tominator89 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 Phillies re-sign reliever Romero to three-year deal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 Phillies re-sign reliever Romero to three-year deal $12 Million over three years? I can definitely live with that. The spirit of Mitch Williams is strong in this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 Phillies re-sign reliever Romero to three-year deal $12 Million over three years? I can definitely live with that. The spirit of Mitch Williams is strong in this one. He's going to give up a homer in a career defining moment, then implode? They've already got Lidge, what else do they want? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 Phillies re-sign reliever Romero to three-year deal $12 Million over three years? I can definitely live with that. JC Romero is terrible. He had a 42/40 strikeout to walk ratio last year in 56 innings. The only reason he put up a decent ERA in Philadelphia was because of his .158 BABIP in the second half, which has to be the single luckiest performance I have ever seen. He's all smoke and mirrors and there is plenty of free talent that could replicate his performance if given the opportunity. Gillick got hosed on this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 He's going to give up a homer in a career defining moment, then implode? They've already got Lidge, what else do they want? Mitch Williams was the single wildest pitcher who ever had a real career. He walked over seven batters per nine innings, and somehow compiled a 3.65 career ERA. JC Romero is terrible. He had a 42/40 strikeout to walk ratio last year in 56 innings. The only reason he put up a decent ERA in Philadelphia was because of his .158 BABIP in the second half, which has to be the single luckiest performance I have ever seen. He's all smoke and mirrors and there is plenty of free talent that could replicate his performance if given the opportunity. Gillick got hosed on this one. Romero has nine years of MLB pitching under his belt with poor walk totals. He gets away with it because he is extremely effective against left-handers and rarely allows home runs. As I noted before in this thread, he has a 3.65 ERA in 402 career relief appearances. Yes, the BABIP was out of context. But so was his walk rate (it's usually not that high). Among lefty relievers, only Scott Eyre stands out in the free agent market. I'll take my chances with Romero for a year or two and maybe Mike Zagurski, Fabio Castro or even Josh Outman can come up and fill the role. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 4 million a year is a bit much for Romero, but the relief market is so inflated due to the lack of reliable arms out there and the fact that every team seems to be in a constant flux in the pen. Not a terrible deal or anything, but they should hope to unload him if he has a good year, he's not worth that much coin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 4 million a year is a bit much for Romero, but the relief market is so inflated due to the lack of reliable arms out there and the fact that every team seems to be in a constant flux in the pen. Not a terrible deal or anything, but they should hope to unload him if he has a good year, he's not worth that much coin. I learned not to sweat pure dollar amounts. With the amount of money baseball rakes in, they can certainly afford it. Besides, it's not my money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but there is a rumor being discussed on brewerfan.net of a Ben Sheets/Carl Crawford trade, with the Yankees getting involved to make it a three way trade. I doubt it will happen, but it's interesting at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 Yeah the Yankees are interested in Ben Sheets and Chris Capuano. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2007 Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but there is a rumor being discussed on brewerfan.net of a Ben Sheets/Carl Crawford trade, with the Yankees getting involved to make it a three way trade. I doubt it will happen, but it's interesting at least. Doesn't make any sense. The Brewers need to move Ryan Braun to left field and even if they don't, Matt LaPorta will be ready in the next year or so. The team has plenty of good, young hitting but they need to add pitching. Moving their ace would only exacerbate the problem. I can understand a scenario where Sheets is moved before free agency, buy they need to get a top noth pitching prospect back in the deal. Not sure there are many teams who would do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 What the heck would the Yankees give up for Sheets? In this scenario the player would go to the Devil Rays, and why would the Yankees throw a good player to a division rival? This is a made-up trade rumor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge Gorgeous 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 What the heck would the Yankees give up for Sheets? In this scenario the player would go to the Devil Rays, and why would the Yankees throw a good player to a division rival? This is a made-up trade rumor. Oh come on, its like giving a retarded baby a steak knife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 I doubt the Yankees would worry too much about giving up a couple young arms or whatever to the Rays, if they ended up getting Ben Sheets and maybe another pitcher for next season. Again, I doubt it will happen, but it's not that outlandish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 Cubs trade Jaque Jones and cash to the Tigers for Omar Infante. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7437102 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 Dustin Pedroia and Ryan Braun are your AL and NL ROY, respectively. AL Voting NL Voting EDIT: Holy crap... Jeremy Guthrie didn't get one vote? EDIT #2: Delmon Young is going to be the best player in the bunch over his career, but he flat out sucked this year. How did he get any votes, let alone finish 2nd? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 Damn, TULO almost won. Stupid Braun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 I get the feeling that if Milwaukee traded Ben Sheets he would then finally play a full season. I hope they re-sign him. When he's healthy he's a Cy Young-level pitcher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 Dustin Pedroia and Ryan Braun are your AL and NL ROY, respectively. AL Voting NL Voting EDIT: Holy crap... Jeremy Guthrie didn't get one vote? EDIT #2: Delmon Young is going to be the best player in the bunch over his career, but he flat out sucked this year. How did he get any votes, let alone finish 2nd? I'm guessing some people were impressed by this line in the page you linked to, "Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Delmon Young (was) the AL rookie leader in RBI (93), hits (186), total bases (263) and outfield assists (16)". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 Young won't even be in the Majors five years from now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 Delmon Young also put a .288/.316/.408 line for an abysmal 91 OPS+. He also contributed horrible outfield defense (-10 in John Dewan's +/- system) and lead the American League in both outs and GIDP. His 127/26 K/BB was also a favorite of mine. Just because he got to play everyday with one the league's best offenses doesn't take away the fact that he was barely a replacement level player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 Young won't even be in the Majors five years from now. Wow. Young had a subpar year, but he hit .288 as a 21 year old rookie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2007 Cubs trade Jaque Jones and cash to the Tigers for Omar Infante. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7437102 And the Tigers also re-signed Todd Jones. LINK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2007 It looks like Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera are both going to test free agency. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2007 Young won't even be in the Majors five years from now. Wow. Young had a subpar year, but he hit .288 as a 21 year old rookie. He's talented and all but fighting umpires seems like a good indication of flaking out in the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2007 It appears that Posada and the Yankees agreed on a contract. Four years, fifty-two million. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball...n_contract.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2007 Young won't even be in the Majors five years from now. Wow. Young had a subpar year, but he hit .288 as a 21 year old rookie. He's talented and all but fighting umpires seems like a good indication of flaking out in the future. That's one incident. If it happens again yes, it's a problem. But this is not Elijah Dukes here. And let me point out that another famous slugger (Babe Ruth) once punched out an umpire in an MLB game. He was a 20 year old kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2007 It appears that Posada and the Yankees agreed on a contract. Four years, fifty-two million. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball...n_contract.html Pending confirmation, this is really the best deal for everyone involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2007 It appears that Posada and the Yankees agreed on a contract. Four years, fifty-two million. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball...n_contract.html Pending confirmation, this is really the best deal for everyone involved. That's a lot of scratch for a 36-year-old catcher, but what else could they do? There are no replacement options out there and someone (Mets) would have given him the same offer if he reached the free agent signing period. How many more years can he catch? Two maybe? I guess he can switch to 1B or DF after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2007 By the way, baseball-reference.com added yet another cool feature. You can search minor league leaderboards for only current minor league free agents. http://minors.baseball-reference.com/bat_l...nt&sort=OPS Think Brad Correll looks good? He's a corner outfielder, playing A ball at 26, in an extreme hitters' league, in an extreme hitters' park. Put him in the majors and he wouldn't outhit Tomas Perez. For subscribers of the Play Index, you can get searches for major league free agents. The convenient aspect of that is you can come up with three year totals for players in seconds. For example, all free agent hitters from 2005-07. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/YVmM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2007 Young won't even be in the Majors five years from now. Wow. Young had a subpar year, but he hit .288 as a 21 year old rookie. He's talented and all but fighting umpires seems like a good indication of flaking out in the future. That's one incident. If it happens again yes, it's a problem. But this is not Elijah Dukes here. And let me point out that another famous slugger (Babe Ruth) once punched out an umpire in an MLB game. He was a 20 year old kid. He threw a bat at an umpire for his second violation. And he's not Babe Ruth. I could easily be wrong, though. It's just that throwing a bat at an ump sticks out to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
