Marlins sign Cantu, Nunez, Ross to arbitration
by craig on Jan 19, 2010 2:46 PM EST
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The Florida Marlins signed Jorge Cantu and Leo Nune to one-year contracts, but Cody Ross and the team are going to arbitration.
On Tuesday, the club came to terms with slugger Jorge Cantu and closer Leo Nunez on one-year deals. Both players now avoid an arbitration hearing.
Cantu has been one of the Marlins' most productive hitters the past two seasons. He came to terms on a one-year, $6 million contract. Nunez, the front-runner to close in 2010, reached agreement on a one-year, $2 million deal.
However, the team could not reach agreement with outfielder Cody Ross, who will have his 2010 salary determined at an arbitration hearing in St. Petersburg. Hearings are set from Feb. 1-21.
The Marlins have a standing policy that if they don't reach agreement with an arbitration-eligible player by the exchange of figures deadline, which was 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, that they will let the issue be resolved at a hearing.
That makes Cantu the third highest paid Marlins player going into next season. Assuming Nunez closes next season, I guess that is the price tag that is paid for those services. If the Marlins don't have any problem with paying that amount of money to the players then I don't either. I'm kinda always tend to the side of the labor. If you know me, that isn't a big shock.
Cody going to arbitration really isn't that big of a blow. Normally when the Marlins end up in arbitration with a player the number are real close and there is no need to beat up the player to try and prove the team's point. They will just use comparative figures to try and prove their case as will Cody's agent. The good thing is everyone doesn't have to fly to Arizona like that they did last year for Danny's hearing.
The hearing will take place sometime between Feb. 1 and Feb. 21. As far as I know, a date isn't set.
[Update] Joe Frisaro via twitter:
Cody Ross seeks $4.45 mm while Marlins counter is $4.2
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So the team will be nearly the same as last years.
Kind of a culture shock. I am so used to constant change.
Let’s see Danny have a monster year.
Let’s see the Marlins get to the playoffs. (And we know what always happens when they make the playoffs)
And please dear God please please please please please please please please
Let’s come out and support the team.
So how about a little crowd noise, guys.
Don't forget a crippling injury to the heart of the line up that saps on of the few sources of power
Uggla two years ago, Cantu last year, the only assumption this year is the new 1B or Hanley, maybe Baker.
Go Nevada Wolf Pack!
by BacksThePack on Jan 19, 2010 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah... Cantu lost a whole .020 OPS.
Crippling.
It's a good thing Larry Bird's initials weren't MJ. '80s basketball was confusing enough -- Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Marles Jarkley, Mominique Jilkins... Makeem Jolajuwon...
Power numbers before and after injury speak for themselves.
Go Nevada Wolf Pack!
by BacksThePack on Jan 20, 2010 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
And yet...
…his overall production last year was virtually identical to his production in ’08, and over his career.
There are a lot of reasons for that — most notably, his BABIP was high last season. Probably unsustainably high — he got lucky on a lot of singles and doubles, which made up for any shortcomings in power. (Which could’ve been injury-related, or they could’ve been bad luck. Who even knows?)
My point is, whatever happened/didn’t happen to Cantu’s power, the results we got from him were just about as good overall as we could have expected from him. He’s not (ever) going to be appreciably more effective than he was last year. He hasn’t demonstrated the ability to be anything more than an .800 OPS guy, and he’s had several seasons to do so.
It's a good thing Larry Bird's initials weren't MJ. '80s basketball was confusing enough -- Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Marles Jarkley, Mominique Jilkins... Makeem Jolajuwon...
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$4-5 million for Ross is reasonable enough.
He’s basically a no. 6 type hitter, maybe a no. 7. Of course, whether we can support paying that much for a no. 6-7 hitter depends on what our payroll looks like going forward. But we have him now, and it’s not ridiculous.
It IS ridiculous that Cantu is making more than Ross… Cantu plays an easier defensive position, doesn’t play it as well, and the two are virtually identical on offense. Oh, well, though.
It's a good thing Larry Bird's initials weren't MJ. '80s basketball was confusing enough -- Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Marles Jarkley, Mominique Jilkins... Makeem Jolajuwon...
Arbitration will do that to salaries.
Cantu’s in his third year, Cody’s in his second. It’s as simple as that, really. Cody would make more in his third season.
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Ah, that explains it.
It's a good thing Larry Bird's initials weren't MJ. '80s basketball was confusing enough -- Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Marles Jarkley, Mominique Jilkins... Makeem Jolajuwon...
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