Rumors for December, 2011
Should the Nationals start working on a long-term deal with Ryan Zimmerman?
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Even though Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is not scheduled to hit free agency until after the 2013 season, Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington believes the team should learn from what happened with the Cardinals and Albert Pujols and start working on a deal now.
Zuckerman says that there’s a lesson in all this. And the lesson is that “no matter how much we want to believe iconic players will forever be attached to one franchise, this remains a business first.”
Pujols left his longtime Cardinals for a 10-year, $254 million deal in Anaheim, even though the Cardinals offer was close to the Angels’. According to Zuckerman, Zimmerman’s interest in staying in Washington is real, as well as the Nationals interest in keeping him and that should motivate the sides to start working on an extension before things get messy.
This does not necessarily means both sides will reach an agreement during next season or during the next winter, but the sooner they start to work things out the less chance they have for everything to fall apart and Zimmerman ends up elsewhere.
Zimmerman, who missed more than two months due to an abdominal injury, hit .289/.355/.443 with 12 HR’s and 49 RBI’s in 395 AB’s for the Nationals in 2011.
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PRO Rumors financial efficiency report- Texas Rangers
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The second financial efficiency report we’re going to discuss is for the World Series’ runner up, the Texas Rangers.
The Rangers won 96 regular season games, or 47 above the 49 games win line. They paid $92,299,264 in total salaries meaning they paid $1,721,324.77 for every win they got above 49.
Their top five paid players were:
– Michael Young ($16,174,975): Young hit .338/.380/.474 with 11 HR’s, 106 RBI’s, 88 runs and a .854 OPS. Young earned $1,470,452.23 for every home run he hit, or $152,594.10 for every RBI he got, or $61,736.55 for every time he got on base. Young who played in almost every game earned $101,729 for each game he played in (159).
– Adrian Beltre ($14,000,000): Beltre hit .296/.331/.561 with 32 HR’s, 105 RBI’s, 82 runs and a .892 OPS. He earned $437,500 for every homer he hit, or $133,333.33 for every RBI he collected, or $80,459.77 for every time he got on base. Beltre who fought the injury bug this season, earned $112,903 for every game he played in.
– Josh Hamilton ($8,750,000): Hamilton hit .298/.346/.536 with 25 HR’s, 94 RBI’s, 80 runs and an OPS of .882. Hamilton earned $350,000 for every home run he got, or $93,085.11 for every RBI, or $47,043.01 for every time he got on base. Hamilton earned $72,314 for every game he played in (121 games played).
– C.J. Wilson ($7,000,000): WIlson went 16-7 with a 2.94 ERA and 206 strikeouts in 223.1 innings. Wilson got $437,500 for every won game, or $33,980.58 for every strike out. Wilson took the mound 34 times last season which means he earned $205,882 for every start.
– Ian Kinsler ($6,200,000): Kinsler hit .255/.355/.477 with 32 HR’s, 77 RBI’s, 121 runs and a .832 OPS. He earned $193,750 for every home run he hit, or $80,519 for every RBI, $51,239.70 for every run scored, or $24,313.73 for every time he got on base.
The Rangers had a .340 OBP as a team and a .460 of SLG percentage. They scored a total runs of 855 which breaks down their expenses to $107,952.35 per run.
The Ranger that was on base the most was Young, although the one who scored the most runs was Kinsler. Young had .025 points more than Kinsler in the OBP column, but Kinsler scored 33 runs more than Young. Given their salaries, Kinsler being $9,974,975 cheaper than Young, we can conclude that Kinsler was more of a efficient investment for the team. After all, the Rangers paid almost three times more to Young than what they paid to Kinsler every time he got on base.
The Rangers won the AL West division pennant, but failed to win the World Series for the second time in a row.
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Rockies trade Stewart and Weathers to Cubs
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The Colorado Rockies have traded Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers to the Chicago Cubs for Tyler Colvin and DJ Lamehieu, Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post reports.
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Thursday Hot Stove Rumors: Red Sox sign LHP Jesse Carlson
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Here are Thursday’s Winter Meeting Rumors for you to follow:
– The Boston Red Sox have signed Jesse Carlson to a split contract. (Robert Mayer, Berlin Patch)
– The Colorado Rockies are willing to offer Michael Cuddyer a three-year deal, making them strong suitors to land the free agent reports Troy Renck of the Denver Post..
– Andrew Bailey appears to be on his way out of Oakland. According to Jon Heyman of CBSSprots, he’s hearing that Bailey will probably be dealt at the trade deadline compared to now.
– According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies are the most likely teams to land Josh Willingham.
– The Washington Nationals are interested in bringing outfielder Rick Ankiel Back according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.
– The New York Yankees could trade Hiroyuki Nakajima since they don’t have a role for him. (Buster Olney, ESPN)
– The New York Mets were debating on Wednesday as to whether they would trade relief pitcher Bobby Parnell. (Source of Adam Rubin, ESPNNewYork.com)
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Juan Carlos Oviedo arrested for faking identity
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Marlins reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo (formerly Leo Nunez), was arrested today and will be brought to justice for faking his identity according to the Associated Press.
“In this moment, Oviedo is detained in the American consulate and will be brought to justice for having a double identity,” said Maximo Baez Aybar, spokesman of the Dominican National Police. “That is a crime in our country and in the United States of America.”
Aybar added that Oviedo was asked to come to the American consulate as part of an investigation for using a fake identity under the name of Leo Nunez. Oviedo’s agent, Andy Mota, didn’t answer AP’s calls looking for a reaction regarding his client’s arrest.
Oviedo went 1-4 with a 4.06 ERA and 36 saves in 64.1 innings for the Marlins in 2011.
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Brewers agree to a deal with Alex Gonzalez
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The Milwaukee Brewers have reached an agreement with short stop Alex Gonzalez according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.
Last week, we learned that Gonzalez was drawing interest from the Cardinals, Giants and Brewers. Gonzalez hit .241/.270/.372 with 15 HR’s and 56 RBI’s in 564 AB’s for the Atlanta Braves in 2011.
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Los Angeles Angels agree to a 10-year deal with Albert Pujols
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The Los Angeles Angels have agreed to terms with first baseman Albert Pujols according to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports.
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports adds that Pujols’ deal could reach $254 million and Danny Knobler of CBSSports adds that Pujols has a full no-trade clause in his contract.
Pujols total contract value puts him just ahead of A-Rod (2001- 10yrs $252mm) and behind A-Rod (2008- 10yrs $275mm, re-negotiated part of 2001 contract) for the 2nd biggest contract in MLB history.
In 2003, Arte Moreno purchased the Angels for $182.5mm. Pujols alone make at least $70mm more than what Moreno paid for the franchise.
Pujols ($14,508,395 in 2011) 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.
With the signing of Pujols, the Angels now have to decide what they will do with their other first basemans, Trumbo and Morales.
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Angels sign C.J. Wilson
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The Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a deal with left handed pitcher C.J. Wilson according to an executive close to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
The deal would be for $77.5 million over five years adds Jon Heyman of CBSSports. The deal includes a full no-trade first 2 years, then 8 teams he block a trade to each year after that.
The left hander had narrowed his choices down to the Miami Marlins and the Los Angeles Angels. The Marlins were offering Wilson a six-year deal and also had no state tax, which would allow Wilson to make more money. The Angels were only offering a five-year deal but had the draw of being Wilson’s hometown team.
Wilson ($7,000,000) was 16-7 with a 2.94 ERA in 223.1 innings throughout 34 starts for the Rangers in 2011. He got $437,500 for every won game, or $33,980.58 for every strike out. Wilson took the mound 34 times last season which means he earned $205,882 for every start.
In the last twenty-four hours, the Angels have spent around $331 million on three players (Pujols, Wilson and Hawkins).
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Detroit Tigers sign right handed pitcher Octavio Dotel
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The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a deal with veteran right hander Octavio Dotel according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America. The deal will be for one-year at $3.5mm with an option for 2013.
Dotel will pitch in a set-up role helping get the ball to closer Jose Valverde.
In 2011, he posted a 3.50 ERA in 54 innings.
Yesterday, we learned that the Tigers were closing in on Dotel. He had narrowed his choices down to the Cardinals and Tigers after having an impressive postseason helping the Cardinals win the World Series after he was traded from the Blue Jays.
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Yankees release outfielder Greg Golson
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The New York Yankees have released outfielder Greg Golson according to Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger.
Golson hit .182/.250/.182 in 11 AB’s for the Yankees in 2011.
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