Cashner signing

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, eddie83 said:

No lost pick. 

I think he projects a little better doesn’t he? 

I'm mostly looking at the 4.6 K rate, the 3.5 walk rate and the FIP being over a run higher than the ERA.

I guess if you only have two starting pitchers by feb 15th he's a good sign.

[Sanfran327]

So when will Tillman sign?

[Frobby]

I’m not a fan of Cashner, and his success last year seemed very fluky.   But 2/$16 mm is cheaper and shorter than I would have suspected.    Now I’m just going to cross my fingers and hope his good ground ball rates (15th among qualifiers last year, and pretty typical for him) hold up and some strikeouts return.   

[TommyPickles]

I like this signing.

Now get Lynn and I think we have a shot. A long shot, but a shot.

[eddie83]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I'm mostly looking at the 4.6 K rate, the 3.5 walk rate and the FIP being over a run higher than the ERA.

I guess if you only have two starting pitchers by feb 15th he's a good sign.

I know he is flawed. Hope a ton of grounders at people. 

With the hoops Dan has to deal with I’ll take it and hope.  

[MDtransplant757]

Just now, TommyPickles said:

I like this signing.

Now get Lynn and I think we have a shot. A long shot, but a shot.

I'd rather have Cobb, but Lynn would be cool. Tillman would be a good signing too

[Why Not?]

6 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

Perfectly cromulent back of the rotation starter. 

Watch that language!

[theobird]

MLBTR has it as 2 years/16 million.

 

[oriolediehard]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/02/orioles-sign-andrew-cashner.html

 

 

[TradeAngelos]

4 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Everywhere I see 2/16. Heyman also.  

Huh OK then. Never seen a MLB reporter used "guaranteed" in a report (because there really isn't a need to when MLB contracts are fully guaranteed) but ours are unlike any other so who knows why he said it like that. Maybe that is what the team told him to write.

[weams]

7 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

No lost pick. 

I think he projects a little better doesn’t he? 

4.6 WAR last year. No fake Defensive numbers involved. 

[MDtransplant757]

Just now, TradeAngelos said:

Huh OK then. Never seen a MLB reporter used "guaranteed" in a report (because there really isn't a need to when MLB contracts are fully guaranteed) but ours are unlike any other so who knows why he said it like that. Maybe that is what the team told him to write.

Or because of the Darvish deal

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, TradeAngelos said:

Huh OK then. Never seen a MLB reporter used "guaranteed" in a report (because there really isn't a need to when MLB contracts are fully guaranteed) but ours are unlike any other so who knows why he said it like that. Maybe that is what the team told him to write.

Going with incentives.

Plus Roch isn't exactly an elegant wordsmith.

[eddie83]

Just now, TradeAngelos said:

Huh OK then. Never seen a MLB reporter used "guaranteed" in a report (because there really isn't a need to when MLB contracts are fully guaranteed) but ours are unlike any other so who knows why he said it like that. Maybe that is what the team told him to write.

Haven’t seen any details. 

Perhaps there are some incentives where he can earn more.  

[weams]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I’m not a fan of Cashner, and his success last year seemed very fluky.   But 2/$16 mm is cheaper and shorter than I would have suspected.    Now I’m just going to cross my fingers and hope his good ground ball rates (15th among qualifiers last year, and pretty typical for him) hold up and some strikeouts return.   

A lot cheaper, and a lot shorter.