Rosenthal says deal done Jimenez (4/$50M - Official)

[Orioles0615]

Oh SNAP!!!!!

[Why Not?]

This. He was terrible in Cleveland until the second half of last year (where he was phenomenal). I don't feel good about this. Giving up a draft pick for him plus four years seems like a bad idea to me.

Yeah, the pick plus the distinct possibility that this deal will kill any chance for extensions down the road.

[MurphDogg]

Well, if they give Jimenez a 4 year dea that will put the myth the O's won't go over 3 years on a SP. Maybe the 100m cap is just a myth as well? And I think 107m for this team is very reasonable and very do-able. And imo would and could still leave them room at the trade deadpine to take on another 3-6m.

It could be 3 years with a vesting option. These types of things tend to leak from player's representatives rather than team representatives, so the early numbers can be a little inflated.

[atomic]

This. He was terrible in Cleveland until the second half of last year (where he was phenomenal). I don't feel good about this. Giving up a draft pick for him plus four years seems like a bad idea to me.

The alternative was Joe Saunders. Is that who you would prefer?

[joedogg9999]

Offseason saved! The guu I wanted the most all offseason

[tntoriole]

Here is a pretty good selection of Jiminez highlights...I like it. Although the music is really annoying.

[video=youtube;2Duu_HV6JHc]

[SilentJames]

Well there you have it.

Getting your wish - I think they picked the wrong guy.

Hope we get 2013 Ubaldo.

[luismatos4prez]

Got some picky folks on this board. For all of Jimenez' inconsistency, he's been worth >$12M (by Fangraphs) for 5 of the last 6 years. I like it. I like it a lot.

[LayzieDES]

Well there you have it.

Getting your wish - I think they picked the wrong guy.

Hope we get 2013 Ubaldo.

I hope we get 2010 Ubaldo.

[Morgan423]

Link to the main thread until merged:

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/138990-Source-Orioles-have-made-substantial-progress-on-Jimenez-(Roch-says-4-48)

[luismatos4prez]

Keith Law had him as the #4 overall FA this offseason after Cano, Ellsbury, and Tanaka.

He'll pitch at 30 years old in 2014 and looks like a new guy out there, establishing the fastball earlier in counts, throwing it for more strikes and getting more swings and misses on it. That allows him to set up his plus slider, short and hard at 85-87 mph, as well as a low- to mid-80s splitter with good bottom that helps him against left-handed hitters.

The lack of track record is terrifying, but a 30-year-old with this kind of stuff and his newfound control has to get four years, if not more, in this kind of market, likely for $14 million to $15 million a year.

- Keith Law

[pwhite]

If this deal happens I really think we need to burn the 2nd round pick and get Morales too.

[TonySoprano]

Rosenthal confirms Roch's numbers

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Source says numbers reported by <a href="https://twitter.com/masnRoch">@masnroch</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Orioles&src=hash">#Orioles</a>? deal with Jimenez - four years, $48M - are ?close? to actual value.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">February 17, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Orioles&src=hash">#Orioles</a> in agreement with Jimenez. Deal is pending physical.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">February 17, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[Why Not?]

The alternative was Joe Saunders. Is that who you would prefer?

Saunders + a 1st-round draft pick + $12 million a year for other players.