Reds avoid arbitration with Nick Masset
The Reds have signed Nick Masset to a 2-year deal through the 2011 season, avoiding arbitration with the 27-year old right-hander. Terms have not been disclosed as of yet, but we'll update here when they become available.
Masset pitched 76 innings in 74 games last season, posting a 2.37 ERA, striking out 70 batters and walking just 24. He is likely to be the primary right-handed set up man for Dusty Baker this year.
UPDATE: Sheldon has the details:
The deal is worth $2.58 million in guaranteed money. The reliever will get $1.035 million in 2010 and $1.545 million in 2011. There are performance-based incentives as well.
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am i the only one worried about Masset?
his season last year was the dictionary-definition of the word outlier. i certainly think Masset > Lincoln, but i fear this deal could end up looking very much the same because im not sure just how much better Masset is.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 16, 2010 1:50 PM EST reply actions
I like him reasonably well.
He’s got some get-up on the fastball doesn’t he?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
which is why he works well for an inning at a time
rememb
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 16, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
As long as he's relieving and not starting
If I remember right, his fastball was around 89-90 as a starter and 94-95 from the ’pen.
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by BK on Jan 16, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
do we have money figures yet?
i will reserve judgement until I see what he is making, because I doubt he is making more than $2M a season, so it should be alright.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 16, 2010 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Still, it's a relatively low-risk deal
Just think that we’re giving him less than half of what we gave Willy Taveras. Even if Masset is a decent RH arm in the bullpen, he’s earning that money on this team. If he keeps up what he did last year, he’s a cheap setup man.
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by BK on Jan 16, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Relievers are always tough to predict
but he did show a lot of progress last year. Per your link, his fastball acquired a bit more giddyup (and since he only started one game in ‘08, it can’t be attributed to switching to relieving). The babip was low but he also got a lot of grounders. This is a great deal for the first two arb years, even if he regresses to a 3ish ERA>
i see a good bit of regression in his future
but at $2.58 mil, he could suffer a ton of regression and still turn out to be worth it. i was afraid of a Lincoln-esque deal, but Walt proved me wrong again. good on ’im.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 17, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
It sucks that we're this jaded.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
i dont think it's jade
relievers are, by nature, extremely volatile. on top of that, Masset pitched last season like he has never pitched before. that being said, $2.58 mil for two years of Masset is better than ok.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 17, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
Oh how things have changed.
Remmeber when we wanted to kick Masset to the curb to make room for Viola and Roenicke?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
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by PeteyHendrix on Jan 16, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
I mmeber
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
i think this is great deal
For $1M and $1.5M, the chance that Masset is really useful is a great gamble.
They say there’s no such thing as a bad 1-year deal. This two-year deal is cheap enough it’s hard for it to be a bad one.
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i didnt like masset when we traded griffey for him
and my thoughts havent changed.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
holy cow
I might as well have just set fire to the $10 I invested in the office playoff pool. First the Bengals last week (I had them going all the way) And now the Saints kicking butt, when I thought they’d wash out early.
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you serouisly had the Bengals going all the way?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 16, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
one of my tickets
I usually do one long-shot ticket.
The other has Dallas winning it all.
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am i right?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 17, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
you can play in my pool anytime
by Dave from Louisville on Jan 17, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
not creepy at all
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by boobs on Jan 17, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
if this doesn't go green
its definitely a slow day at RR
by Dave from Louisville on Jan 17, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Happy Birthday Matt Maloney!
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
whah happened?
SBNation was down for quite awhile.
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i'd like to take credit for it getting fixed
i noticed it was down, so I tweeted about it, and now it’s back!
you're probably the one who crashed it in the first place
Just so you could look all heroic fixing it!
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The Cyber Bubba
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by PeteyHendrix on Jan 17, 2010 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
you genderfied her
which is degrading.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 17, 2010 12:44 AM EST up reply actions
Our hosting provider had a major network failure
Sounds like they ran into some serious issues and brought down several major sites, not just all of SB Nation. That’s not going to look good for them.
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thanks for the update
They did get things up and running pretty quickly, if it was that serious a problem.
My web site was down for about a week last year, because the building that housed the servers caught fire. It sucked, but what are you going to do? The building caught fire. Could happen to anyone.
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That's why keep all my servers outside
by 'tHan on Jan 17, 2010 11:53 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
not too bad. not bad at all
considering he might very well me be finishing games at the end of the 10 season or the beginning of 11
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand
mah-sah-t
I think it’s fair to connect the dots and see Masset as perhaps the hair to the throne room for a closer’s job after Coco gets sent to New York.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
Ahem,
that’s “hare.”
He sits alone...Reds are not home.
by Gapper on Jan 17, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I rekkin
the Coco part landed on the cutting room floor, right next to the hares.
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
It the Eyre of the Tiger.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 17, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Hare?
I kicked his hind end the last time we raced.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Jan 17, 2010 3:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Looks like Cherry is signing with SD.
Joins his brother, whom the Pads re-acquired yesterday.
We Are ... Marshall!
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