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Weaver Cons Mariners for $8.5M

submitted by rebelredsox
January 30, 2007 | 13 comments |

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Jeff Weaver is my hero. After an 8-14 season with the Angels and Cards with a 5.76 ERA, he signed a 1-year, $8.325M with the Mariners. His contract is littered with performance-based incentives for making the all-star game, winning the cy young (chuckle), or being the MVP. Once again, this is another coup for agent Scott Boras.

I will give Weaver credit. He pitched pretty well in the playoffs, but if past history is an indicator, I don't expect him to have a breakout year in the AL West.

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12 Comments On: "Weaver Cons Mariners for $8.5M"

	1. valentine_ed , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	+1 pts \| \| \|
	Just adds further evidence to how ridiculously overpriced mediocre to awful pitching is. Weaver is, at best, a .500 pitcher. At his worst (see his performance with the Angels) he is atrocious.

	1.1. rebelredsox , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	I completely agree. But who's fault is it? The fans, because we pay for overpriced tickets, concessions, and souveniers? The owners, who's infinite wealth allows the market growth? The players for their greed? Or Scott Boras, for being the devil?

	2. Harvey_Bars , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	+1 pts \| \| \|
	I'm an M's fan and while this move came as no surprise (http://yardbarker.com/author/article/6330, read the end of the first paragraph), I have no real problem with a one year deal. At best he finds his form for his Detroit Tigers days, at worst he stinks and they trade him. He was awful for the Angels last year, but pitched very well in the postseason, so his value has a little boost to it. I've asked this before and I'll ask it again, Jeff Weaver for one year / eight million or Gil Meche for five years / 55 million?

	2.1. rebelredsox , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	Great point...and thanks for the relink back to your old post. I think you're right about his relative value. A 1 year contract is safe, and nowadays, owners seem okay with putting lots of money out if the committment attached to it is minimal. And yes, I think I'd probably even take Weaver's deal over Meche's. But it still bothers me that it's reached this point.

	2.1.1. Harvey_Bars , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	This deal could have been a LOT worse with the way he pitched in the postseason. I do not have any problem with these low risk one year deals that owners are giving out. They make it easy to cut your losses of things don't pan out. Seattle did the same thing with Jose Guillen a month or so back and I liked that move as well.

	3. NFLAdam , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	What a joke. Is Seattle the place where old Angels pitchers go to retire?

	3.1. rebelredsox , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	I thought it was Disneyland.

	3.2. Harvey_Bars , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	I'd rather have Jeff Weaver's contract and relative talent right now than have Bartolo Colon and his 14 million he's making this year. You know he's going to be at 60% for the first few months of the year, then he'll have two good starts and re-injure himself and have to be shut down for the season.

	4. Jeff , January 30, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	I'm with Harvey_Bars. Almost any one year contract in this offseason of mega deals for mega average pitchers is the way to go. Weaver could start the year just as poorly as he did last year and it still won't be as bad a contract as Meche's with the Royals.

	5. rayj0101 , January 31, 2007 \| Reply	+1 pts \| \| \|
	I just cant wait to see his little brother dominate him in an Al West showdown.

	5.1. rebelredsox , January 31, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	Nice...didn't even think of that one. That'll be a fun one to watch.

	6. Starbury , January 31, 2007 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	let's not forget how difficult the AL is to pitch in. Studs like Beckett and Randy Johnson had trouble making the switch, imagine how hard it'll be on Weaver who struggled in the NL.

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