Rumors for November, 2011
Heath Bell nearing deal with…….
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Jim Bowden of ESPN.com is reporting that Heath Bell is nearing a deal with an unknown team. A few weeks ago, the Padres offered Bell a two-year contract, though it is speculated that Bell could receive a three-year deal worth more than $30mm.
The Marlins and Blue Jays are known to be looking for an experienced closer, but you can never count the Red Sox out who recently lost their closer. Another team that has to be in the mix is the Angels who are in need of bullpen help and are just north of where Bell currently lives at in San Diego.
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Rockies sign Ramon Hernandez and send Chris Iannetta to the Angels
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Troy Renck of the Denver Post is reporting that the Colorado Rockies have signed veteran catcher Ramon Hernandez. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports said that the deal is for two-years, $6.4mm with a salary of $3.2mm in 2012.
The Rockies will also trade catcher Chris Iannetta to the Angels for right handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood added Renck. Yesterday, we learned that the Rockies might be looking to deal Iannetta.
Hernandez hit .282/.341/.446 with 12 HR’s and 36 RBI’s in 298 AB’s for the Reds in 2011. Iannetta hit .238/.370/.414 with 14 HR’s and 55 RBI’s in 345 AB’s for the Rockies last season. Chatwood went 6-11 with a 4.75 ERA in 142 innings in 27 games, 25 starts for the Angels in 2011.
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Here’s a running list of trade rumors around the Major Leagues:
– The Texas Rangers are still looking for bullpen help, and according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports one of their targets is Athletics’ Andrew Bailey. Buster Olney of ESPN adds that the Reds, Blue Jays, Mariners and Red Sox are among other teams interested in the closer.
– Troy Renck of the Denver Post says that the Rockies remain “hopeful of finding common ground with Atlanta on infielder Martin Prado.” The Braves are apparently willing to move the infielder and Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports says that the Tigers are also interested in acquiring him.
– Even though the Giants exercised Jeremy Affeldt’s $5 million option, Major League sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports say that they will try to move him or Ramon Ramirez. The Giants are “trying to reduce the heavy investment in its bullpen,” says Rosenthal.
– According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Angels have talked about a possible Chris Iannetta deal. Renck was told that the Rockies asked about Tyler Chatwood.
– The Toronto Blue Jays, who are looking for a closer, are interested in Royals’ Greg Holland according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. He adds that the team is not “inclined” to move him unless they are overwhelmed by an offer.
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PRO Rumors financial efficiency report- St. Louis Cardinals
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Here’s the first financial efficiency report we at PRO Rumors are going to make. Lets start with the St. Louis Cardinals because they were the 2011 World Series’ Champions. I hope you enjoy this as much as a enjoyed writing it.
The Cardinals won 90 regular season games, or 41 above the 49 games won line. They paid $105,433,572 in total salaries. That means the Cardinals paid $2,293,574.93 for every win they earned above 49.
Their top five paid players were:
– Matt Holliday ($16,317,774): Holliday hit .296/.388/.525 with 22 HR’s, 75 RBI’s, 83 runs and a .912 OPS. For every home run Holliday hit, he earned $741,717. For every RBI he earned $217,570.32. For every time he got on base he earned $81,588.87.
– Albert Pujols ($14,508,395): Pujols hit .299/.366/.541 with 37 HR’s, 99 RBI’s, 105 runs and a .906 OPS. Pujols earned $392,118.78 for every home run he hit or $146,549.44 for each RBI he had or $60.959.64 for every time he got on base.
– Chris Carpenter ($14,259,403): Carpenter was 11-9 with a 3.45 ERA in 237.1 innings. Carpenter earned $1,296,309 for each win or $74,656 for each of his strikeouts (191). On a side note, Carpenter also earned $1,296,309 for each hit he got.
– Kyle Lohse ($12,187,500): Lohse was 14-8 with a 3.39 ERA in 188.1 innings. Lohse earned $870,535 for each victory or $109,797 for each strikeout.
– Lance Berkman ($8,000,000): Berkman hit .301/.412/.547 with 31 HR’s, 94 RBI’s, 90 runs and a .959 OPS. Berkman earned $258,064 for every home run he hit or $33,057.85 for every time he got on base.
The team had a collective OBP of .341, a SLG of .425 and an OPS of .766. They also scored a total of 762 runs which breaks down to the Cardinals spending $138,364.27 for each run.
If we take a look at their top five paid players, we could see that Berkman was the most productive among the three position players (and financially the cheapest). His OBP and SLG were higher than Pujols’ and Hollidays’. Berkman, who was picked up by the Cardinals during the off season, got on base a little more than four times every 10 times he stepped to the plate.
The Cardinals advanced to the postseason via the NL wild-card spot, and eventually ended up winning the World Series against the Texas Rangers in seven games.
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Tigers sign Ramon Santiago to a two-year deal
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The Detroit Tigers have signed infielder Ramon Santiago to a two-year deal worth around $4mm Scott Miller of CBSSports reports.
Santiago hit .260/.311/.695 with 5 HR’s and 30 RBI’s in 258 AB’s for the Detroit Tigers in 2011.
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Pirates sign Nick Evans to a Minor League deal
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Nick Evans to a Minor League deal with a Spring Training invitation according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com.
Evans hit .256/.314/.403 with 4 HR’s and 25 RBI’s in 176 AB’s for the New York Mets in 2011.
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Cubs sign David DeJesus to a two-year deal
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According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a deal with David DeJesus to be their everyday right fielder. Jane Lee of MLB.com adds that the deal is for two years worth $10mm and includes a club option for 2014.
Earlier this month, we learned that the Tigers were interested in DeJesus to be their lead off hitter. DeJesus hit .240/.323/.376 with 10 HR’s and 46 RBI’s in 442 AB’s with the A’s in 2011.
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Dodgers and Adam Kennedy agree to a deal
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year $800,000 deal with infielder Adam Kennedy according to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports. The deal is pending a physical.
Yesterday, we learned that Kennedy and the Dodgers were close to an agreement. Kennedy hit .234/.277/.355 with 7 HR’s and 38 RBI’s in 380 AB’s for the Seattle Mariners in 2011.
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PRO Rumors financial efficiency report- Introduction
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We at PRO Rumors have decided to give you a new feature called the “financial efficiency report.” If you have read the book “Moneyball” you would have an idea of what are we trying to do here. If you haven’t read it,then put it on your Christmas list. Here is an explanation of what the financial efficiency report will be all about.
In the book’s preface, the author quotes work done by a Manhattan lawyer named Doug Pappas. Pappas, says that a team with only minimum wage players, both on the Major League roster and the rest of the 40-man, would still probably win 49 out of the 162 games played.
In 2011, the minimum wage for a player on the 25-man roster was $414,500. The minimum wage for a player on the 40-man roster, with at least one day of MLB service time or had been on the 40-man roster for a year was $67,300.
The minimum that a team could spend on their 40-man roster in 2011 was: $11,397,000. That’s $10,387,500 for their 25-man roster and $1,009,500 for the rest of their 40-man roster. If a team could get approximately 49 wins with a $11,397,000 payroll, that means that if you divide the total wins a team got above their 49th win by the total dollars they paid over the minimum, you get the “price” each team paid for each win they got.
After this brief introduction of the “marginal win” formula, I’m going to say what this report is all about. I’m going to analyze the “price” for each win a team got in 2011 so we can determine which teams were the most cost effective. Besides that, I’m going to list the top 5 paid players on each team and give you their performance line, to see how much they actually contributed to their team.
I’ll also list each team’s OBP, runs and SLG totals so we can see for ourselves how related these stats are at the moment of scoring runs and winning games. So get ready to experience a thoughtful analysis of every 2011 Major league team.
The team’s payroll was taken from USA Today and the individuals salaries from About.com.
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Tigers interested in Maicer Izturis
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The Tigers have Atlanta’s Martin Prado at the top of their trade wish list. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the Tigers have looked into the Angels’ Maicer Izturis as a possibility if they are not able to acquire Prado.
The Tigers are looking to upgrade 2nd and 3rd base as well as their leadoff spot, all which Izturis has experience at.
The Angels do not plan to use Izturis in an everyday role this upcoming season as they are looking for an upgrade at the hot corner. The Angels have recently been connected to Aramis Ramirez.
The 31-year-old hit .276 with 5 home runs in 2011. Izturis is wrapping up a three-year deal where he will make $3.8mm in 2012.
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