MLB 2008 Off-Season Transactions starring Wesley Ray Helms

by **BigEd76** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 16:31:11

Willy Taveras to the Reds....2-yr deal

Johnson got $8M, btw

by **BigEd76** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 02:08:21

The Red Sox have fired back against Sabathia/Teixeira/Burnett:

-- Brad Penny...1/$5M w/ up to $3M in incentives if he reaches 160 IP
-- Josh Bard on a non-guaranteed major league $1.6M deal

by **Barry Jive** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 04:36:10

wow. the Phillies signed an older, worse Randy Johnson for twice the cash commitment.

by 1 » Tue Dec 30, 2008 14:42:40

twins sign r.a. dickey

by **Woody** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 14:45:25

Barry Jive wrote:wow. the Phillies signed an older, worse Randy Johnson for twice the cash commitment.

That really is pretty upsetting, isn't it

by **BigEd76** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 21:56:59

Jason Marquis + $1M to the Rockies for Luis Vizcaino

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Chris Snyder gets an extension w/ Arizona.....3/$14.25M w/ club option for approx $6M more. This deal buys out his last 2 years of arbitration and first year of free agency...

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The Blue Jays signed 4 players to minor league deals:

Mike Maroth
Michael Barrett
Raul Chavez
ol' friend Randy Ruiz

by **steagles** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 16:03:07

TEX signed elizardo ramirez and derrick turnbow to minor league deals with invitations to spring training.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 16:40:00

Barry Jive wrote:wow. the Phillies signed an older, worse Randy Johnson for twice the cash commitment.

there was no way johnson was signing here anyway.

by **Barry Jive** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 17:42:53

if the Phils had offered him what they offered Moyer, he'd be crazy to turn it down.

by **BigEd76** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 19:14:00

Mark Hendrickson to the Orioles....1-yr deal

by **BigEd76** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 23:03:18

Moorad resigns from Arizona so he can buy the Padres :!:

My FG articles · by **MattS** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 18:14:45

Tim Redding to the Mets, 1 year, $2.25MM.

Projected ERAs have him between 4.61 and 5.28, with most sitting around 5. He's probably worth a win or so over replacement level. If you go through most of the projections, we probably have a 3-4 game advantage over the Mets right now, approximately equal to the value of, say, Derek Lowe. Probably another photofinish coming up in '09.

by **dajafi** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 18:38:07

MattS wrote:Tim Redding to the Mets, 1 year, $2.25MM.

Projected ERAs have him between 4.61 and 5.28, with most sitting around 5. He's probably worth a win or so over replacement level. If you go through most of the projections, we probably have a 3-4 game advantage over the Mets right now, approximately equal to the value of, say, Derek Lowe. Probably another photofinish coming up in '09.

Gotta figure his success against us earned him another, what, $300k here?

by **VFB** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 19:49:22

redding, 6-games a season? we're fuXored..

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 23:38:32

MattS wrote:Tim Redding to the Mets, 1 year, $2.25MM.

Projected ERAs have him between 4.61 and 5.28, with most sitting around 5. He's probably worth a win or so over replacement level. If you go through most of the projections, we probably have a 3-4 game advantage over the Mets right now, approximately equal to the value of, say, Derek Lowe. Probably another photofinish coming up in '09.

Line up Redding for the Phillies?

My FG articles · by **MattS** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 00:31:51

Warszawa wrote:
MattS wrote:Tim Redding to the Mets, 1 year, $2.25MM.

Projected ERAs have him between 4.61 and 5.28, with most sitting around 5. He's probably worth a win or so over replacement level. If you go through most of the projections, we probably have a 3-4 game advantage over the Mets right now, approximately equal to the value of, say, Derek Lowe. Probably another photofinish coming up in '09.

Line up Redding for the Phillies?

haha. bring it on. the very fact that omar minaya probably signed redding on the basis that he had some success against the phillies is the reason why i remain optimistic about the phillies and mets in this era. amaro may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but at least he isn't minaya. every move minaya makes me think he won some kind of WFAN call-in-and-you-get-to-be-the-mets-GM contest. the bullpen had an off year? trade everyone who you're mad at, and sign whoever has closing experience, all while neglecting to fill your rotation and your your giant holes in your lineup. refuses to trade his best prospect because he's heard of him. all that stuff just shows how incredible inept he is, and how even amaro is bound to outsmart him.

by **my cousin mose** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 00:56:35

MattS wrote:
Warszawa wrote:
MattS wrote:Tim Redding to the Mets, 1 year, $2.25MM.

Projected ERAs have him between 4.61 and 5.28, with most sitting around 5. He's probably worth a win or so over replacement level. If you go through most of the projections, we probably have a 3-4 game advantage over the Mets right now, approximately equal to the value of, say, Derek Lowe. Probably another photofinish coming up in '09.

Line up Redding for the Phillies?

haha. bring it on. the very fact that omar minaya probably signed redding on the basis that he had some success against the phillies is the reason why i remain optimistic about the phillies and mets in this era. amaro may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but at least he isn't minaya. every move minaya makes me think he won some kind of WFAN call-in-and-you-get-to-be-the-mets-GM contest. the bullpen had an off year? trade everyone who you're mad at, and sign whoever has closing experience, all while neglecting to fill your rotation and your your giant holes in your lineup. refuses to trade his best prospect because he's heard of him. all that stuff just shows how incredible inept he is, and how even amaro is bound to outsmart him.

man i really hope you're right

by **pacino** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:12:00

ek wrote:Milton Bradley 3 years 30 million to the Cubs

am i the only one that would rather have bradley and his 100 games than Ibanez and his 150?

by **FTN** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:14:17

MattS wrote:Tim Redding to the Mets, 1 year, $2.25MM.

Projected ERAs have him between 4.61 and 5.28, with most sitting around 5. He's probably worth a win or so over replacement level. If you go through most of the projections, we probably have a 3-4 game advantage over the Mets right now, approximately equal to the value of, say, Derek Lowe. Probably another photofinish coming up in '09.

i think your projections are off, to be honest. i don't see us as 3-4 games better than the mets. even at best. when hamels spends half the season on DL, Rollins and Howard don't magically revert to MVP form, and Lidge shows hes human, we're not 3-4 wins better than the Mets.

by **FTN** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 13:24:30

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Red Sox have agreed to terms with Takashi Saito on a one-year contract with a team option for 2010.

According to Rosenthal, the deal includes around $2 million in guaranteed money with an additional $5 million or so in potential incentives. Elbow problems make the 39-year-old Saito a question mark, but when healthy he's been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball over the past three seasons, saving 81 games with a 1.95 ERA and 245/52 K/BB ratio in 189 2/3 innings. Much like the John Smoltz and Rocco Baldelli signings, Saito represents a low-risk, high-upside gamble for Boston.

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