Comments on: Season’s meetings, Day 1: Bonjour, Pierre

By: Jim Margalus

Jim Margalus — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:13:40 +0000

This is kind of my impression. Smart to inquire about him, a big gamble to pay him much.

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By: Jim Margalus

Jim Margalus — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:13:02 +0000

Only if they find a Schmuck and a Schlong next.

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By: Jim Margalus

Jim Margalus — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:12:42 +0000

If it looks too good to be true…

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By: bigfun

bigfun — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:14:32 +0000

I don’t hate signing him, I just think a lot of teams are going to be all “ooh closer experience drool” while better pitchers with fewer injuries go for half or less of the price.

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By: bigfun

bigfun — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:07:40 +0000

1. Lots of other guys will be cheaper.
2. Two dominant seasons from a reliever just doesn’t mean that much. Outside of the Riveras and Nathans of the world, lots of relievers are great for a season or two and never replicate that. I don’t see anything in Putz’s peripherals or makeup to suggest that two great Safeco-aided years are replicatable.
3. Injuries and past performance is exactly what’s limiting the upside. He’s going to be 33, so even if he is healthy, time is against him coming anywhere close to his 2006-2007 run.

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By: knoxfire30

knoxfire30 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:36:46 +0000

Judging the Rios move already… come on

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By: soxfan1

soxfan1 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:09:22 +0000

I’ll take Scotty Pods over Pierre any day. Why doesn’t Kenny just give him the $3Mil x 2 yrs, he wasted about $40 Mil on Rios!!!!

Don’t understand why we would go after JJ Putz either. He’s older than Jenks and broke down last year, didn’t he??? Once a reliever starts to break down it’s the beginning of the end (see Bob James, Billy Koch).

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By: knoxfire30

knoxfire30 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:16:34 +0000

Teahan 3 years 14 mil, I just hate that allocation of resources and I never like paying for a guy you control already. They bought out one free agent year but what are the chances they were gonna lose him to some lucrative free agent contract offer at that point…

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By: knoxfire30

knoxfire30 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:35:47 +0000

1. He is cheap
2. He had one of the most dominant years I have seen a closer have not that long ago.
3. Everyone wants bullpen arms with upside, no matter injuries or past performances.

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By: bigfun

bigfun — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:45:22 +0000

Why exactly do people like Putz? For three years in a row his innings have gone down and his walks and contact percentage have gone way up.

He could certainly rebound, but there are a number of better relievers who don’t have multiple arm problems and a half-dozen teams interested in them.

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