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Sunday, November 19, 2006 |
Angels Sign Justin Speier
The Angels signed Justin Speier to a 4 year deal Mat says is worth $18M. He's been all over the place in terms of K/9, but never bad; last year, he had a 9.64 K/9, for whatever that's worth, but since he'll be playing out his age 33 season with the Angels next year, I'm not liking this deal at all.
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I can't understand why Stoneman makes such stupid signings. Speier will be 37 years old by the time the contract expires. Plus 18 million seems a bit too much money. What happened to the days when the Angels picked guy off the scrap heap for their bullpen (Webber, Donnelly...etc). The problem with Stoneman is that he throws money at reliever such as (Yan) or trades for them (Romero) while letting quality guys get away (Jenks, Turnbow, Wise, Woods, Peralta..etc). I'm sure their are guys down on the farm who can do the same job as Speier for a lot less money.
# posted by 
: 11/19/2006 05:28:00 PM
: 11/19/2006 05:28:00 PM
I know I've been teaching and haven't been able to keep up with the baseball biz as much as I'd like to but if I may politely ask...
*Who the heck is Justin Speier?*
I just sent my son outside and told him to throw a baseball. A lot.
*Who the heck is Justin Speier?*
I just sent my son outside and told him to throw a baseball. A lot.
# posted by : 11/19/2006 06:04:00 PM
: 11/19/2006 06:04:00 PM
Well, this is too long and too much money, but at least he is a quality arm right now. In 2009, who knows.
As another commentator stated, this is why you keep the guys like Jenks and Turnbow because their upside is being a younger, cheaper and sometimes better Justin Speier.
Peralta and Wood are bullpen fillers, not set-up guys, but they too should have probably been kept, at least for a year or two longer.
As another commentator stated, this is why you keep the guys like Jenks and Turnbow because their upside is being a younger, cheaper and sometimes better Justin Speier.
Peralta and Wood are bullpen fillers, not set-up guys, but they too should have probably been kept, at least for a year or two longer.
Turnbow? After posting a 7+ ERA or whatever last year, he's looking more and more like a one-year fluke.
Anyway, I think this is a good deal. Relievers tend to pitch well into their late 30s. Lest we forget, Brendan Donnelly was 35 last year, and still reasonably effective though no longer dominant. Speier is probably a better bet for the next few seasons than either Donnelly or Gregg.
And no, I don't think there are guys on the farm who can do what Speier will do, except maybe Jose Arredondo, and he's still probably a year away.
Anyway, I think this is a good deal. Relievers tend to pitch well into their late 30s. Lest we forget, Brendan Donnelly was 35 last year, and still reasonably effective though no longer dominant. Speier is probably a better bet for the next few seasons than either Donnelly or Gregg.
And no, I don't think there are guys on the farm who can do what Speier will do, except maybe Jose Arredondo, and he's still probably a year away.
# posted by : 11/19/2006 11:20:00 PM
: 11/19/2006 11:20:00 PM
I would add that this cost the Angels nothing except money, and maybe a draft pick (I'm still not sure what the new CBA says about compensatory draft picks). And heck, the Reds just signed Mike Stanton - who will turn 40 next June - to a two-year deal.
# posted by : 11/19/2006 11:32:00 PM
: 11/19/2006 11:32:00 PM
A terrible deal! 18 million and 4 years for a middle reliever? They are notoriously up-and-down and he is due for a down year or two. The Angels will regret this one for sure.
# posted by : 11/20/2006 11:11:00 AM
: 11/20/2006 11:11:00 AMNewer› ‹Older
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