Giants sign Affeldt

by MixFMKyle on Nov 17, 2008 2:57 PM EST Comment 44 comments

Andrew Baggerly is reporting the LHP Jeremy Affeldt has signed a 2-Year contract with the San Francisco Giants. Terms have not been announced, but I would bet since he signed so quick its probably a deal worth 6-8 Million over the two years. Maybe they gave him a shot at the rotation similiar to the Reds last year, or a shot at being the closer. Affeldt was a type-B free agent so the Reds will recieve a sandwich-round pick.

He has some nasty stuff, and should be even better in the NL West. I was hoping the Reds could have retained him, but obviously they already had Bray and have a lot of money in Cordero, so spending 3 or 4 million a year on another lefty isn't the best use of funds. Good luck to him in SF.

Here is another story on the signing from the SF Chronicle.

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Well now we are stuck without a strong evangelical Christian on the team...

Not great news.

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by Madville on Nov 17, 2008 3:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Now maybe we'll understand how valuable

Josh Hamilton was.

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by andromache on Nov 17, 2008 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

You don’t believe I will beat it into you.

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by MixFMKyle on Nov 17, 2008 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Shrewd move by the Giants

They’ll be picking up a shortstop at no extra cost.

by Brendanukkah on Nov 17, 2008 3:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

nice

by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 17, 2008 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

They'll just have to sign me, then.

I’m waiting for Walt’s call.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Nov 17, 2008 11:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Five years from now

I won’t remember that Affeldt was a Red. Mainly because I’ll be living under the overpass and won’t have an internet connection. Life without Baseball Reference would lead to a new Great Depression.

Why have I been blogging for so long? It's certainly not because of the paycheck. Because I could be making a lot more money as a doctor or a professional athlete.

by Slyde on Nov 17, 2008 3:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Clearly you'd remember picking on the boy

by Brendanukkah on Nov 17, 2008 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Seemed a harmless little fuck.

Nice touch Brendanukkah.

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by LastRites on Nov 18, 2008 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah

Mmmmm, sandwich pick.

Previous compensation picks for the Reds:
2007 – Todd Frazier (for Rich Aurilia)
2007 – Kyle Lotzkar (for Scott Schoeneweis)
2000 – Dustin Moseley (for Juan Guzman)
1996 – Matt McClendon (for Ron Gant)
1993 – Pat Watkins (for Greg Swindell)
1982 – Scott Jones (for Dave Collins)
1982 – Robert Jones (for Dave Collins)
1979 – Dan Lamar (for Pete Rose)

Why have I been blogging for so long? It's certainly not because of the paycheck. Because I could be making a lot more money as a doctor or a professional athlete.

by Slyde on Nov 17, 2008 3:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

We could get more than one

Is Stormy an A or B?

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by MixFMKyle on Nov 17, 2008 3:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He's a B

From Sports Illustrated:

In addition to Teixeira and Sabathia, the other Type A free agents according to the documents are Bobby Abreu, Doug Brocail, A.J. Burnett, Pat Burrell, Orlando Cabrera, Juan Cruz, Ryan Dempster, Adam Dunn, Brian Fuentes, Brian Giles, Trevor Hoffman, Bobby Howry, Orlando Hudson, Raul Ibanez, Derek Lowe, Damaso Marte, Jamie Moyer, Mike Mussina, Darren Oliver, Oliver Perez, Andy Pettitte, Manny Ramirez, Edgar Renteria, Francisco Rodriguez, Ben Sheets, Russ Springer, Jason Varitek and Kerry Wood.

The Type B free agents are Jeremy Affeldt, Moises Alou, Garret Anderson, Luis Ayala, Joe Beimel, Casey Blake, Casey Blake, Milton Bradley, Paul Byrd, Mike Cameron, Alan Embree, Eric Gagne, Jon Garland, Luis Gonzalez, Ken Griffey, Mark Grudzielanek, LaTroy Hawkins, Jason Isringhausen, Randy Johnson, Jeff Kent, Paul LoDuca, Braden Looper, Mark Loretta, Brandon Lyon, Greg Maddux, Brad Penny, Denny Reyes, Arthur Rhodes, Ivan Rodriguez, Rudy Seanez, Brian Shouse, John Smoltz, Frank Thomas, Salomon Torres, Juan Uribe, David Weathers, Randy Wolf and Gregg Zaun.

Why have I been blogging for so long? It's certainly not because of the paycheck. Because I could be making a lot more money as a doctor or a professional athlete.

by Slyde on Nov 17, 2008 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What's Corey Patterson?

I think he’s Type F — The Reds have to give up a fifth-rounder because they lost him.

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by Paul Householder on Nov 17, 2008 5:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

actually...

I think you get an extra draft pick for keeping Patterson on your team. It’s some sort of compensation for giving him a job and the suffering that comes with it

Do you Wazzel?

by NeifiChicken on Nov 17, 2008 5:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

thats Socialist!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 17, 2008 5:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dan Lamar (for Pete Rose)

At the time, you never would have thought we’d end up with the better of that deal, but look at Dan Lamar now. Not only did he lead the Reds to four more World Series championships, passing all of Rose’s records along the way, but he also went on to be a fantastic mayor of Cincinnati who improved the national reputation of the city, got Mike Brown to sell the Bengals, developed the waterfront and hosted the 4-day Maplethorpe festival.

Funny how things work out sometimes.

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by TheC on Nov 17, 2008 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Mark Sheldon is calling it a 2-year, $8 million deal

If so, Affeldt undersold himself.

Why have I been blogging for so long? It's certainly not because of the paycheck. Because I could be making a lot more money as a doctor or a professional athlete.

by Slyde on Nov 17, 2008 3:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

He could have gotten 3 years, 14 Million, maybe even a deal with an option year/buyout.

I am a bit suprised.

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by MixFMKyle on Nov 17, 2008 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The folks at McCovey Chronicles are pretty chuffed about the signing

Can’t say I really blame them. I would have liked Affeldt back, and that would have been a really reasonable deal. Oh well. More money to throw at Cherry Hudson, I guess.

by Brendanukkah on Nov 17, 2008 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm taking this as a positive

because Jocko has bought a great deal of goodwill by letting Patterson go.

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by Pops Daniels on Nov 17, 2008 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm I read your sig

and i kind of feel like i got raped…

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by The Crushinator on Nov 17, 2008 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

maybe a man like Jeremy

just liked the atmosphere in San Fran:

::ducking incoming ire::

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Nov 17, 2008 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You are beginning to see the light my child

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by Gay Jesus on Nov 17, 2008 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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by Thinthinnati Thid on Nov 17, 2008 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

you mean this atmosphere?

Tanzen!

by Verka Serduchka on Nov 18, 2008 7:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Looks like Ryan Dempster is getting 4yr/$52M from the Cubs

I really hope that comes back to bite them.

Why have I been blogging for so long? It's certainly not because of the paycheck. Because I could be making a lot more money as a doctor or a professional athlete.

by Slyde on Nov 18, 2008 3:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Obviously this was a career year for him

But he’s going to be 35 by the end of that contract. Before this year, he’d only had an ERA+ over 100 three times. Maybe they’ll plan to put him back in the bullpen towards the end of that contract, but jeez. Yes, I think they’ll be screwed by it, and it will work to the Reds’ advantage over the years.

by Brendanukkah on Nov 18, 2008 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Seems rich

Lohse signed for 4/41m a few weeks ago, and if I had to sign one for four years I’d take Kyle.

Also, this might be the largest contract ever for a former Red, which doesn’t say much abou the talent we’ve lost this decade.

by ken on Nov 18, 2008 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

what's BJ Ryan making?

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by justin007000 on Nov 18, 2008 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

5yr/$47M

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by Slyde on Nov 18, 2008 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

5 years/$47M

by ken on Nov 18, 2008 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

another former red with a big contract

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by justin007000 on Nov 18, 2008 4:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, those 2 innings he pitched back 1999 really captured the town's imagination

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by Slyde on Nov 18, 2008 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

once you are a red your a red from your first cigerate to your last dying day.

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by justin007000 on Nov 18, 2008 5:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We'll see where the market goes for Dunn

by Brendanukkah on Nov 18, 2008 4:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Talk about bad timing for Dunner

In the heyday of baseball making tons of money in the midst of a great economy, Dunn would get PAID. But I’m not so sure owners will be willing to commits large sums of money to anything less than a sure thing. (except the Cuns, who are retarded)

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by jch24 on Nov 18, 2008 5:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah but

Dunner’s about as close to a “sure thing” as there is in baseball. His performance is so consistent that an owner or a GM will know exactly what they’re getting. That kind of certainty has got to be worth something, right? Particularly when it’s hitting 40 home runs every year.

Also, with FJM going to the big food metaphor in the sky, everyone is free to praise Dunn’s consistency without fear of internet mockery.

by Brendanukkah on Nov 18, 2008 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dunner

Yankees beat writer Peter Abraham posted some free agent predictions. Here’s what he says about Dunn:

Adam Dunn: There is a distinct lack of buzz around Dunn for some reason. The statheads love him because he’s a sure thing every year. You live with the strikeouts but he gets on base and hits home runs. The baseball guys hate him because he has no position and doesn’t seem overly interested. Washington, a dying franchise already, needs a spark. Prediction: Nationals for three years and $36 million.

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by BubbaFan on Nov 18, 2008 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs