Would've liked to see Buchholz back.
Given the track record of our castoffs, I guess it is possible that Hermida hits 40 home runs next year and Delcarmen posts an ERA under 2.
I don't think his agent his anything to do with it. An arbitration panel decides based upon his value (usually comparing it to contracts signed by similar free agents), and they weight it based upon what year of arbitration he's in. I forgot how it goes exactly, but it's like 30/60/90 or something similar. But it comes out to a similar number, I think.
To be honest, I had forgotten that Drew was on the board until now, lol. I also forgot about your Hanson offer...but I guess it's a little too late to renege on my trade with Dipre.
Salary isn't an issue. Drew's played 137 games in 3 of the last 4 seasons, so the injury proneness means he misses about 10 games a season compared to a regular OF. And the corner outfield positions are interchangeable. And Billingsley is a lot better than the rest of the available pitchers. And I get a better pick.
I don't feel like I lost a lot moving Choo from Drew; just about 10 games, and a little bit of production given Drew's aging.