champion Dodgers!!!!!!!

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  30. ClevelandSteelEngines

    7 months ago

    Peehhew can ya snell that snell?

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  31. JayRyder

    7 months ago

    Still going to go for the 7/210 I would believe. Probably will settle for 2 guaranteed years and 3 options attached afterward. Total value of all exercised, 160. The 2 guaranteed years to start with, 60 total and probably a declined option add on of 5-10 million making it 2/60-70 guaranteed.

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  32. SadMsFan

    7 months ago

    Snell smells like a gigantic mound of turds. Wait…I bet you he wants to be a Dodger! Everyone, get your masks ready.

    “And Snell was down 3-0 to Ramirez, and came back to strike him out and get out of a jam here in the 4th. It’s still 3-1 Dodgers.” (Over the Guardians, in game 2 of next season’s world series.) I’m drunk, let’s see if that comes true.

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  33. cash3w

    7 months ago

    I didn’t realize how stacked the SP market would be this offseason. The following offseason also looks strong, with Zac Gallen, Framber Valdez, Dylan Cease, and Logan Gilbert among the 2026 notable SPs anticipated to hit free agency. Blake Snell doesn’t stand out among either free agent class, so it seems like he’ll go for a more reasonable deal to start the season on time this year.

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    • Bruin1012

      7 months ago

      Logan Gilbert isn’t a free agent until 2028.

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    • websoulsurfer

      7 months ago

      Snell has had a 2.57 ERA the past two seasons, won a Cy Young in 2023, and had the best 2nd half this century in 2024.

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  34. Braveslifer

    7 months ago

    He’ll be the opening day starter for the Braves.

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  35. Old York

    7 months ago

    I guess we’ll see him sign after Spring Training for a 1-year deal again.

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  36. Rockies bad 2

    7 months ago

    I think he can replicate this past season, but only if he is healthy, which is a big if. I think that will leave him disappointed in how big the contract offers he receives are, especially in the number of years teams are willing to offer.

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  37. LordD99

    7 months ago

    Could certainly build a fine starting staff with the options available this offseason.

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  38. gravel

    7 months ago

    Good luck to Blake Snell. I wouldn’t mind him back on the Giants.

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  39. kingbum

    7 months ago

    Snell won’t make the same mistake in missing spring training. I expect him to sign during the winter meetings just because of his bad start to this past year. Boston, we need an Ace, we actually need a strikeout Ace because a ton of runs get scored in Fenway and our defense is a little sus. John Henry if ya serious about competing this is your guy to replace Sale. Snell would go a long way to completing the team, especially if Cora gets told let him cook and go deep. This is the piece, we got the closer, put Whitlock back in that role for good he’s not a starter.

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