Tillman back. Are we happy?

[esmd]

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2017/12/more-talk-about-tillman.html

I'm sorry, if the Tigers or any other team want to pay him $10M, wish him well.  There's just no way he's worth anywhere near that coming off of the season he had.  I'd have reservations about giving him half of that.  I wouldn't blame the Orioles if they offered him a minor league deal, or a major league deal for whatever the league minimum is these days.  If he can get more than that from someone else, hey man, best wishes to you.

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, esmd said:

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2017/12/more-talk-about-tillman.html

I'm sorry, if the Tigers or any other team want to pay him $10M, wish him well.  There's just no way he's worth anywhere near that coming off of the season he had.  I'd have reservations about giving him half of that.  I wouldn't blame the Orioles if they offered him a minor league deal, or a major league deal for whatever the league minimum is these days.  If he can get more than that from someone else, hey man, best wishes to you.

For heavens sake DD please don't bring back Tillman. Let him go. 

[jamalshw]

I'd give Tillman more than league minimum to come back as the fifth starter, but I think I top out around 1/$4M and even that's contingent on believing his issues last year were health (even when he was on the mound).

[MDtransplant757]

I'm wishing him well. I'm not resigning him if I'm DD

[Aristotelian]

Wow. If Tillman truly gets $10M I will be shocked.

[MDtransplant757]

17 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Wow. If Tillman truly gets $10M I will be shocked.

I'd die laughing if he did. 

[esmd]

Yeah that blew my mind.  If I'm an owner and my GM gives Tillman $10M coming off last season, I think I'd be starting to look for my next GM....

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

No one is going to pay Tillman $10M unless they're drunk when they agree to terms with Tillman's agent.  

[oriole]

Duquettes comments in the article don't make me feel confident Tillman is on the radar unless he is unsigned come mid-February. I'm okay with that.

[CP0861]

$10M does seem insane....but, considering 2012-2016, and relative to the current to the current SP FA market....I guess we shall see. 

[billw76]

I'd give him 4-5mil max on a one year deal. If he's looking for more or can get more somewhere else, I wish him well but at that price it's time to move on

[wildcard]

9 minutes ago, billw76 said:

I'd give him 4-5mil max on a one year deal. If he's looking for more or can get more somewhere else, I wish him well but at that price it's time to move on

4 to 5m guaranteed is too much for me.  It means that Buck would be committed to pitch him even if he  is  bad.  I am fine with incentive that he can earn.

[billw76]

4 minutes ago, wildcard said:

4 to 5m guaranteed is too much for me.  It means that Buck would be committed to pitch him even if he  is  bad.  I am fine with incentive that he can earn.

Unfortunately I think your right, but I think that will be the reality for any pitcher we sign this off season. We've seen that same thing happen quite often with Ubaldo, Miley, Tillman, Hellickson, Gallardo and just about anyone else that's been bad in the rotation.

[theocean]

I found this quote by Duquette in the article to be interesting:

"I’m not sure we have identified exactly what the solution is to getting him back to form that he was previously. That’s something that we worked on all year and we’re still taking a look at it.”

If the organization doesn't feel confident that they have a solution to fix Tillman's problem, I can't see them putting up big money to bring him back.

[sportsfan8703]

Tillman might just be done. Look at his Milb numbers from last year. His best bet is to go pitch in Atlanta or San Diego on a one year deal.