Dodgers announce participants in the 2010 mini camp
by Phil Gurnee on Jan 11, 2010 3:35 PM PST
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PrintLast year I wrote up the mini camp group and quite a few of them ended up on the major league roster. Prospects like Scott Elbert, Brent Leach, Tony Abreu, AJ Ellis, Jamie Hoffman, and Xavier Paul all contributed to the team last year. Granted the contributions were minor but they did play a role. Also Victor Garate was traded for Belliard and Josh Bell was traded for Sherrill so those players had a big impact on the 2009 season.
Scout.com: Dodgers Name 20 for Mini-Camp provides the list of the 20 who will be coming this year.
Players who were invited last year that did not receive an invitation this year are James Adkins, Jacobo Meque, Jesus Castillo, Austin Gallagher.
The Dodgers recently announced the 2010 group, so just like last year, let us take a look at who is coming.
LHP- Armando Zerpa - LHP snagged in the rule five draft will be trying beat out Brent Leach and others for the role of left handed setup man. He has not pitched above AA and while he was great in High A, he struggled in AA A+_ ball. He was great in Low A but struggled in High A. Small chance he makes the team.
RHP- Carlos Monasterios - another rule five pitcher he also has a tough row to hoe, if he wants to make the opening day roster.
RHP- John Ely - acquired in the Juan Pierre deal he could easily be in the mix for one of the rotation spots at some time this season.
RHP- Jon Link also acquired in the Pierre deal , might be in line for a bullpen spot.
LHP- Brent Leach - 2nd time in camp, depends on how much Zerpa impresses in spring training. If they don't want to lose Zerpa the may keep him on the roster over Leach. Leach had his moments in 2009.
RHP- Travis Schlichting -2nd time in camp, lost most of 2009 to arm problems but is now healthy and ready to make his case for a spot in the bullpen.
RHP- Josh Lindblom - 2nd time in camp, word is that he's headed for the Isotope rotation unless he makes the Dodger bullpen.
RHP- Chris Withrow - still seems to be flying under the radar. Can't imagine seeing him before Sept but who knows. When he does come, he will bring some excitement with him.
RHP- Javy Guerra- doesn't have a chance to break with the big club
RHP- Kenley Jansen - all eyes will be on the converted catcher as he brings his gas to the mound. No major league expectations for him in 2010.
LHP- Aaron Miller - Will he or Withrow make their major league start first?
RHP- Ethan Martin - long ways away but this will give him a taste of what he's shooting for
C- A.J. Ellis - 2nd time for Ellis. He's still hoping he can be the 2010 backup.
C- Lucas May - 2nd time for May as he continues to make his case as a future catcher but it won't be in 2010.
INF- Russell Mitchell- just when you write him off he has a nice 2nd half, and then adds in a huge AFL season. Some have compared him to Kevin Millar.
INF- Ivan DeJesus - 2nd time for Ivan, good time to see how the leg is doing.
INF- Dee Gordon - given that his Dad is Flash Gordon you wouldn't think he'd need this kind of indoctrination, he may look at the puny Dodger Clubhouse and hope he gets traded.
OF- Andrew Lambo - 2nd time for Lambo, the last time didn't exactly set a fire under him.
OF- Trayvon Robinson - I'll be shocked if we don't see his speed in Sept.
OF- Kyle Russell - 1st time for Kyle, no chance we see him in 2010.
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Hopefully we can get credentials to the camp.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
It’s going on right now
http://twitpic.com/xpzkf – Top #Dodgers prospects run during the first day of workouts at the Winter Development Program
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
LHP- Armando Zerpa – LHP snagged in the rule five draft will be trying beat out Brent Leach and others for the role of left handed setup man. He has not pitched above AA and while he was great in High A, he struggled in AA. Small chance he makes the team.
its worse…
He was GREAT in A ball… and then Struggled mightily in A+ ball… (not AA)
The Dodgers did like Monasterios enough to pay an extra $10,000 to have the Mets drafted him and trade him to L.A. It’s not much, but it’s something.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Big Spenders
these Dodgers. I spit at those who feel they don’t have the money to compete.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The $10,000, at least in theory, bought the Dodgers the ability to draft them earlier than with their own pick (not sure of the demand for either)
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Both were picked before the Dodgers would have picked.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
what>???
you said that we might see trayvon robinson in 09 last year ?? in september?? after he OPSed .700 in the best hitters league in A+ ball??
lol…
Did you read what I said?
Speed in Sept, that was all. You can always use speed in Sept.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Speaking of non-25-man rosters
In 1986, during the collusion era, owners only used a 24-man roster all season instead of 25. It was driven home when mentioned (by Tim McCarver) during the 1986 NLCS, which was on MLB-N all Saturday
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
That must have been permitted by the collective bargaining agreement in place at that time.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Yep
There was a limit of 25, but clubs could go as few as 24. The owners colluded such that nobody would add a 25th man, and the players filed a grievance. Early Don Fehr, from the LA Times:
“What clubs have said is you can have 24 players and not more than 24,” Fehr said. “It’s clear that some clubs would go to 25 if others would, but no one wants to be the first. This costs players jobs and affects competition.”
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
matthewmafa,
Robinson OPSed .875, not .700, in the California League.
by CanuckDodger on Jan 11, 2010 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
canuckdodger
i was talking about 2008 and not 2009 but alright
predictions...
lindblom will pitch for the dodgers this year..
withrow will not get called up this year..
monasterious and zerpa go back to their original team
leach becomes the new biemel.. can get both LHB and RHB out… (filthy changeup)
ely spends all year in AAA and the same with jon link
lambo says in AA the whole year except for a brief cup of coffee at the end of the year in AAA
robinson does the same as lambo and might get called up end of the year for speed…
kyle russell finally makes it to AA but strikes out WAYY To much to do anything there..
dee gordon starts out year in A+ ball and has a brief cup of coffee in AA
dejesus starts out year in A ball.. goes up to AA and depending on how he does either goes to AAA or stays in AA.. no majors for him this year..
no big leagues for jansen and guerra this year..
aaron miller dominates A and A+ ball to start out the year and get promoted to AA where he struggles a litle..
ethan martin starts out in A ball and get promoted to AA after dominating..
Aaron Miller is going to start out in AA.
DeJesus will start out at the least in AA.
Lambo does AA/AAA/Sept Callup
Robinson does AA/AAA/Sept Callup
Russell does A+/AA ball leads minor league in home runs below AAA.
Link and Ely both see time with the Dodgers
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
yup..
change my mind about dejesus.. he will start out in AA..
we agreeed on robinson it looks like..
dont see aaron miller starting in AA cause of his lack of pitching experience tho..
It is insane to me to say that strikeouts will hold Kyle Russell back from being a productive player. The guy can flat out mash, and not only that, he can take a walk. If you haven’t noticed, Adam Dunn, Ryan Howard, Mark Reynolds, and even Jack Cust have been very effective while basically just homering, striking out, or walking.
K’s do not matter at all if the guy can still get on base and hit for power. Not only that, I’ve heard Russell has better than decent fielding and he’s obviously got some good speed. Basically it’s what Adam Dunn was supposed to be early in his career.
I wish Russell would get a chance, but I see his career ending up something like Russell Branyan’s where he plays for 8 different teams and doesn’t get a chance to start for almost a decade.
All the guys you mentioned were doing their damage, and more of it, at higher levels than Russell has so far.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
I understand that, my point was just to show that this type of player can survive with high strikeout levels. I realize it’s a small sample size, but you’ve got a ton of MLB players who strike out over 100 times a year. Just take a look at Jim Thome’s career, the dude struck on 140 times a year for many years, yet he was able to take walks and hit for very high power (not saying Russell has Thome power, but still).
Matt Kemp has struck out around 280 times the last 2 seasons, and he’s still been a very good player in the last 2 seasons. There are so many other players who strike out a lot but can still be a valuable hitter and player.
At some point it does matter, when you strike out so much it drives your OBP/OPS down to unacceptable levels. None of the guys you mentioned were whiffing at Russellesque rates at Kyle’s age/level. Right now, he must project to 250 Ks for a full major-league season. Given that he must make outs on some balls in play as well, that has to translate to a very, very low OBP. If he whiffs like this (32% of his PAs!) against low-A pitching at age 23, what’s that rate going to be against better pitchers? He’s going to need to make a big improvement over the next couple of seasons.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I’m not suggesting that he is ready for the MLB this or even next year, but as he gets older he will get better with his contact rates, and the strikeout numbers will drop.
As it stands right now, the strikeouts aren’t hurting his hitting, so he should get the chance to prove this before he is just dismissed because he strikes out a lot.
At some point it does matter, when you strike out so much it drives your OBP/OPS down to unacceptable levels.
Well, no it doesn’t. You guys are all concerned that Russel will be unable to sustain his OPS as he gets to higher levels. While that’s possible, it’s still just theoretical at this point. Lvdown’s base point is correct; a strike out is not any worse than other outs, and that point is true from little league through the pro’s.
I don’t know why people just rule out the idea that Russell will get better.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
Russell can get better, sure. But the main underlying point is that maybe he’s just not that good to begin with. A 23-year old (he turned 23 on June 27, so he’s a tweener; let’s say 22.5) hitting at low Class A is not impressive to me at all. It’s not like he went Jake Fox on the league.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Courtesy of minorleaguesplits.com, here are the lines for each, neutralized for park & league:
Russell: .267/.366/.532 (.187/.247/.336 MLE)
Fox: .340/.438/.741 (.325/.401/.645 MLE)
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Fox is a special hitter, I’m not suggesting Russell is as good as Fox. Russell obviously has good power potential, regardless of age and league. This team needs power for the future, and this is a guy who could give it to them.
LF. Russell
CF. Kemp
RF. Ethier
If Russell could manage to hit .265/.340/.475 for a few years, that would be one hell of an outfield. I know that would be at least 2 years away if it were to ever happen, but I would love to see it.
In this scenerio, Lambo switches to 1B and Loney is gone.
hah
mle preddicted a 28 year oold career minor leaguer would have put up albert like numbers if he were in the mlb… what a joke.. another reason why those thing cant be trusted
It was only 194 PA, but he hit the shit out of the ball in AAA
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Much like the extreme hypothetical examples of “what if so-and-so had a 1.000 OBP?” lead to breakdowns in such translations, Fox’s .409/.495/.841 was too off the charts to properly judge. However, we can call it “good” and just leave it at that, and — more to the point — destroyed the league moreso than Kyle Russell did, which was my point.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
You don’t have to light the world on fire to be a useful player. At the very least I can see him being a valuable bat off the bench or just a 4th outfielder with pop.
That would be nice, but he has a long road to take before he gets to that level, for me. He needs to produce at at least AA before he’s on my radar.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Don't get me wrong, I know he's far from being able to play in the MLB
But he’s a prospect same as Trayvon or Lambo or De Jesus Jr., and they’ve all gotta keep proving themselves at higher levels before anyone realistically talks about them making the majors; It’s just fun to speculate on the future of our young guys.
I agree. Saying that XYZ prospect has to perform at a higher level is a given for all prospects.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
I’m working on a project regarding Russell right now, and I will say that it is quite hard to find anyone who struck out nearly as much as Russell at a similar age at his level who made any kind of an impact in MLB.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Russell’s K rate in 2009 was 32.0% at low-A. The aforementioned Jack Cust, for instance, was born in January. His age-22 season (six months younger than Russell) was his first time in AAA, and he whiffed 28.9% of the time. (Eyeballing it, that’s his highest K rate in the minors.) The next season he improved at AAA to 26.9%; he’s at 32.1% in his major league career. Maybe Russell can get to that level – and it certainly helps that he can actually play defense – but he does seem to be starting later than all the whiff kings listed above. (Don’t get me wrong – I’d love to see him succeed.)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I think Cust would be his best comparable right now, so thanks for going more in depth with that. I would really like to see someone who can take a walk and hit for great power in LF after Manny leaves, but I’m not sure we’ll see anyone like that for a while…at any position really (besides Kemp or Ethier…hey, Kemp took some walks :P).
Wouldn’t an MLE give more weight to strong performance in AAA than in Rookie League?
If so, is it really accurate to say the statistics are normalized for league?
I mean, if you want to dismiss Russel for the fact that he’s only played in Low A then fine. There is obviously nothing that can be said to dispute that—- that is where he played. But all of this seems too theoretical for me. Russel hit well, but struck out to much that everyone assumes he will suck in the higher levels. Maybe he will, and nobody is arguing the dude should make the team now, but it seems to me that people want to declare Russel a nothing prospect because of an issue (striking out) which isn’t an issue, yet.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
That was a typo….should say “normalized for park and luck.” (not league)
I was just pointing out that Fox’s stats, in a hitter’s environment, were still quite impressive.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
russell
mwl worst hitter league or one of
Strike outs have just always had the perception of being bad. Honestly, if Player A and Player B had the same exact stats but Player A struck out 50 times and Player B struck out 150 times I’d take player A, but in all reality, it doesn’t really matter.
I’m extremely interested in the future of Kyle Russell, though I’m afraid he won’t even get a real chance, which is even more sad considering the fact that this team has 2 power threats that stay past 2010 and no real power bats in the minors BESIDES Russell.
Take it to more extreme levels. A strikeout is just an out, but given that the player is not going to have a 1.000 BABIP, the more he strikes out, the higher his BABIP is going to have to be to have a good OBP, assuming a constant walk rate. An average major leaguer makes an out 66% of the time. If he strikes out in 66% of his PAs, he has to have a 1.000 BABIP (assuming no homers – this is why high whiff guys need to be big power guys) to be league average.
Also, a strike out in low A is worse than a strike out in AA. The pitchers simply aren’t as good. I don’t disagree that Russell could improve – he could – my point is that he must in order for his K rate not to get absurd as he climbs the minor league ladder.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Probably some combo of age (he’d be the youngest pitcher there, one month shy of 20; younger than E.Martin) and caution
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Hot off the presses
From Tim Brown
In the face of economic limitations, Dodgers working on a way to sign Joel Pineiro.
I intend to live forever, or die trying.
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Jan 11, 2010 5:38 PM PST reply actions
wiw
woww.. im in favor of this signing if its 2 years 14 million and below..
Kershaw. Ace.
Billingsley. Strong #2. Will rebound.
Kuroda. At his best, an excellent pitcher. Inconsistent, though.
Pineiro. Ned requires a “proven” veteran winner.
Elbert. Huge ceiling, but unknown if he has the stamina/command to pitch 150 ML innings.
When Ned was propping up Tomko a few years ago, he brought up his W-L record. Wins are very important to Ned.
Regardless of what might be said in a press release, what they are likely looking at is that since joining the Cards Pineiro has made 68 starts and has put up a 4.12 ERA, ~4.03 FIP, and averaged 6.23 innings a start. That’s the kind of pitcher they desire. If he pitches as well as 2009, that’s icing on the cake.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
FWIW
2010 Pineiro projections:
CHONE: 4.37 ERA, 4.23 FIP
Bill James: 4.17 ERA, 4.27 FIP
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
All morning I was seeing the Mets interested at 2/$15m. I don’t know if the Dodgers are willing to do that, and I agree that the Mets are much more likely to add a 3rd year if needed.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2010 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
Suddenly, my sandwich doesn’t sound so tasty anymore
by Julio Nievas on Jan 11, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
Beat you to it
I intend to live forever, or die trying.
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Jan 11, 2010 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
Minor League Transactions per Baseball America
Los Angeles Dodgers
Signed: RHP Hyang-Nam Choi (re-signed), C Gabriel Gutierrez (re-signed), 1B Doug Mientkiewicz (re-signed), SS Angel Berroa, OF Brian Barton, OF Jay Gibbons
When did we sign Jay Gibbons? Did I miss something?
He definitely looks like he deserves a look
at the very least.
I missed the Gibbons signing
but he’ll take up the Mitch Jones/John Lindsey role for the Isotopes. I actually Brian Barton could help the team and is probably better then Repko. Choi will simply add depth with the Isotopes. Berroa will now have to beat out Nick Green, will be curious how that plays out.
I saw that last night, and emailed the Dodgers but haven’t heard confirmation.
But this morning the signing was also mentioned on NBC Sports, too.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
Gibbons once hit his wife with a foul ball off his own bat at an Orioles game in 2006.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
Just found out from the Dodgers
Gibbons signed a minor league deal, but didn’t get invited to camp. He will start out on the minor league side and have to work his way up.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
I just love this ESPNLA Dodger headline
“The Dodgers are wheeling and dealing, agreeing to terms with both Jason Repko and Russ Ortiz. " exciting stuff lol
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
That's great
Technically, that’s dealing, but I’m not sure about the wheeling part. I’m just waiting for the glitzy press conference.
Old friend alert
Mark Grudzielanek signed with Cleveland. I liked this call back, from the Indians:
Grud hit .294 or better over each of his last 6 MLB seasons from 2003-08 & his .326 average with the LA Dodgers in ’99 ranked 6th in the NL
Pretty much every season since Grudzielanek was traded by the Dodgers, he had a good year. Was really bad his final three in LA, then was pretty good for 6 years after
Grudzielanek has the highest single season batting average by a shortstop in the 126-year history of the Dodgers (.326 in 1999)
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 8:18 AM PST up reply actions
The key thing for Grud
was that for a few years after he left us he became an excellent 2nd baseman.
I've always really liked Grudzy
I would love to have him back up at 2b this season. Damn Jamey Carroll.
More Chapman news
from Jeff Passan:
Chapman contract: If he’s up by mid-May, it turns into a three-year, $25.25 million deal with three years of arbitration to follow
Full details here. Lots of moving parts.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t think either team would do that
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
Wolf’s contract last year. Perhaps a little bit more guaranteed.
Wolf career x-FIP: 4.24
Piniero career x-FIP: 4.19
Piniero is 2 years younger too, so I could see giving Pineiro a bit more than Wolf got last year, but I wouldn’t go crazy…
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2010 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
2/$14 of $15 probably is pretty fair for him. I don’t know if I would want to give him that deal (I would rather give a one-year deal to any of the remaining FA pitchers not named Sheets or Bedard), but it’s probably reasonable.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
That was my thought too, which is why I was surprised to hear the Dodgers were involved in the talks with Pineiro. Maybe they try to convince him the Mets just aren’t a good place to play and he trades some cash for a perceived better situation.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I think I would rather see us sign Garland than Piniero, though Piniero may be slightly better. Garland would likely accept a one year deal and I think he actually would rather pitch for the Dodgers than some other team.
Though Garland and Piniero are pretty mediocre starters, each would give us a level of certainty that we don’t currently have with any of our starters at this point.
I don’t really follow that logic (particularly for Garland.) He’s an “inning-eater”. Who cares if he’s a mediocre pitcher? Anybody can be an innings eater if the manager chooses to leave them in the game long enough. I am willing to gamble on Elbert/McDonald, but I think the difference between Stults and Garland in production is closer than you think.
Stults is also a mediocre pitcher who is cheaper and who gets blown up every once and a while and throws a gem every once and a while.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
While I don’t neccessarily disagree, I think there is some value in going into the season knowing that one of your starters is very likely going to take the mound and give you league average innings every five days. Though we are no different than most other teams, currently all of our starters, both candidates and incumbents, have question marks.
Part of the reason its a question because the Dodgers simply wouldn’t allow themselves to choose a 5th starter in the organization.
Why trade for Garland when you already have Stults, and Elbert?
Garland was definitely an insurance move, but I don’t think at the time they thought of him as a 5th starter. On August 31, the Dodgers were looking at this rotation:
Wolf — fine, no problem
Kershaw — needed to limit his innings in September
Billingsley — fighting injuries plus struggles on th mound
Kuroda — still out from being struck in face
Padilla — wild card, had made one start to that point
Stults — as mentioned, gone 5 IP in only 6 of 24 big league starts (including just once in 2009)
Elbert — at that point, had been used in the bullpen most recently and wasn’t stretched out to start regularly
McDonald — same as Elbert
The Dodgers had a need for a known quantity starter. Obviously the upper part of the staff came through in September but it was by no means a sure thing on August 31.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
I just found it odd they targeted Garland for this.
-Same division.
-Asking price was repetitively high with Tony Abreu.
- They knew about their financial problems by then, which would force them to look for bargins on the FA market in the off season.
- Knew Orlando Hudson was leaving, and needed a replacement.
- Did it anyway.
Your assumption expects the organization to value Tony Abreu highly, which they did/do not.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Your points are in favor of Garland
1) nobody really cares about dealing within division, except maybe Kevin Towers :)
2) the org didn’t see Tony Abreu as a part of the future
3) They knew about the $$$ problems, and got Garland without paying him a dime
4) They planned to go into 2010 with the cheap combo of DeWitt + veteran backup at 2B
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
I like Stults too, but in his 24 MLB starts, he has gone six innings or more just 6 times. Obviously part of that is having a short leash, but he hasn’t been the most durable pitcher, at least so far.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
(I would rather give a one-year deal to any of the remaining FA pitchers not named Sheets or Bedard)
Why don’t you want to gamble on Bedard? If he can pitch come mid-April, it’s a high upside move. Is strictly health or that he’s perceived as a dick?
by silverwidow on Jan 12, 2010 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
It is the other way
I would give only a one-year deal to the remaining free agents…
but I would give 2+ to Sheets and Bedard.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2010 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
I would offer similar contracts to each of Bedard, Sheets, and Wang and see who accepts. Something like $3M guaranteed w/ incentives up to $5M with a mutual option that vests with like 120 IP. Sheets is still demanding a lot but Bedard and Wang may be open to something like that and any of them would be worth the gamble.
Wang can be had for a lot less than the other two, I would think.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Bill Ladson of MLB.com reports the O-Dog wants to get paid:
Orlando Hudson wants $9 million for 2010, and the Nationals are not willing to give Hudson that kind of money
If Hudson wanted one year at that kind of money, he should have just accepted arbitration. Oh, wait.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/dialed_in/discussion/2009_nl_opd_offense_plus_defense/
Chris Dial’s OPD for NL is out.
Edgar Renteria defense is ranked 2nd among all NL SS.
–Chapman gets $1.5 million of his signing bonus when his contract is approved by Major League Baseball, $1.5 million each Nov. 1 from 2010 to 2013 and $1.25 million each Nov. 1 from 2014 to 2020.
–Chapman gets annual salaries of $1 million this year and next, $2 million each in 2012 and 2013 and $3 million in 2014. Within five days of the 2014 World Series, he must decide whether to exercise a $5 million player option for 2015.
–If Chapman is eligible for salary arbitration after the 2012 season, he would get $5 million converted to a bonus and become eligible for arbitration.
–If he is arbitration eligible after the 2013 season, he would get $3 million converted to a bonus and then be eligible for arbitration.
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