RF Emilio Beauvais, minor league contract
RP Wan-fu Chu, minor league contract
Houston
C Ricardo Perez, minor league contract
Los Angeles
RP Pedro Elizalde, 2 years, $4,800,000 total
LF Alan Callahan, 4 years, $47,000,000 total
... and there were some retirements
1B Russell Powell retires (.281, 395 HR, 197 SB)
Danville
Albert Boll retires (93-110, 4.37)
Los Angeles
William Augustin retires (67-45, 843 G, 3.97)
Saskatoon
C Lorenzo Mendoza retires
Next sim -- Sunday night (to the end of January)
Now, we get to see if Callahan provides similar value to Thomas over the next few seasons.
ReplyDeleteCallahan's contract breaks down like this:
2014: $10.5m (34 on opening day)
2015: $11.5m (35 on opening day)
2016: $12m (36 on opening day)
2017: $13m (mutual option)
Bonuses: $500k for 600 PA
Outstanding Hitter: $15m
Nothing like a little cash to motivate a player to win an award, eh?
Well, I wouldn't ahve done it. But good luck with that. You know I'm cheap.
ReplyDeleteI'm not quite as cheap as Nate, but that's more than I expected Callahan to get.
ReplyDeleteHope he comes through for you, Michael.
I think we need to take a second and remember Russell Powell who quietly walked off in the sunset with the most HRs ever in the OEL. He retired with 395 dingers unable to hit the 5 more needed to get to 400 over the past year and a half where he went homerless. I did as much as I could to see him hit that milestone with a Steamers cap on, but it was not meant to be. So give a second and recognize the man who has the HR lead for the next season or two until Mudge passes him at that time.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, how does Elizalde manage to throw 101+ mph, have good movement, and still have poor stuff and be inept at striking people out?
ReplyDeleteHe's a good reliever. I just don't understand that skill set mix.
Think Mitch Williams. All the power in the world and no idea where it's going?
ReplyDeleteYeah, but Williams struck out a lot of hitters (8.6 K/9). So do a lot of those wild, hard throwing guys. And, he's not just a guy who throws a hard, but perfectly straight fastball, because he has good movement and doesn't give up home runs.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I don't understand. I just can't visualize him as a pitcher.
He's an enigma.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was more a mystery, or maybe a riddle. Perhaps even a puzzle.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not enigma though. That's just silly.
Hrm. Jose Nunez, maybe? Bill James once speculated that the reason he didn't have any real success (Nunez, that is, not James) is because even though Nunez could throw hard he threw everything, regardless of pitch, at the same speed. He had no ability to either 'reach back for a little more' or 'take something off it' and keep the hitters guessing.
ReplyDeleteIt wan't a happy time in Chicago.