Soren wrote:aren't there rules about % of a paycut you can take to stay with a team as a FA?

Grotewold wrote:

Soren wrote:aren't there rules about % of a paycut you can take to stay with a team as a FA?

Oh, maybe.

Squire wrote:

Grotewold wrote:

Soren wrote:aren't there rules about % of a paycut you can take to stay with a team as a FA?

Oh, maybe.

I think the only rules relate to how much lower your arb offer is. Phillies could decline to offer arb but still agree on a K with Ibanez.

ek wrote:

The Savior wrote:utley quietly starting to piece together a really good year...

.932 ops while hitting .299 in july

i would've gladly taken an .870 ops back in february when utley had only 1 knee to work with

his season ops is what .875? and he had a terrible start to his year when he was still in spring training basically

3. Philadelphia: Last week – 3, WAR% – .606 (4), FAN% – .556 (3), TOTAL% – .587
Don’t look now, but Chase Utley is really starting to heat up. His 0.7 WAR last week was tied for fourth-best among position players, he has a 155 wRC+ in July, and his 142 wRC+ for the season would be his third-highest single-season total if he can maintain it.

Bill McNeal wrote:

Squire wrote:

Grotewold wrote:

Soren wrote:aren't there rules about % of a paycut you can take to stay with a team as a FA?

Oh, maybe.

I think the only rules relate to how much lower your arb offer is. Phillies could decline to offer arb but still agree on a K with Ibanez.

Maybe I'm misremembering, but I didn't think you could re-sign a player you don't offer arb. to until like May or something stupid like that. I'm probably wrong.

A player with six or more years of major-league service (on the team's 40-man roster) who is not under contract for the following season is automatically a free agent.

Teams can receive compensation for the player with a draft pick in the following year's draft in June. To receive compensation, the team must offer the player salary arbitration.

It is then up to the player to either accept arbitration or sign with another team. The team must offer salary arbitration to the player by early December or the team will not be allowed to negotiate with or sign the player until the following May 1. After arbitration is offered, the player has two weeks to accept or refuse salary arbitration. If it is refused, the player can only negotiate with the club until Jan. 7. after which no more negotiation can take place until May 1.

mozartpc27 wrote:I missed Lidge's 2011 debut the other day. Did he get a nice ovation? I hope he did.

Grotewold wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:I missed Lidge's 2011 debut the other day. Did he get a nice ovation? I hope he did.

I didn't notice it on his way in. But he got a loud ovation on the way out.

smitty wrote:One thing about the inside the parker. It was super cool and all but wasn't it kinda dumb to send him. That Schierholtz guy has a great arm is I remember right and the play at the plate was super close.

There were no outs. I think it was a dumb move to send him. But when dumb moves work out they're genius and gutsy and stuff.

Baseball is a funny game.

Napalm wrote:

smitty wrote:One thing about the inside the parker. It was super cool and all but wasn't it kinda dumb to send him. That Schierholtz guy has a great arm is I remember right and the play at the plate was super close.

There were no outs. I think it was a dumb move to send him. But when dumb moves work out they're genius and gutsy and stuff.

Baseball is a funny game.

It wasn't a 1 or even 2 run game, we had a comfortable lead. Why not get caught up in the drama of it?

whatev

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