Bronson Arroyo (Cub Killer) gets 25 MIL over 2 yrs

[cubsva]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2758621

[RichHillIsABeast]

Well, at least Rusch is gone. No HRs for you this year, Arroyo.

[rocket]

that's a lot of money

[CubinNY]

He's a Glendon Rusch killer.

 

It's looking to me like this was a good trade for the Reds. Willy Mo has a lot of pregression to do.

[USSoccer]

At first glance I thought that said $35m over 2 yrs.

 

Still, $12.5m for Arroyo is a lot.

[YearofDaCubs]

The market for starting pitching is just completely ridiculous.

[Post Count Padder]

Way too much for a guy who is ideally a 3rd or 4th starter. I expect his ERA to approach 5.00 next season, just to spite the Reds for this extension.

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

Not bad for a guy that walked naked into the clubhouse in AAA. :shock:

[Geech]

Looking at the terms, it doesn't actually seem like an especially bad deal. He won't make more than 10 million a year until 2010, and there's a 2011 option for 11 or 13 depending on innings thrown. Even if he regresses to a completely average pitcher, his contract isn't so bad that he can't be traded.

[TruffleShuffle]

Looking at the terms, it doesn't actually seem like an especially bad deal. He won't make more than 10 million a year until 2010, and there's a 2011 option for 11 or 13 depending on innings thrown. Even if he regresses to a completely average pitcher, his contract isn't so bad that he can't be traded.

 

I know, if I were the Reds I'd have preferred to have more good years from him before giving him so much money. If he pitches like he did last year, it's actually a bargain.

[cheapseats]

Looking at the terms, it doesn't actually seem like an especially bad deal. He won't make more than 10 million a year until 2010, and there's a 2011 option for 11 or 13 depending on innings thrown. Even if he regresses to a completely average pitcher, his contract isn't so bad that he can't be traded.

 

I know, if I were the Reds I'd have preferred to have more good years from him before giving him so much money. If he pitches like he did last year, it's actually a bargain.

 

PECOTA projects him to be worth a little less than $24 million over the next two years.

 

I like this deal for the Reds.

 

Ideally, I'd never go longer than three years for a pitcher.

[rchap24]

That amount of money is ridiciulous for him, but hey Gil Meche got 10 a year so with this free agent market nothing is crazy.

[CubinNY]

Why all the hate for Bronson? Is it the corn rows? It has to be.

 

In the three years since he has become a full time starter he's posted an ERA+ of 121, 98, and 146. His WHIP in that time is a respectable 1.2,1.3, and 1.88. His K to walk ratio is better than 2:1. He pitches @ 200 innings per year.

 

He is a pretty good pitcher and on the right side of 30 as well.