Kramerica Industries Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Contract inflation is back, baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 $13MM/year ain't bad considering he was looking for $15MM. Plus with this and the trade, the Cardinals have actually decreased payroll yet probably overall improved the roster. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 You're right, but this is paying $13M per for a player who has been below average in three of the past five seasons. I'm very iffy on Peralta, personally, for the length of the contract he received.But if it means that Pete Kozma is finally reduced to the role he should be in, which is that of the slick-fielding utility infielder, then it's absolutely the right move for St. Louis to have made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Cardinals have finalized a deal with Jhonny Peralta, reportedly to be for 4 years at just over $52MM.Tee hee. I still giggle at the way this player's first name is spelled, even after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Jays want Jeff Samardzija. Cool JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Jays want Jeff Samardzija. CoolMeh. Too good to be true. I'd rather they trade Bautista for prospects. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Cardinals have finalized a deal with Jhonny Peralta, reportedly to be for 4 years at just over $52MM.Tee hee. I still giggle at the way this player's first name is spelled, even after all these years.It's actually a very common way to spell it, especially in the Dominican Republic. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Per Ken Rosenthal, the Peralta contract might lead to harsher PED penalties: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/jhonny-peralta-st-louis-cardinals-deal-ped-steroid-use-112413 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Freese & Salas are both players who may wind up successful for Anaheim. They're not a awful as we like to think they are in St. Louis. (Although in Freese's case, we'll simultaneously love him for being a hometown kid who had some amazing nights).But the Angels paid more than any other team probably would have for him. Bourjos excites me. So does Grichuk.Freese, FWIW, isn't totally living off one game, and for a few reasons. One, he had a hell of a post-season. He was the NLCS MVP as well as the World Series MVP. He wasn't just amazing that night, he was amazing all October. But more to the point, check out how he followed that up in 2012. He was pretty good. He's not a guaranteed flop. I was down on him this year, ready to move on from him. But there's talent in that bat, and his defense shouldn't end up too far below average. I think a change of scenery and a chip on his shoulder might work out well for the Angels.I doubt he can do anything that would make the Cardinals regret this move, and the Angels shouldn't have given up so much, but there definitely exists the potential for Freese to be a positive for LAA.As for the Peralta signing, I love it. Gave him a year too long and a couple million per year too much. In other words, they signed an in-demand free agent on the open market. When you're talking about a 4-year deal at $13 million per, that's the kind of overpaying you can handle, especially at a premium position. If the Cardinals ever feel handcuffed by this deal, it won't be until there's two or less years and 26 or less million remaining on it. Hardly anything to fret over.Peralta will give them a massive upgrade with the bat. He's been a top-5 offensive SS, where as Pete Kozma was a bottom-5 offensive starter (at any position) last year. And Peralta's defense at SS is steady and above average. He could decline to below average in a couple of years, but we'll see. That's a risk worth taking. He can play positions besides short, and as I mentioned above, the length of the contract isn't so long it should hamper them much.As for the PEDs—whatever. I just don't care. He did his time, he apologized—good enough for me. Don't let it happen again. MLB and MLBPA want to stiffen the consequences because they're tired of seeing guys get big contracts after suspensions? Go for it. I support that. But under the current rules, he paid for his crime and showed remorse. He's not the first guy to get a big contract after a suspension, and he's not the first free agent who's been suspended for PEDs that the Cardinals have signed. Not a problem for me.In just a few days, GM John Mozeliak has filled his 3 biggest needs:1. SS: Peralta improves the offense drastically and maintains solid defense.2. CF: Bourjos is but a slight drop-off from John Jay offensively and the best defensive outfielder in the game.3. 3B: Matt Carpenter slides over from 2B, losing some of his value but still being a big upgrade over what David Freese was.He's also opened up a spot for highly-rated prospect Kolten Wong at 2B and kept all of his stud young pitching depth in tact. Pretty amazing. There's still room to improve. He could find a different 3B and shift Carpenter back to 2B and Wong to the bench. He'll likely do something that alleviates the log-jam in the OF. And he could still afford to upgrade the bench. But the major needs are filled and he hasn't given up any players of high value or draft picks. Pretty great.Thanks for reading another chapter of my sports message board responses novel. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Wait. Did STL Fanatic just say that Peter Bourjos is a better defensive outfielder than Mike Trout, Adam Jones, Torii Hunter, Carlos Gomez and Gerardo Parra? GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Six Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Wait. Did STL Fanatic just say that Peter Bourjos is a better defensive outfielder than Mike Trout, Adam Jones, Torii Hunter, Carlos Gomez and Gerardo Parra?So far, he has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 You know what's BS? That American League teams can offer free agent hitters super long contracts, knowing that they can be a DH at the end of it, and also that they have an extra roster spot to sign someone just as a DH. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 You know what's BS? That American League teams can offer free agent hitters super long contracts, knowing that they can be a DH at the end of it, and also that they have an extra roster spot to sign someone just as a DH. Sorry for partying | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 My DH senses are tingling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Looks like all MLB games are going to get a little more of a prison vibe next year with metal detectors becoming mandatory across the league...http://ballparkdigest.com/201311246826/major-league-baseball/news/mlb-to-screen-fans-at-games-next-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 You know what's BS? That American League teams can offer free agent hitters super long contracts, knowing that they can be a DH at the end of it, and also that they have an extra roster spot to sign someone just as a DH. Yet another reason to abandon the '70s gimmick of the DH and finally standardize the rules across both leagues. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 You know what's BS? That American League teams can offer free agent hitters super long contracts, knowing that they can be a DH at the end of it, and also that they have an extra roster spot to sign someone just as a DH. Yet another reason to abandon the '70s gimmick of the DH and finally standardize the rules across both leagues.I'm as big a supporter of pitchers hitting as anybody (except you evidently), but even you know we're far more likely to go the other way and the NL will adopt the DH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Yeah, the union would never let it go away. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGiantsFan Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 The Dodgers sign Dan Haren to a one-year contract. BEHANCE | PORTFOLIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 You know what's BS? That American League teams can offer free agent hitters super long contracts, knowing that they can be a DH at the end of it, and also that they have an extra roster spot to sign someone just as a DH. Yet another reason to abandon the '70s gimmick of the DH and finally standardize the rules across both leagues. I'm as big a supporter of pitchers hitting as anybody (except you evidently), but even you know we're far more likely to go the other way and the NL will adopt the DH.Which is stupid. I hate the idea that you have all these pitchers who can't contribute at all (no matter how little it may be) offensively, and that teams need to carry an offensive player who can't/often times doesn't contribute defensively.IMO, pitchers hitting is one of the coolest strategic parts of the game. It may be rare, but games like game 5 of the 2012 NLCS, game 1 of the 2012 World Series, and game one between the Giants and Dodgers in 2013 wouldn't have had those crazy moments if pitchers weren't allowed to pick up the bat. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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