What kind of contract will Joel Pineiro get on the open market? The great Jon Heyman took a stab at that very question yesterday with this prediction:"Pineiro, two years, $15 million."This prediction is interesting to me because it's far lower than my prediction for Pineiro a week back of 4 years/$40 million. Either I really like Pineiro or Heyman really dislikes Pineiro. Or maybe the market just sucks.But nevertheless, here's my reasoning for the 4 years/$40 million prediction:1. he's young (just turned 31)2. fantastic 2009 seasonDoes anyone realize just how good Pineiro has been this season? According to fangraphs:-Pineiro has been worth $23.8 million this year-5.3 WAR-1st in BB/9 (1.1)-1st in HR/9 (.3)-1st in ground ball % (61.4%)-3rd in line drive % (15.6%)-9th in WHIP (1.13)-15 wins3. Pineiro is one of the best free agent pitchers on the market.Seriously. Here is my top five:1. John Lackey2. Joel Pineiro3. Randy Wolf4. Rich Harden5. Jason MarquisIt's h...
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