Mets, Rays Extend Players

[Can_of_corn]

 

 

Seems like all the cool teams are extending their arb and pre-arb players.

[CharmCityHokie]

Maybe it's just me but it feels like Jeff McNeil has been around long enough that he should have been done with arbitration. Also, signing over 30s second basemen with a history of injury issues is rarely wise, but when you're Steven Cohen I guess cost is no object. 

The Rays sudden rash of extensions for multiple older relievers and Yandy Diaz is also a bit bizarre, but they are always doing unconventional baseball things I guess. We'll see how it turns out and who they flip those contracts to in a season or so. 

[Sports Guy]

But I thought the Rays were cheap and got rid of everyone?

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

But I thought the Rays were cheap and got rid of everyone?

I'm sure the O's talking points are already pivoting away from comparing their model to the Rays.

[Can_of_corn]

Another long term deal for the Rays.

It seems a lot of teams that do well are locking up young talent.

[Frobby]

19 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Another long term deal for the Rays.

It seems a lot of teams that do well are locking up young talent.

I wouldn’t call Diaz young.  He’ll be 31 this year and had two years of service time remaining.   Springs will be 30 this year and had 2 years of service time remaining.   Fairbanks will be 29 this year and had 3 years of service remaining.  

Looks like Tampa currently has 8 players on multi-year deals: Franco (10 years remaining, plus option), Springs (4+1), Fairbanks (3+1), Diaz (3+1), Lowe (2+2), Elfin (3), Margot (2+1), and Glasnow (2).   

[Frobby]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/royals-looking-into-extensions-for-young-players.html

[Can_of_corn]

Blue Jays lock up Bichette for his three arbitration years.

 

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Blue Jays lock up Bichette for his three arbitration years.

 

I’ll be interested to see the terms.  Personally I’m not really a fan of deals that don’t give the team anything beyond the Arb years.  But it could be okay if there’s a reasonable discount.   

[Sports Guy]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I’ll be interested to see the terms.  Personally I’m not really a fan of deals that don’t give the team anything beyond the Arb years.  But it could be okay if there’s a reasonable discount.   

Right..unless you are getting a true discount by doing this, this is really a dumb move.

 

[Can_of_corn]

On 2/8/2023 at 10:41 AM, Sports Guy said:

Right..unless you are getting a true discount by doing this, this is really a dumb move.

 

While there is some value in price certainty I agree that it only makes sense for the team if the amount is lower than their projections on what he would make in arbitration.

It ended up being more than I would have paid, but I'm not that high on the player.

 

Edited February 9, 2023 by Can_of_corn

[Just Regular]

Looks like Astros procuring a couple Cristian Javier FA seasons at a little bit over $20mm/each if you guesstimate Arb numbers like 3-6-12.

Javier unlike a big time domestic draftee hasn't had those first $3-$8mm cooking for several years already.

[Sports Guy]

Another reminder that you don’t have to pay 7 figures to get a good player in the Intl signing period 

 

https://twitter.com/mlbnetwork/status/1625144386190209029?s=46&t=2RlfnO_RGNnxc7LDftSbTg

[Frobby]

5 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Another reminder that you don’t have to pay 7 figures to get a good player in the Intl signing period 

 

https://twitter.com/mlbnetwork/status/1625144386190209029?s=46&t=2RlfnO_RGNnxc7LDftSbTg

I had a look at this a couple of years ago:

 

[Can_of_corn]