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From: Mortimer on 25 Jan 2010 15:35 On Jan 24, 6:35 am, Wayback1918 <wayback1...(a)verizon.net> wrote: > Rocco Baldelli (28) > Paul Byrd (39) > Chad Bradford (35) > Orlando Cabrera (35) > Bruce Chen (32) > Johnny Damon (36) > Alan Embry (39) > Chad Fox (39) > Nomar Garciaparra (36) > Ron Mahay (38) > Pedro Martinez (38) > Kevin Millar (38) > Tomo Ohka (33) > John Smoltz (42) Here's a little tidbit off information on Damon: Damon still a free agent; retiring? "Is a nearly nonexistent list of suitors going to drive Johnny Damon into retirement? Perhaps, according to The Record of Bergen County, N.J., which wrote: "A friend of Damon's recently said, 'Johnny is completely in the family mode right now' and has considered that option" of retirement. But the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien reports via Twitter that he has been told "by someone who knows Damon well" that retirement is not being considered. Damon was reportedly seeking $13 million a year -- the same he made with the Yankees each of the past four years -- but has found very few suitors on the open market, especially at that price. As for his former club, it has been reported that the Yankees have only $2 million to spend on a left fielder." ------------- I fully expect Cabrera, Smoltz (if he doesn't retire or wait till mid- season to sign with somebody), Bradford, and Martinez (see Smoltz) to be on major league rosters before the regular season begins.
From: Dano on 25 Jan 2010 16:06 Mortimer wrote: > On Jan 24, 6:35 am, Wayback1918 <wayback1...(a)verizon.net> wrote: >> Rocco Baldelli (28) >> Paul Byrd (39) >> Chad Bradford (35) >> Orlando Cabrera (35) >> Bruce Chen (32) >> Johnny Damon (36) >> Alan Embry (39) >> Chad Fox (39) >> Nomar Garciaparra (36) >> Ron Mahay (38) >> Pedro Martinez (38) >> Kevin Millar (38) >> Tomo Ohka (33) >> John Smoltz (42) > > Here's a little tidbit off information on Damon: > Damon still a free agent; retiring? > "Is a nearly nonexistent list of suitors going to drive Johnny Damon > into retirement? Perhaps, according to The Record of Bergen County, > N.J., which wrote: "A friend of Damon's recently said, 'Johnny is > completely in the family mode right now' and has considered that > option" of retirement. But the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David > O'Brien reports via Twitter that he has been told "by someone who > knows Damon well" that retirement is not being considered. Damon was > reportedly seeking $13 million a year -- the same he made with the > Yankees each of the past four years -- but has found very few suitors > on the open market, especially at that price. As for his former club, > it has been reported that the Yankees have only $2 million to spend on > a left fielder." > ------------- > I fully expect Cabrera, Smoltz (if he doesn't retire or wait till mid- > season to sign with somebody), Bradford, and Martinez (see Smoltz) to > be on major league rosters before the regular season begins. Damon is delusional if he expects close to that money. He should be in the same market as guys like Cameron and be happy with half of that 13M. Cabrera kind of surprises me. I wonder if he too is pricing himself out of the market.
From: Wayback1918 on 31 Jan 2010 09:23 Orlando Cabrera agreed to a one-year, $4MM deal with the Reds Still unsigned...... Rocco Baldelli (28) Paul Byrd (39) Chad Bradford (35) Bruce Chen (32) Johnny Damon (36) Alan Embry (39) Chad Fox (39) Nomar Garciaparra (36) Ron Mahay (38) Pedro Martinez (38) Kevin Millar (38) Tomo Ohka (33) John Smoltz (42) Signed major league contracts..... Brendon Donnelly (38) Pirates Joel Pinero (31) Angels Orlando Cabrera (35) Reds Signed minor league contracts.... Kevin Cash (32) Astros Matt Stairs (41) Padres Retired..... Mark Loretta (38)
From: Wayback1918 on 2 Feb 2010 11:30 Kevin Millar signed a minor league deal with the Cubs... Still unsigned...... Rocco Baldelli (28) Paul Byrd (39) Chad Bradford (35) Bruce Chen (32) Johnny Damon (36) Alan Embry (39) Chad Fox (39) Nomar Garciaparra (36) Ron Mahay (38) Pedro Martinez (38) Tomo Ohka (33) John Smoltz (42) Signed major league contracts..... Brendon Donnelly (38) Pirates Joel Pinero (31) Angels Orlando Cabrera (35) Reds Signed minor league contracts.... Kevin Cash (32) Astros Matt Stairs (41) Padres Kevin Millar (38) Cubs Retired..... Mark Loretta (38)
From: Mortimer on 3 Feb 2010 16:07
On Jan 31, 9:23 am, Wayback1918 <wayback1...(a)verizon.net> wrote: > Orlando Cabrera agreed to a one-year, $4MM deal with the Reds <snip> It was actually a 1 year deal for $3MM, with a $3 million mutual option in 2011 (so, if they go for the buyout in 2011, he will make $4MM total by next year) ---- "Reds signed shortstop Orlando Cabrera to a one-year, $3 million contract. In a clever bit of accounting, Cincinatti paid for roughly half of Cabrera's salary by dumping Willy Taveras' corpse on Oakland and taking the negligible utilityman talent dropoff from Adam Rosales to Aaron Miles. Cabrera's deal also contains a $3 million mutual option for 2011 with a $1 million buyout. He will start at shortstop and probably bat second for the Reds, providing a nice upgrade over Paul Janish. Cabrera, 35, batted .284/.316/.389 last season with nine home runs and 77 RBI in 656 at-bats between the A's and Twins." |