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boilermaker · 06-16-2006, 05:50 PM

ARBITRATION DAY

Well, today was arbitration day and I'm satisfied with the rulings I was given.

- CF Gary Gages was given 1-year, $350,000 which is an enormous bargain. He had 20 stolen bases and a 4.1 VORP for a platoon player.

- SP Joaquin Benoit was given a 1-year, $350,000 which is also a good break for us. He won 13 games for us, had a 3.49 ERA, and when you consider how shoddy pitching standards are here in Arlington, this is a great ruling for us.

- P Ryan Drese gets a 1-year, $1.38 million dollar deal. Drese is our spot starter, but came out of the bullpen for the most part last season. A "bleh" player, he can be good, but that 4.68 ERA isn't particularly exciting. He also has a pedestrian 57 K's to 45 walks. Still, with our pitching as shoddy as it is, I think I'd rather go with the devil I know.

- OF Kevin Mench gets $1.08 million. 20 home runs last year, but a .261 average. Considering how uninteresting Gary Matthews was last season and how oft-injured David Dellucci was, Mench's presence was pretty valuable, although I kind of would like to see more out of him.

- 3B Hank Blalock gets $6.67 million. Well, he's the up and coming stud. 27 home runs and 10 points higher average than Mench. His VORP was 20.6. He's a keeper!

Some other notable arbitration cases for other teams:

NY Yankees, LF Hideki Matsui $3.8 million
Baltimore, RF Jay Gibbons $3.4 million
Cleveland, P C.C. Sabathia $3 million
Cleveland, 1B Travis Hafner $7.48 million
Cleveland, SS Jhonny Peralta $5.6 million
Cincinnati, IF Felipe Lopez $6.4 million

There are others. Who cares. I will crush them.

06-16-2006, 05:50 PM	#29
boilermaker All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,956	November 23, 2006 ARBITRATION DAY Well, today was arbitration day and I'm satisfied with the rulings I was given. - CF Gary Gages was given 1-year, $350,000 which is an enormous bargain. He had 20 stolen bases and a 4.1 VORP for a platoon player. - SP Joaquin Benoit was given a 1-year, $350,000 which is also a good break for us. He won 13 games for us, had a 3.49 ERA, and when you consider how shoddy pitching standards are here in Arlington, this is a great ruling for us. - P Ryan Drese gets a 1-year, $1.38 million dollar deal. Drese is our spot starter, but came out of the bullpen for the most part last season. A "bleh" player, he can be good, but that 4.68 ERA isn't particularly exciting. He also has a pedestrian 57 K's to 45 walks. Still, with our pitching as shoddy as it is, I think I'd rather go with the devil I know. - OF Kevin Mench gets $1.08 million. 20 home runs last year, but a .261 average. Considering how uninteresting Gary Matthews was last season and how oft-injured David Dellucci was, Mench's presence was pretty valuable, although I kind of would like to see more out of him. - 3B Hank Blalock gets $6.67 million. Well, he's the up and coming stud. 27 home runs and 10 points higher average than Mench. His VORP was 20.6. He's a keeper! Some other notable arbitration cases for other teams: NY Yankees, LF Hideki Matsui $3.8 million Baltimore, RF Jay Gibbons $3.4 million Cleveland, P C.C. Sabathia $3 million Cleveland, 1B Travis Hafner $7.48 million Cleveland, SS Jhonny Peralta $5.6 million Cincinnati, IF Felipe Lopez $6.4 million There are others. Who cares. I will crush them.