Dye turned down $3.3 million deal from Cubs

[Schwarber Fan]

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=MLB&id=2233&line=281401&spln=1

 

Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com was told by an MLB executive that free agent Jermaine Dye turned down a $3.3 million offer from the Cubs this week.

[Sammy Sofa]

Well, thank goodness for that. I wouldn't have had a problem with getting Dye, but not for more than what Nady got. Edited January 29, 2010 by Sammy Sofa

[Schwarber Fan]

Yeah, I'd rather have Nady anyway

[jersey cubs fan]

Well, thank goodness for that. I wouldn't have had a problem with gettign Dye, but not for more than what Nady got.

 

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[Old Style]

:shock:

[Sammy Sofa]

Well, thank goodness for that. I wouldn't have had a problem with gettign Dye, but not for more than what Nady got.

 

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Nady's base salary is for $3.3 million, right? So if Dye turned that down, I would assume it was because he would only sign for more, unless Jermaine Dye is crazy and demanded that they pay him less than what was offered and the Cubs are even crazier and refused his crazy demands.

[jersey cubs fan]

Well, thank goodness for that. I wouldn't have had a problem with gettign Dye, but not for more than what Nady got.

 

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Nady's base salary is for $3.3 million, right? So if Dye turned that down, I would assume it was because he would only sign for more, unless Jermaine Dye is crazy and demanded that they pay him less than what was offered and the Cubs are even crazier and refused his crazy demands.

 

Oh, okay, I thought you were saying 3.3m was more than Nady got.

[TruffleShuffle]

good, dye sucks. thanks for turning it down buddy.

[UMFan83]

Well, thank goodness for that. I wouldn't have had a problem with gettign Dye, but not for more than what Nady got.

 

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Nady's base salary is for $3.3 million, right? So if Dye turned that down, I would assume it was because he would only sign for more, unless Jermaine Dye is crazy and demanded that they pay him less than what was offered and the Cubs are even crazier and refused his crazy demands.

 

I think it has to do more with Dye hoping to sign a starting job somewhere. Every whisper I've read about Dye this offseason is he wants to start. Maybe eventually he'll realize that this offer isn't coming, but looks like it hasn't quite happened yet.

[Post Count Padder]

Good. I prefer Nady. Dye thinks he'd get more but I don't see other teams knocking each other out of the way to sign him.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Good luck to Jermaine getting more than that elsewhere at this point in the offseason.

[Guest]

Well, thank goodness for that. I wouldn't have had a problem with gettign Dye, but not for more than what Nady got.

 

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Nady's base salary is for $3.3 million, right? So if Dye turned that down, I would assume it was because he would only sign for more, unless Jermaine Dye is crazy and demanded that they pay him less than what was offered and the Cubs are even crazier and refused his crazy demands.

 

I think it has to do more with Dye hoping to sign a starting job somewhere. Every whisper I've read about Dye this offseason is he wants to start. Maybe eventually he'll realize that this offer isn't coming, but looks like it hasn't quite happened yet.

 

Players get dinged up in Spring Training all the time. Dye just needs to wait it out and hope that a corner outfielder is one of the guys that gets dinged up. Otherwise, there are probably some teams out there willing to give him the lesser money to be a part time DH/4th outfielder.

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thanks jd

[chasinf5s]

id rather have Nady anyway

[Cubswin11]

I think Dye more or less turned down a bench/back-up role, rather than turn down $3.3 million.

[Roast]

Thank you, Dye.

[JonJayCutler]

As being one of the few people here who preferred Dye over Nady, this makes me feel better in knowing that we at least tried to sign Dye first.

[Rob]

As one of the people who correctly realized that Dye is worse than your average AAAA player at this point, I don't know if I'm happier that he turned the deal down or pissed off at the front office for offering him a ridiculous contract in the first place.

[YearofDaCubs]

Dye should have taken the money because I dont think a team is willing to give him more than that. That being said I'd rather have Nady so it worked out.

[Sammy Sofa]

As one of the people who correctly realized that Dye is worse than your average AAAA player at this point, I don't know if I'm happier that he turned the deal down or pissed off at the front office for offering him a ridiculous contract in the first place.

 

You're definitely one of something.

[Rob]

As one of the people who correctly realized that Dye is worse than your average AAAA player at this point, I don't know if I'm happier that he turned the deal down or pissed off at the front office for offering him a ridiculous contract in the first place.

 

You're definitely one of something.

 

Yeah, one of the people who correctly realized that Dye is worse than your average AAAA player at this point. I already said it.

[Sammy Sofa]

If he was a fulltime player, yes. Kind of a big caveat.

[Derwood]

If he was a fulltime player, yes. Kind of a big caveat.

 

and even then, to call Dye worse than replacement level (or average AAA OF, or whatever) is just false. I don't care how bad his defense is.

[dew1679666265]

If he was a fulltime player, yes. Kind of a big caveat.

 

With an old, injury prone team like we have, though, you need to feel comfortable with your bench players getting significant playing time. I don't feel that way with Dye.

[Rob]

If he was a fulltime player, yes. Kind of a big caveat.

 

In a perfect world, yes... he'd be a fine addition to the team. He could face lefties as a pinch hitter or in a platoon role, get pulled for a defensive replacement late in the game, and almost never be allowed to face a right handed pitcher.

 

But he wasn't going to be signed for that role. He was going to be signed as a guy who got into 100+ games by being in that platoon role, plus getting the starting nod should Soriano, Byrd, or Fukudome go down with an injury. And if he didn't have those assurances about his playing time, he wasn't going to sign. Since he was going to be expected to play defense and face righties, there are plenty of players who can put up more value for the league minimum. When you start talking about 3.3 mil plus possible incentives, that list grows even more.

 

In the real world, for the amount of money he was going to command and the amount of playing time he would get, Jermaine Dye was never a good option for this team.