Mariano Rivera

[Mizzou]

The Yankees have offered him a three year deal... worth a total of 45 million dollars! 15M a year for a relief pitcher, wow! And you thought Hendry overpaid for relievers.

[Post Count Padder]

He's gonna take that. It's a record contract for a RP (or close to it) and he never wanted to leave the Yanks anyway.

 

That is a lot of money for a RP, but if any team is gonna do that, of course it's the Yankees.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

wow..how stupid

[Derwood]

He's gonna take that. It's a record contract for a RP (or close to it) and he never wanted to leave the Yanks anyway.

 

That is a lot of money for a RP, but if any team is gonna do that, of course it's the Yankees.

 

it blows away the $11.75M or whatever that Hoffman makes (currently the highest for a reliever)

[Yanksfan1523]

He's gonna take that. It's a record contract for a RP (or close to it) and he never wanted to leave the Yanks anyway.

 

That is a lot of money for a RP, but if any team is gonna do that, of course it's the Yankees.

 

it blows away the $11.75M or whatever that Hoffman makes (currently the highest for a reliever)

 

I agree 15m is too much for a closer. But let's not compare Mo and Hoffman. I know Everyone is going to jump all over me on this one, so........ENJOY.

[Post Count Padder]

He's gonna take that. It's a record contract for a RP (or close to it) and he never wanted to leave the Yanks anyway.

 

That is a lot of money for a RP, but if any team is gonna do that, of course it's the Yankees.

 

it blows away the $11.75M or whatever that Hoffman makes (currently the highest for a reliever)

 

I agree 15m is too much for a closer. But let's not compare Mo and Hoffman. I know Everyone is going to jump all over me on this one, so........ENJOY.

They are both very good. You're just biased. Mo may be better, but not by a very large margin.

[CuseCubFan69]

If you have the money spend it. Heck, people pay 30K a year for a dog nanny.

[Careless]

Heck of a contract for a 38 year old who just had his worst season.

[RynoRules]

Heck of a contract for a 38 year old who just had his worst season.

 

I guess the difference between him an the avg 38-yr old P is that he doesn't have a starter's mileage on his arm? (asking, not telling)

[Yanksfan1523]

Heck of a contract for a 38 year old who just had his worst season.

 

The problem is his worst season was still pretty darn good.

[TruffleShuffle]

wow..how stupid

 

it's only stupid if money is a finite resource, which it's not for the yankees

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

wow..how stupid

 

it's only stupid if money is a finite resource, which it's not for the yankees

 

Yes it is. If it was infite resource for them they would have signed Daisuke, or Zito, or both last offseason. Even the Yankees have a price.

[Guest]

He's gonna take that. It's a record contract for a RP (or close to it) and he never wanted to leave the Yanks anyway.

 

That is a lot of money for a RP, but if any team is gonna do that, of course it's the Yankees.

 

it blows away the $11.75M or whatever that Hoffman makes (currently the highest for a reliever)

 

I agree 15m is too much for a closer. But let's not compare Mo and Hoffman. I know Everyone is going to jump all over me on this one, so........ENJOY.

They are both very good. You're just biased. Mo may be better, but not by a very large margin.

 

Rivera is better and it is by a decent margin. Rivera has had seven years with an ERA under 2 in the stronger offensive league while Hoffman has had one year with an ERA under 2 in a weaker offensive league.

[javy knows my name]

He's gonna take that. It's a record contract for a RP (or close to it) and he never wanted to leave the Yanks anyway.

 

That is a lot of money for a RP, but if any team is gonna do that, of course it's the Yankees.

 

it blows away the $11.75M or whatever that Hoffman makes (currently the highest for a reliever)

 

I agree 15m is too much for a closer. But let's not compare Mo and Hoffman. I know Everyone is going to jump all over me on this one, so........ENJOY.

They are both very good. You're just biased. Mo may be better, but not by a very large margin.

 

Rivera is better and it is by a decent margin. Rivera has had seven years with an ERA under 2 in the stronger offensive league while Hoffman has had one year with an ERA under 2 in a weaker offensive league.

Meh at ERA for a reliever. Give me K/BB and WHIP anytime.

[cubweiser03]

He's gonna take that. It's a record contract for a RP (or close to it) and he never wanted to leave the Yanks anyway.

 

That is a lot of money for a RP, but if any team is gonna do that, of course it's the Yankees.

 

it blows away the $11.75M or whatever that Hoffman makes (currently the highest for a reliever)

 

I agree 15m is too much for a closer. But let's not compare Mo and Hoffman. I know Everyone is going to jump all over me on this one, so........ENJOY.

They are both very good. You're just biased. Mo may be better, but not by a very large margin.

 

Rivera is better and it is by a decent margin. Rivera has had seven years with an ERA under 2 in the stronger offensive league while Hoffman has had one year with an ERA under 2 in a weaker offensive league.

Meh at ERA for a reliever. Give me K/BB and WHIP anytime.

 

WHIP for Middle RP but for closers like these 2 guys ERA works well because they arent coming in the middle of an inning.

 

$15M holy smokes. But if Cordero is going to get $10M then i can see it. Cordero $10M? Dang.