05-24-2014, 04:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-24-2014, 07:19 PM by mattynokes.)
(05-24-2014, 12:15 PM)Cdawg Wrote: As I've already pointed out, since this system has gone into effect, no Type A player has been signed to less than a 2 year 16M deal. most initial offers on those borderline cats is for 2 years anyway(as it's a waste to give them just the 1 year.)
The only thing making us do 1 does it make the Team the player is leaving, think if it's worth a 16M deal, and we already deem it ok in the first place, it's just adding that extra year. I just feel as tho this is a rule to make a rule.
This is the first year since we started the new system that I think a Type A hasn't been signed. And thats more a product of the budget cut than people not really wanting his talent.
That is extremely incorrect. We've had four Type A players sign to the only offer given. None of them would've beaten out a $16M/2 fallback.
SP Attermann ($14.5M/2) [Would've Needed $16M/2] - Seeing how Cadmus initially thought total offer beats out fallback, the extra $1.5M per year might have been more to add in than it seems. Speaking of "seems". While it seems Attermann has done well in Colorado so far, he's been wildly inconsistent since his first three starts (4.45 ERA in his past nine starts).
SP Haller ($16M/1) [Would've Needed $16M/2] - The fact that a Type A only got a one year offer from one person speaks volumes. I don't blame gmoney, I might've done the same, since the system's current risk-rewards favors the releasing team.
1B McCoy ($12.8M/3) [Would've Needed $14.4M/3] - I was surprised McCoy only got one, minimum valid offer. However, right or wrong, no one else in the league saw it as a good decision.
RP Pym ($9.8M/4) [Would've Needed $11.2M/4] - He was a large part of why Type A fallback went from $14M to $16M. Pym was largely scrutinized on the podcast and by others in the chat. He's been average so far and I don't see a miracle happening to a regressing mid 70s.
Then there's two more that got very little interest.
CF Drinkard ($14M/2) [Would've Needed $14M/2] - Admittedly, for the fallback price at that time, he would've just made the cut for the prorated two year offer.
SP Lloyd ($13M/2) [Would've Needed $14M/2] - All things combined and I don't think he'd be offered on the $16M/2 fallback.
This is 6 of 16 Type A's signed that were questionable and only one offer would've been good if the Type A fallback at that time was two years.
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