The best offseason in baseball

by jrfelix on Nov 30, 2006 6:53 PM EST

There are a lot of chips left to fall, but right now, I would say the Marlins are having the best offseason of any team in the sport. "But we havent done anything!" you say. Precisely. It seems that just about every contract handed out is AWFUL.

$136 mil to Alfonso Soriano? No thanks.
$50 mil to Gary Matthews Jr.? Um, pass.
$45 mil to Juan Pierre. Hmm. (Snicker, snicker). WAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

And we've barely got started on the pitchers! $24 mil to Adam Eaton! Adam Eaton! He would have to fight with Ricky Nolasco for the LAST spot in the Marlins rotation. I'm excited to see what Barry Zito gets. $100 mil?

I love, repeat LOVE the way the Marlins operate. The moves we make are under-the-radar, cost-efficient, and usually very effective. Every year we seem to find a closer on the scrap heap, and turn him into a class-A free agent the next year. This year already, we have Kevin Gregg, Henry Owens, and maybe even Matt Lindstrom ready to step in and drop 30/40 saves out of nowhere. For a fraction of the cost of signing Danys Baez.

I love the Marlins. We stay out of the fool-hardy free agent market, saving money and finding bargains. Why sign an outfielder when we can probably find a starter or two in the rule V draft? LARRY! LARRY!

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yuck

With the new Rule V regulations, I doubt we find anyone worth keeping this season. Next season is a whole new boat, but hopefully we wont still be looking in the dumpster for a diamond.

I wish we had some of this money to spend. It's nice to see other teams overpay for some of these players, but it still stinks that our owner sucks. And that Soriano deal makes that Cubs offense pretty damn good too.

Still not that pleased about the Resop deal

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by Maverick @ FishStripes on Dec 1, 2006 12:00 AM EST reply actions

hold up

what new rule V regulations?

and why dont you like the resop deal? you would rather have him than kevin gregg?

I can't believe Mike doesn't remember Ocala - he was having a GREAT time!

by jrfelix on Dec 1, 2006 1:31 AM EST reply actions

Resop-Gregg

I'm a big fan of Chris Resop. He hasn't pitched for very long and has good stuff while being pretty young. Maybe Gregg comes in and lights the world on fire, but I think Chris' ceiling is much much higher and I would rather have held on to Resop

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by Maverick @ FishStripes on Dec 1, 2006 2:01 PM EST up reply actions

new rule V

One of the changes to the new CBA is that players will no longer be allowed to demand a trade if dealt in the middle of a multiyear deal.
More notes: The minimum salary will rise from $329,000 to $380,000 in 2007. ... Rule 5 draft eligibility goes from three years for college players and four years for high school players to four years and five years, respectively. ... Salary arbitration offer and acceptance dates move to December 1 and December 7. ... Teams can continue to negotiate with and sign free agents who reject arbitration. ... A signing deadline of August 15 for draft picks other than college seniors (which eliminates the draft-and-follow practice). ... Teams that fail to sign first- and second-round draftees will get the same pick next year (if the Rays fail to sign the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft, they'll get pick 1a in the 2008 draft).

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by Maverick @ FishStripes on Dec 1, 2006 2:00 PM EST reply actions