2016 Free Agent Starting Pitcher Pay Scale (Tracker)

[25 Nuggets]

YEARS	TOTAL ($m)	AVERAGE		PITCHER			TEAM6	206.5		34.4		Zack Greinke		Arizona7	217		31.0		David Price		Boston5	110		22.0		Jordan Zimmerman	Detroit6	130		21.7		Johnny Cueto		San Francisco5	90		18.0		Jeff Samardzija		San Francisco[color=#FF0000]5	80		16.0		Wei-Yin Chen		Miami[/color]5	80		16.0		Mike Leake		Saint Louis3	48		16.0		Scott Kazmir		Los Angeles (NL)2	32		16.0		John Lackey		Chicago (NL)5	70		14.0		Ian Kennedy		Kansas City2	26		13.0		Marco Estrada		Toronto3	36		12.0		J.A. Happ		Toronto[color=#0000FF]3	35		11.7		Yovani Gallardo		Baltimore[/color]2	16		8.0		Mike Pelfrey		Detroit1	7.25		7.3		Bartolo Colon		New York (NL)1	6		6.0		Rich Hill		Oakland1	6		6.0		Colby Lewis		Texas2	11.75		5.9		Chris Young		Kansas City1	4.25		4.3		Trevor Cahill		Chicago (NL)1	3.0		3.0		Mat Latos		Chicago (AL)1	1.5		1.5		Brandon Beachy		Los Angeles (NL)1	1.5		1.5		Jacob Turner		Chicago (AL)1	0.507		0.5		Edwin Jackson		Miami

As much as I am concerned about Yovani Gallardo, getting him for 3 yrs at less AAV than J.A. Happ is one of the best deals on this entire list. Not to mention, a fourth year option! If Gallardo, IF Gallardo puts up career average years moving forward it's a great deal.

Here's the list of starting pitchers with minor league deals:

Ross Detwiler (Cleveland)

Yohan Flande (Colorado)

Dillon Gee (Kansas City)

Jeremy Guthrie (Texas)

Roberto Hernandez (Toronto)

Kyle Kendrick (Atlanta)

Brandon Morrow (San Diego)

Sean O'Sullivan (Boston)

Cesar Ramos (Texas)

Tim Stauffer (Arizona)

Yasiel Sierra (Los Angeles NL)

Ryan Vogelsong (Pittsburgh)

Some of these guys will likely be relievers in 2016.

[Il BuonO]

YEARS    TOTAL ($m)    AVERAGE        PITCHER            TEAM5    110        22.0        Jordan Zimmerman    Detroit2    26        13.0        Marco Estrada        Toronto3    36        12.0        J.A. Happ        Toronto

Early results. If the Orioles want a #2/3 starter they're looking at about $15 mil according to current projections on Spotrac.

Happ is a 4/5.

[sportsfan8703]

Gallardo seems to be the best fit. Hopefully the pick attached to him will lower him to somewhere near ubaldo money. 4/52.

[tntoriole]

Gallardo seems to be the best fit. Hopefully the pick attached to him will lower him to somewhere near ubaldo money. 4/52.

Yuck. Would take Bud for 1/2.5 instead.

[Babypowder]

Gallardo seems to be the best fit. Hopefully the pick attached to him will lower him to somewhere near ubaldo money. 4/52.

That would be an awful thing.

[weams]

That would be an awful thing.

Well, it's like the seal. If you give up pick 13 for Gallardo, you might as well sign Heyward and Gordon.

[oriole]

Gallardo seems to be the best fit. Hopefully the pick attached to him will lower him to somewhere near ubaldo money. 4/52.

If pay up for Chen before paying Gallardo anything close to market value.

[Il BuonO]

Gallardo seems to be the best fit. Hopefully the pick attached to him will lower him to somewhere near ubaldo money. 4/52.

So, are you saying you actually think he's worth more than that?

[Dark Helmet]

So, are you saying you actually think he's worth more than that?

He's better than Ubaldo.

[weams]

He's better than Ubaldo.

We don't know that. Ubaldo is only a 2/29. That's reasonable for a starter that can actually pitch. You could argue that Happ is automatically a worse contract.

[Dark Helmet]

We don't know that. Ubaldo is only a 2/29. That's reasonable for a starter that can actually pitch. You could argue that Happ is automatically a worse contract.

I was talking about Gallardo. I'm glad the BJ wasted 36m on Happ.

[weams]

I was talking about Gallardo. I'm glad the BJ wasted 36m on Happ.

I was too. And I am saying that Gallardo will be a bigger waste. And Cost the number 13 pick.

[Dark Helmet]

I was too. And I am saying that Gallardo will be a bigger waste. And Cost the number 13 pick.

But you brought up Happ. Pick aside, and if the money and years equal, you can seriously say you would take Jimenez over Gallardo?

[Dark Helmet]

I was too. And I am saying that Gallardo will be a bigger waste. And Cost the number 13 pick.

And I'll go on record and say over the next 4-5 years, Gallardo will be better than Chen too.

[weams]

And I'll go on record and say over the next 4-5 years, Gallardo will be better than Chen too.

Oh wow. I'll say they are both worse than average. Ok? That's my bet.