Offseason Rumors and Deals Around MLB

[Crazysilver03]

Its more like 12 million, if you count incentives.

Which assumes he is healthy and starts, a lot. Can't find any details on the incentives yet but I would assume he has to carry a full starting load to get hia $12M. Which means he probably is worth the contract. $7M is the how much he is owed even if he sucks.

[Ripken]

Its more like 12 million, if you count incentives.

Which he mostly won't reach unless he's healthy, which means he's worth the $12.

[fastball]

The O's are never in on these Guy's.

A blind squrriel gets a nut once in awhile,

[WEAVERMAN]

1 year

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/01/astros-sign-doug-fister.html

Big missed opportunity here. Fister was affordable and signed for 1 season. Not good.

[Redskins Rick]

I'd be interested to see Worley's numbers versus Fister's at the end of the season. Worley may not get the chance to start, though.

I think he has the inside slot to win the open slot, again, just my own opinion.

[Redskins Rick]

Big missed opportunity here. Fister was affordable and signed for 1 season. Not good.

If he's the Fister from 2015, then, no big deal.

[Ripken]

I'd be interested to see Worley's numbers versus Fister's at the end of the season. Worley may not get the chance to start, though.

He may also end up our #3.

[WEAVERMAN]

If he's the Fister from 2015, then, no big deal.

What if he's the Fister from 2014?

[WEAVERMAN]

I'd be interested to see Worley's numbers versus Fister's at the end of the season. Worley may not get the chance to start, though.

I remember the Worley from MINN, and he was not good.

[Can_of_corn]

The O's are never in on these Guy's.

A blind squrriel gets a nut once in awhile,

Guthrie, Chen, Gonzo.

Moyer, Santana, Willis.

[Can_of_corn]

What if he's the Fister from 2014?

Someone makes a post about it every five days.

[WEAVERMAN]

Maybe they didn't sign him because they really want and need Gallardo?

[OFFNY]

Big missed opportunity here. Fister was affordable and signed for 1 season. Not good.

If he's the Fister from 2015, then, no big deal.

Now that you mention it ...... if we had signed Fister, he would have been the 3rd starting pitcher on the staff who had success in 2012, 2013, and 2014, but had a bad year in 2015.

As it is, we already have 2 starting pitchers (Chris Tillman and Miguel Gonzalez) that we are hoping that their most recent season (2015) was an anomaly.

[Can_of_corn]

Maybe they didn't sign him because they really want and need Gallardo?

It took decades for me to be able to properly differentiate between needs and wants. Gallardo does not constitute a need.

[Orange]

I wonder if part of the situation here is that if you pay $7m or more for a starter you are basically inking his name into the rotation... And we're not convinced that Fister, Latos, or even Gallardo are automatically better than a competition among existing candidates. Probably better, but not automatically better than the guy that pitches well enough in ST to win the spot.