Bautista says he will not negotiate after his arbitration hearing on Monday. Bautista's self imposed deadline is probably not on the radar of most fans outside of Toronto. A long-term deal is rumored to be in the works, but with the deadline looming, nothing appears imminent. Bautista is an amazing story. He toiled for six years, putting up numbers that would only be noticed by hardcore fantasy baseball owners.
Then seemingly out of nowhere, he hits 54 home runs in This from a guy whose previous career high was 16 in Even more amazing was his career total of 59 in at bats.
Did you see some of the contracts this year? And the Jays would be able to afford that kind of money anyways. The Jays strategy is going to be the most interesting part of the case.
Any way I dont see this getting settled before the hearing. I would rather have this guy than either Crawford or Werth. My best is they settle for 9 million and he gets a nice 70ish million dollar deal next offseason from the Angels. Yes, the arbitrator must chose one of the 2 proposed salaries.
The reason we see compromises is because teams can still negotiate on their own after figures are exchanged, but before the hearing. IMO it would be terrible to give him a multi year deal. I understand that it is unlikely the Jays trade him before the season, but the Jays will likely not be a contending team this season and could end up getting more for a trade of Bautista during the season.
I would bet my left nut that he will not repeat his numbers. If they had another year of control then your post makes perfect sense.. The difference is Overbay played first base, and in terms of offensive figures he was near the very bottom of the barrel for first baseman. Where as Bautista is capable of playing more premium positions which puts his offensive figures up against players who may not perform as well..
Sure, if you lock him up now and he reverts back to his 16 HR. I mean look what Beltre got, Crawford, Werth.. Imagine if he puts up similar number the next few years and than hits the open market and see what he can get, could be scary numbers. I agree. As ridiculous as it sounds, he could land a million dollar contract.
He just needs a few things to happen. It would be really cool if arbitration happened after the season… obviously the players and union would never go for it.. It would make baseball a lot more exciting thats for sure. Gary Matthews, Eric Byrnes, ect. What an amazing find for the Jays. I know some of you will say, he never had a HR season prior to which is true, but also he was never given the opportunity to come to the plate times in a season with the exception of when he was on a horrible Pirates team.
Given the opprotunity to be an everyday player on a good offensive team which the Blue Jays usually are makes a world of difference. If Jays had not given Wells that crazy deal a few yrs back they would have no problem uping the ante on this one. Both of those teams missed out on the Adrain Beltre sweepstakes, and both need a 3B who can hit. Afterall, Anthopolos is handcuffed by the monster contract Wells was given, and with a drastically weakened rotation and bullpen, Toronto is not expected to compete for a playoff spot residing in the AL Beast!
A drastically weakened rotation? Guys like Romero, Cecil, Morrow, Drabek, and others can pick up the slack. I love Marcum… but if you look up his numbers vs AL east teams, you will see his deficiency..
AA has been drafting, big, hard throwing starters for a reason. Soft tossing, change up artists always have hard times versus deep and patient batting orders. Yes the pen is a question mark but the rotation will do just fine. Second Half of Morrow? More experienced Romero and Cecil? Welcome Drabek. No, the Jays will not likely contend but I assure you our pitchers will hold their own.
Our bullpen was terrible, and of course the x factor is we actually have someone competent running it. What would you expect if you traded him now? The Athletics have a surplus of pitching especially relievers, and two OF prospects Carter and Taylor who have little chance of playing in in light of the moves Oakland has made this offseason. I was basing this on what I saw the Cubs give up to land Garza.
It depends on the market. I guess it depends on where the Jays feel they are in their masterplan to contend. Read more about: Jose Bautista. Report an error. Journalistic Standards. About The Star. If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now it is free Sign In.
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