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Are You Kidding Me? And Other Thoughts
Are you kidding me? The Twins just signed Carl Pavano (the player that Yankee fans have recently voted as the most popular Yankee of all time) to a one year deal worth $7 million. Although he did pitch almost 200 innings last year, his era was over 5.
Justin Verlander is looking to increase his payday this year by filing for $9.5 million. The Tigers are countering with an offer of $6.9 million. Once again, are you kidding me? Verlander has received serious consideration in three of the last four years for the Cy Young award and the Tigers want to pay him less than what Carl Pavano will be making. Nothing against Pavano but he is nowhere near the pitcher that Verlander is. How can an always cash strapped franchise like Minnesota pay more for a guy like Pavano than the Tigers want to pay for a guy like Verlander? It’s beyond me.
Detroit should just get a deal done with Verlander and sign him for the next seven years. The Tigers need Verlander. Verlander is the man. Now that Granderson has joined the forces of evil, Verlander is the face of the Detroit Tigers. All I can think is that Dave Dombrowski wants to save some cash so that he can re-sign the D-Train.
Two other pitchers who debuted in the same year as Verlander also made headlines today with their signings. Francisco Liriano signed with the Twins for $1.6 million. Oh how the mighty have fallen. This guy was supposed to be the franchise pitcher after Santana left for New York and now he is making a quarter of Carl Pavano’s salary. The other signing is a biggie. King Felix will sit on his throne in Seattle for another five years as the Mariners re-signed him for $78 million plus incentives.
This is a really nice deal for both parties. Seattle is making a statement that they plan on contending for a while. I love it. I don’t know how well this team is going to do but they say pitching and defense wins championships and this team has both pitching and defense. They just don’t have much power. Maybe they can scratch out 95 2-1 wins this year. I hope so. We need to get some fresh faces into October this year.
Angels Relegated, Mariners Promoted?
I know, I know. There is still a lot of time before the new season is upon us and teams have lots of time to tweak and finalize their rosters. However, we could be witnessing a changing of the guard in the American League. For the past several years the junior circuit has had three top dogs. The Yankees, Red Sox, and Angels have all been very competitive every season. All three teams don’t always make the playoffs but it is generally accepted in April that they have a pretty good shot. This year there could be a slight change.
So far the Angels have only managed to lose players. Figgins has signed with the Mariners. It looks like Lackey will be wearing Red Sox. It doesn’t look like Vlady will be back. The only hole they have filled is the DH spot with Godzilla. The Mariners, on the other hand, have signed Figgins, look like they are picking up Lee in the three way trade that will send Doc Halladay to the Phils, and are major players in talks with Jason Bay.
Are you kidding me? King Felix and Cliff Lee in the same rotation. It sounds like the Ms are gearing up for the playoffs already. It also sounds like Seattle is definitely going to be giving the Halos a run for their money. Ichiro and Figgins are going to cause some major disturbances on the base paths, Hernandez and Lee in the rotation is going to give the Mariners a lot of fire power, and an aquisition like Jason Bay will give Seattle a much needed big bat in the middle of the lineup.
Of course, it’s not too late for the Angels to start improving their team. Bay and Holliday are still out there and it appears that there are a lot of teams willing to deal. I just can’t wait to see how all of this is going to pan out. If the Mariners do sign Bay, I look forward to seeing some new faces come playoff time.
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