He was a realistic candidate to start the wild card game against NY even.Not to derail, but holy shit, Edwin Jackson is still in the league?
Edit: and seemingly headed to his 14th team. Wow.
He was a realistic candidate to start the wild card game against NY even.Not to derail, but holy shit, Edwin Jackson is still in the league?
Edit: and seemingly headed to his 14th team. Wow.
He (or Fiers) should have started. Dumbest move of the postseason.He was a realistic candidate to start the wild card game against NY even.
Yeah the age is kinda what shocked me, I figured he’d be expired by now and I didn’t pay much attention to the league outside Sox this year so I had no idea. Feels like he should be like Bartolo’s age. 35 and headed to 14th team, that’s kinda crazy.He (or Fiers) should have started. Dumbest move of the postseason.
Edwin's only 35
If they don’t give away all the MFY games, maybe.I don't know if it'll work, but I admire the Twins for actually trying instead of conceding the division to a team that's actively trying to make itself worse.
A's don't make the wild card game without Jackson. The guy was surprisingly good for them and a lot people weren't even aware that he was still in baseball.He was a realistic candidate to start the wild card game against NY even.
This seems structured to game the posting fee system.The numbers are 3/43 definite, 4th year player option at 13, additional potential guarantee at 4/66, so it will be 3/43 (if they decline the team one and he declines the player one), 4/56 (if they decline the team option and he takes the player one) or 7/109 (if they take the team extension option).
This seems structured to game the posting fee system.
So the posting fee is guaranteed $9.4M plus 15% of whatever else he gets paid under the options. If the optioned amounts had been guaranteed, the posting fee would have been $175K higher, as the first $7M would have been "taxed" at 17.5% instead of the option rate of 15%.http://m.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/japanese-posting-system
Options, bonuses, etc. are covered under the agreement.
Less than an hour ago Bradford wrote that the Kimbrel market was down to Philly, Boston, and maybe Atlanta. Does this take Philly out of it?Robertson to the Phillies on a two-year deal.
I'd say so. Their pen isn't great, but has enough decent bodies that I don't think they invest any more money in it with Robertson, Dominguez, Neshek, Neris, Hunter, Nicasio from the right side. They might upgrade the lefty options (Alvarez, Morgan) but that's about it.Less than an hour ago Bradford wrote that the Kimbrel market was down to Philly, Boston, and maybe Atlanta. Does this take Philly out of it?
Should Philly fail to ink either of Harper or Machado, they might allocate that $ on Kimbrel.Less than an hour ago Bradford wrote that the Kimbrel market was down to Philly, Boston, and maybe Atlanta. Does this take Philly out of it?
I roll my eyes every time I see that someone is going to chose to play close to home. These guys almost always take the most money.So much for Robertson wanting to pitch close to home.
He’ll be comfortable in Philly. It’s like a baby New York.So much for Robertson wanting to pitch close to home.
True. I've heard there's a lot, a lot of culture.He’ll be comfortable in Philly. It’s like a baby New York.
Huh?So much for Robertson wanting to pitch close to home.
This is where all the MFY fans say "Robertson was on the back nine, he was not very good for us last year, it's best to move on", yet if they had resigned him, it would be "Outstanding news, another piece of the puzzle is in place, GREAT move, now go get Harper, Machado, Britton, Koufax, Gibson and Palmer and call it a day".Robertson to the Phillies on a two-year deal.
Big fan of Robertson but if I have to pick two of three of him and Britton and Ottavino, I think I am taking the latter two. Good luck to the Houdini of the bullpen, glad he is in the other league, and he probably cost himself some money by acting as his own agent.This is where all the MFY fans say "Robertson was on the back nine, he was not very good for us last year, it's best to move on", yet if they had resigned him, it would be "Outstanding news, another piece of the puzzle is in place, GREAT move, now go get Harper, Machado, Britton, Koufax, Gibson and Palmer and call it a day".
Or you could just go read commentary before anyone signed basically saying that Robertson was interchangeable with the other available options. Happy for Robertson and grateful for his contributions but he's not likely to be much, if at all, better than Ottavino or Britton.This is where all the MFY fans say "Robertson was on the back nine, he was not very good for us last year, it's best to move on", yet if they had resigned him, it would be "Outstanding news, another piece of the puzzle is in place, GREAT move, now go get Harper, Machado, Britton, Koufax, Gibson and Palmer and call it a day".
Great post, big reality.This is where all the MFY fans say "Robertson was on the back nine, he was not very good for us last year, it's best to move on", yet if they had resigned him, it would be "Outstanding news, another piece of the puzzle is in place, GREAT move, now go get Harper, Machado, Britton, Koufax, Gibson and Palmer and call it a day".
Meet the newest Mariners pitcher: ‘Hi everyone, my name is Yusei Kikuchi’ (in English!)The team doesn’t disclose financial terms of the deal. But sources indicated that Kikuchi will make a guaranteed $56 million on the deal. It’s technically a three-year deal for $43 million with four simultaneous club options. Even if the Mariners chose not to exercise their club option for the 2022 season, Kikuchi can exercise a player option of $13 million for that season, which would push the total to $56 million. If the Mariners exercised all four club options, the contract’s total value would push to $107 million.
Mr. IchiroWhen asked by Japanese media about speaking English, he elaborated on the decision:
“I want to apologize to the English-speaking media for my bad English and the short answers,” he said through Novak. “Thank you for bearing with me. Being here on the biggest stage of baseball in the world, it’s a global stage, and I wanted to ingrain myself with that and be available to everyone and be able to speak to everyone directly. So I worked hard, and that was an important thing for me to do going forward. From high school, when I first had the dream of playing in the big leagues, I wanted to be able to communicate directly and from the heart to the fans over here in English by myself. I made it a goal to speak English by the time I got here. And here I am today.”
Adapting to the MLB rotation (NBP pitchers typically throw once / week)Kikuchi, who looks much younger than 27, became sheepish when asked about having Ichiro as his teammate. At about the age of nine, his first professional baseball game featured Ichiro playing for the Orix Blue Wave in 2000.
“Since then I’ve read any book that there is about Mr. Ichiro, read any article about Mr. Ichiro, about his playing style, his work ethic,” Kikuchi said.
A year later, Ichiro left for the U.S. and the Mariners. Now, they will share a clubhouse and a field together. Of course, Kikuchi must still meet his childhood idol.
“It’s starting to hit me that I get to meet him,” he said. “I have a lot of questions that I want to ask him.”
And yet …
“Mr. Ichiro is kind of a person in the sky, a legend. I don’t know if he really exists,” he said. “So the first step is to be able to meet and talk to him. When I do have the opportunity to step on the field with him, it will be a great memory for me that I’ll cherish forever.”
It was something that Boras had asked of teams. He’s cognizant of the track record of Japanese pitchers coming to the U.S.
“It was very helpful to sit down and talk about what YK’s needs were coming in because that was very important to us,” Boras said. “There’s been a history of Japanese pitchers, who are very, very gifted coming here and being thrust into a situation where the physicality, not the talent of the pitcher, but the physicality and durability of the pitcher has been challenged and often led to surgery.
“Jerry was just completely understanding to our concern and mindful of it. He came back to us with a developmental plan that was very impressive and something would lead to an acclimation to the major leagues and adjusting from the six-day, seven-day approach in Japan than a five-day approach here.”
He seems like a nice kid. I really hope that he becomes an all star.Mariners officially announce the signing of Japanese left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi
Meet the newest Mariners pitcher: ‘Hi everyone, my name is Yusei Kikuchi’ (in English!)
Mr. Ichiro
Adapting to the MLB rotation (NBP pitchers typically throw once / week)
Gut feeling on Harper or have you seen/heard something?Kind if crazy to me that after all this Harper is probably going to go back to Washington and Philly is looking like it won’t get either of the top free agents after they essentially declared themselves open for business. I guess they could turn around and give a ton of money to Kimbrel and Keuchel.
Apparently the Nats offered him much more than 300 mil, and they are considered the favorites to land him. That would be a surprise -- I'd expect the Nats would then trade Adam Eaton, who has been hurt a lot the past two seasons but has always been productive and is under cheap control for three more years. It also might lead to bidding war between the Yanks and Phils for Machado.Gut feeling on Harper or have you seen/heard something?
I think that's wishful thinking, Herrera is coming off an injury and probably not ready to start the season.I'd say that Ottavino's price just went down.
I'll believe the Yankees are out of this when I see Machado playing for another teamThis guy broke the Robinson Canó suspension news last season and Nelson Cruz to the Twins a few days ago.
$18.25 million!Wow, Grandal to the Brewers on a one year deal, good job turning down that four year offer from the Mets.
They were one game from being in the World Series last year. Of course they're going for itJeff PassanVerified account @JeffPassan 2m2 minutes ago
Yasmani Grandal's one-year deal is for $18.25 million, source tells ESPN.
Milwaukee is in pretty serious GFIN move to give a pillow contract to a QO-reject
It's a lot less exciting when you realize he turned down the $17.9M qualifying offer from LA a few months ago as well as a 4 year/$50M+ offer from the Mets more recently. Terrible job by his agent.$18.25 million!
Also, terrible job to Grandal in the postseason.It's a lot less exciting when you realize he turned down the $17.9M qualifying offer from LA a few months ago as well as a 4 year/$50M+ offer from the Mets more recently. Terrible job by his agent.
$18.25 million!
It's a lot less exciting when you realize he turned down the $17.9M qualifying offer from LA a few months ago as well as a 4 year/$50M+ offer from the Mets more recently. Terrible job by his agent.
Sure, but the Mets offer came after that.Also, terrible job to Grandal in the postseason.