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Friday, December 03, 2010 |
Transaction Central
- The Angels signed aging mediocrity LHP Hisanori Takahashi to a two-year deal. Takahashi posted a mediocre 3.61 ERA and a 10-6 record in 53 appearances, and 12 starts, with 8 saves; he will be playing out his age 36 season next year. The Times reports the deal will be worth $5.5M.
- In related news, the Angels allowed Kevin Frandsen to walk without a contract. He is a free agent. All other Angels — yes, including Jeff Mathis — were offered contracts for 2011.
- Perhaps the biggest news this offseason was the Dodgers' non-tender of Russell Martin, and simultaneously, George Sherrill. Both are free agents, but this doesn't mean Ned can't renegotiate with either. Ditto for OF Trent Oeltjen.
- The Dodgers also gave Rod Barajas a one-year deal.
- I made no mention of this earlier in the week when it hit the wires, but I must say that while there's quite a bit of risk for Colorado involved here, Troy Tulowitzki's 10-year/$157.7M deal is not entirely unreasonable; looking at Tulo's comps yields five Hall-of-Famers, one presumptive one (Derek Jeter), and four multi-time All-Stars. If you're gonna break the bank for a free agent, make sure it's a great one. I think it's a good move for the team.
Labels: angels, dodgers, rockies, transactions
Comments:
Re: Tulo...
But, they had him locked up until 2015 already. They had him at reasonable salaries already through age 31. WTF is the point of guaranteeing a guy at a premium defensive position $20 million per year starting in 2015?
Just seems really risky to me. If he falls off a cliff they are on the hook for another $120 million now that they weren't the other day. Best case scenario is that he is worth the deal. He can't out perform the money, can he? The Rox took on ALL the risk here.
But, they had him locked up until 2015 already. They had him at reasonable salaries already through age 31. WTF is the point of guaranteeing a guy at a premium defensive position $20 million per year starting in 2015?
Just seems really risky to me. If he falls off a cliff they are on the hook for another $120 million now that they weren't the other day. Best case scenario is that he is worth the deal. He can't out perform the money, can he? The Rox took on ALL the risk here.
Jim -- I was thinking about this when I got your message at dinner. I think you have a good point, but I'm not sure how good. It's a calculated risk by the Rocks that they will essentially retire the first Hall of Famer in a Rockies uniform.
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