Offseason Deals (outside of Red Sox, Yankees)

[riverside sluggers]

Just thought Id start a thread where we can discuss deals going on other than the Red Sox & Yankees. This is right now the calm before the storm

 

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Devil Rays agreed to terms with infielder-outfielder Greg Norton on a one-year contract with a club option for 2008.

Norton, 34, had experienced little success this decade before hitting .296/.374/.520 with 17 homers and 45 RBI in 294 at-bats for the Rays this season. He won't be nearly as good next year, but he might remain a solid bench player.

 

Greg Norton alongside Ty Wigginton was one of the unexpected surprises for Tampa Bay. He certainly did well vs Boston, highlight the walkoff HR vs Tavarez... which came after the Boston bullpen blew a 6-2 lead in 2 innings

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They also avoided arbitration with Jae Seo.

 

link

[Youk Of The Nation]

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061013&content_id=1711345&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil

 

 

Milwaukee claimed JD Closser from the Rockies. Good move by the Rox, seeing as Torrealba and Ianetta should be perfect platooning together next season, not to mention the fact that Closser leaves a lot to be desired offensively.

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http://www.suntimes.com/sports/deluca/96509,CST-SPT-deluca14.article

 

By the end of the week we should hear official announcements about:

Lou Piniella as new Cubs manager

Joe Girardi as new Nationals manager

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The Phillies have locked up Jamie Moyer for 2 more years worth $10.5 million.

 

Ahem, he will be turning 44 next month. Is he worth that much money?

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2006/10/23/moyer_signs_2_year_extension_with_phils/

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The Phillies have locked up Jamie Moyer for 2 more years worth $10.5 million.

 

Ahem, he will be turning 44 next month. Is he worth that much money?

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2006/10/23/moyer_signs_2_year_extension_with_phils/

 

 

No. but now every other pitcher's price tag goes up too.

 

What's Gil Meche gonna cost? $6-7 m per year?

[Cocos Disciples]

Noooooo not Meche!

[riverside sluggers]

Alrighty, Jamie Moyer's contract could be worth as much as $14 million if he stays healthy for a certain ammount of time. This is for a soft-tossing lefty who will be nearing 46 at the end of 2008 season.

 

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/15833910.htm

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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/15859067.htm

 

The Padres' manager of 12 years, Bruce Bochy, has switched sides and is set to become the manager of the San Francicso Giants

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Noooooo not Meche!

 

why not? he made 32 starts this year, pitched 186 innings, was 11-8 and was "fair" for the most part, oiutside of a horrible stretch in August where he lost command and was walking guys.

 

But he is only 28, and almost Arroyo-ish in some ways, although Arroyo is better. He'd be a good back of the rotation candidate and I think we've learned you can't have too much pitching.

[Soxfan1]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/15859067.htm

 

The Padres' manager of 12 years, Bruce Bochy, has switched sides and is set to become the manager of the San Francicso Giants

Hahaha.

[Youk Of The Nation]

"Giants to play Bochy ball"

 

I bet the crack writing staff at MLB.com was chomping at the bit to use that little gem.

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The Mets are close to finalizing a 2 year/$25 million extension with Tom Glavine.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/467195p-393178c.html

 

Texas pretty much sealed the deal that Gary Matthews JR will go to another team, after lowballing him with a 2 year offer

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/110106dnsporanglede.32fe305.html

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http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6169006

 

The Mets are set to finalize 2 year extension with Orlando Hernandez worth $12 million. Little bit pricey for an aging pitcher who has eclipsed 150 innings just once in the last 6 seasons. Look for Vicente Padilla, Gil Meche, Ted Lilly, etc to have contracts worth around $10 million per season