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By: The Detroit Tiger Weblog » Blog Archive » Valuing Kenny Rogers

The Detroit Tiger Weblog » Blog Archive » Valuing Kenny Rogers — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:51:51 +0000

[...] the news came out about Boras testing the market I called it posturing and at the time made a guess that I just pulled out of nowhere: 1 year - 7.5 million, 1 million bonus for 20 starts, 1.5 [...]

By: Mike R

Mike R — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:32:58 +0000

Eh. Possible.

And regarding Boras: I don’t get why he gets the hate. Shouldn’t the players get more flack because they employ him. He works for them. He represents what they want. So doesn’t that make them the money grubbing bad guys?

By: Matt in Toledo

Matt in Toledo — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:38:53 +0000

I don’t think you’re giving Wade enough credit for that trade. Lidge would have been a free agent next year, and the Astros seemed to get three pretty good players in return.

By: Mike R

Mike R — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:54:37 +0000

I’d be all for dealing with the Astros. Considering they were just robbed of Brad Lidge who, granted, isn’t living up to his 2 outstanding seasons but still was very effective at over a K per inning, and a .218 BAA against. At this point, i think a change of scenery is good for him.

And Ed Wade is putting his magic touch. Nothing like having the worst farm system in baseball and then hiring Ed Wade to try to rebuild your team. We could get Luke Scott for 20 cents on the dollar.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:48:22 +0000

Thanks for the link, Mark. Interesting that DD was looking to replace monroe even back in december 06. A Scott-Monroe or Scott-Thames actually would have been quite a tasty platoon in 07, no? A thames-timo platoon in 08, however, will make me vomit in my own mouth.

By: Mark P.

Mark P. — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:49:55 +0000

Don,

I don’t think that is a bad idea. The Astros seem like they really want to get rid of him and he would be a good stopgap untial Maybin is ready. Also, it sounds like the Tigers already have had interest in him according to this article.

http://www.rotoauthority.com/2.....sy_ba.html

By: jvwalt

jvwalt — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:06:20 +0000

I think the Roger Clemens Experiment could turn out to be the beginning of a new trend: signing old pitchers for limited use. I won’t be surprised if Curt Schilling is treated very tenderly by the Red Sox — usage kept under 150 innings, either by skipping his turn occasionally, or even holding him out for a few weeks in midseason with a phantom injury (ankle tweak, stiff back, tender spot on the arm, you know). Hence saving him for the stretch run and playoffs.

The Tigers could have the same thing in mind with Rogers. Glavine and Maddux may be in for the same kind of treatment as well. If a team has enough resources (and enough rotation options), they can make good use of a veteran who’s effective in a limited role but no longer able to handle 200+ innings a year.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:53:59 +0000

Also, don’t hate boras, he just does what his clients want him to do and he does it better than anyone else. If my son played pro-ball, I’d sure as hell want boras to represent him.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:45:22 +0000

Off-topic, sorry, but this brad lidge for michael bourn deal: bourn’s going to houston to play CF, they have carlos lee in LF and moving hunter pence to RF - Luke Scott is the odd-man-out here. He’s 29, bat’s left, can play LF or RF, is cheap (arb eliegible I think after 08) and has a 273/366/516 line in 663 big league at bats - would look very nice in an old english D. The astros should be looking to move him pretty cheap since they no longer have room for him. Looks like a perfect fit to me, if we could swing a deal. Thoughts?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:36:12 +0000

Sign him. Sign him. Sign him.

Does Boras act like a turd from time to time? Yes, but he gets a ton of money for his clients which means he is good at his job.