yea, i dont really look at his W/L becuase of how bad their offense was...which is why they wanted Montero...
Ill take pitching first all day but cant say i was not excited to watch Montero in a full season...
Great move picking up Montero! Gotta love an organization like the Yanks who are always trying to improve there team... Damn, I wish we had your guys payroll flexibiltiy...
Damn you Giants, get some freaking offense, our pitching will only take us so far
Lower than what i first heard, thinking he would file at $24M, both sides are still working on a long term deal, but a 2 year $40M deal wouldnt surprise me
#SFGiants agree to terms on 3-year Major League contract with Pablo Sandoval
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- SF Giants Twitter.
The Sandoval breakdown: $3.2 million this year, $5.7 million in 2013, $8.25 million in 2014. Takes him through all three arbitration years.
Finally something the Giants have done this year I can be happy about! Great deal!, if we get the Pablo of 09 and 2011, and if he can stay in shape, its a fair deal imo, healthy, hes capable of .300/30/100 season... Now lets get Timmy signed! Cain & Posey next!
CBS Sports' Jon Heyman said the Rangers and Japanese pitcher will reach a deal before today's deadline, and it will likely be a six-year deal for more than $52 million.
CBS Sports' Jon Heyman said the Rangers and Japanese pitcher will reach a deal before today's deadline, and it will likely be a six-year deal for more than $52 million.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Japanese ace Yu Darvish will be pitching in a Texas Rangers uniform in 2012.
Darvish agreed to a six-year deal worth $60 million just before Wednesday's 4 p.m. CT deadline.
The agreement comes 30 days after the Rangers won the right to negotiate with Darvish and his representatives, Don Nomura and Arn Tellem, by submitting a record $51.7 million posting bid. The club will now send the Nippon-Ham Fighters that payment and Darvish will come to the United States to pitch in the big leagues for the first time.
Darvish, who is still in Japan, will be in Arlington on Friday for a news conference.
The 25-year-old Darvish was 18-6 last season in Japan with a league-best 1.44 ERA and 276 strikeouts. He walked just 36 batters in 232 innings. Scouts have raved about Darvish's fastball command and what some say is a seven-pitch repertoire, which includes about everything but a changeup.
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Darvish pitched in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was 18 when he began his pro career and, after an average rookie season, was 12-5 with a 2.89 ERA and 115 strikeouts in his second season (2006). He's been consistent since, going 93-38 with a 1.99 ERA in his career in Japan.
The Rangers believe he will be a critical upper-rotation starter for years to come and will do so as he hits what should be the prime of his career. It's an important addition for a Rangers staff that does not have a true No. 1, after C.J. Wilson signed a five-year, $77.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels in December.
It's unclear where Darvish will slot in the Rangers' rotation when the season starts, but manager Ron Washington has already said that veteran Colby Lewis will start Opening Day. The rest of the rotation will be decided during spring training. The first three games of the season are against the Chicago White Sox, followed by three at home against the Seattle Mariners -- and Ichiro Suzuki.
The Rangers' interest in Darvish dates back a few years. They had a scout at nearly every one of his starts in 2011, and general manager Jon Daniels watched him in person last summer. The club has increased its Pacific Rim operations in recent years, with Lewis as its biggest success story.
Darvish visited Texas for the first time earlier this month to get a feel for the place. He took a tour of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, watched a special video the club put together for him that included some of his pitching highlights, clips of the Rangers' postseason runs and messages from Josh Hamilton and Nolan Ryan, among others. Darvish also met several players, including Hamilton and Ian Kinsler, and talked with Ryan and Rangers manager Ron Washington. He also had dinner with pitching coach Mike Maddux.
"The biggest impression I got, or the most surprising thing that I saw, was how big he is," said Maddux, echoing the sentiments of Hamilton, Kinsler and Ryan. "He's big."
The big question for Darvish is whether, unlike some of the recent Japanese pitchers who have posted in the past, his stuff can translate to the big league level. The Rangers' scouts believe they will and so does Lewis, who beat Darvish in 2008 when Lewis was pitching in Japan.
"If you're able to throw strikes, pound the strike zone and get guys out, it doesn't matter what league you play in," Lewis said last week. "If you can command the fastball and do what you need to do to get guys out, you can have success here too.
"He has overpowering stuff, especially in that league over there. The big thing that stood out to me was his fastball command. If he can do that here, he'll have success."
Richard Durrett covers the Texas Rangers for ESPNDallas.com.
Finally something the Giants have done this year I can be happy about! Great deal!, if we get the Pablo of 09 and 2011, and if he can stay in shape, its a fair deal imo, healthy, hes capable of .300/30/100 season... Now lets get Timmy signed! Cain & Posey next!
Like you said, if he can keep from being lazy that's a really good deal for the Giants.
LOL! I wonder how old Albert Pujols is. Assuming that is his real name. Watch him end up being 35 instead of 32, leaving him under contract with the Angels till he's 45 years old.
LOL! I wonder how old Albert Pujols is. Assuming that is his real name. Watch him end up being 35 instead of 32, leaving him under contract with the Angels till he's 45 years old.
Speaking of 45 year olds (well 45 in April), the Blue Jays signed Omar Vizquel to a minor league contract with a spring training invite.
Damn I thought Vizquel had retired years ago. Some guys don't know when to hang it up.
Seems he won't retire until he gets 3000 hits resulting in a questionable hall selection. He's only 159 hits away now. That said, he's only accumulated 243 hits in the last four years. At that rate he'll need to play at least two more seasons to get to 3000. That would mean six seasons to get the final 400 hits. How does that and hanging around to post a cumulative -0.2 WAR over your last four seasons strengthen your hall case exactly?
I've long thought Posada was one of the more underrated players in the game. Not sure what HOF voters might think of him but I definitely think he warrants HOF consideration. He's one of the best catchers of his generation and I'm fairly sure his name never came up with PED's.
4x World Series champion
5x All-Star
5x Silver Slugger
Very good career. Though his playoffs performance were a little mediocre. Just a .248 avg in the post-season compared to his .273 regular season avg.
Posada has a far better case more than people think. He was an a great hitting catcher.
However, what allows Piazza to be a first ballot hall of famer (though voters will probably play the I have no proof but screw you steroids card) despite being the worst defensive catcher ever is that his offensive numbers are so staggering at the catcher position. While Posada was the second best hitting catcher, the gap is quite large and his defense wasn't too great either. The there's Pudge. A good hitting catcher with amazing defense who should also be a first ballot lock (rumors of steroids card probably played as well).
It should also be noted that only 13 catchers are in the hall. Given how stingy they are, I don't see three catchers getting elected from his generation.
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