Bruce Chen? Please don't.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Bruce Chen Weighing Multiyear Offers

By Tim Dierkes [November 16 at 9:39am CST]

Lefty Bruce Chen has multiyear offers, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. He says the Royals and Cubs are among the teams talking to Chen, with the Royals perhaps focused on him.

 

Chen, a 34-year-old Scott Boras client, has never had a multiyear deal in his career. This year for the Royals he posted a 3.77 ERA, 5.6 K/9, 2.9 BB/9, 1.05 HR/9, and 34.6% groundball rate in 155 innings

[Hairyducked Idiot]

A multi-year offer? I might give him a NRI.

[Little Slide Rooter]

A multi-year offer? I might give him a NRI.

 

More than I'd give him. Chen is a serviceable starter, but not something we need. We need a front end starter. We have enough back end options if need be.

[tfarks]

with the Royals perhaps focused on him.

 

Well, thank God for that.

[SweetZombieJesus]

God, theo is an idiot. FIRE THEO

 

Might as well get the first assinine rant out of the way.

[17 Seconds]

it's so nice to be able to read stuff like this and not worry about it because i know we have people in charge who will make the right decision.

[SouthSideRyan]

A multi-year offer? I might give him a NRI.

 

More than I'd give him. Chen is a serviceable starter, but not something we need. We need a front end starter. We have enough back end options if need be.

 

Yeah I'd shoot him instead

[pitchcs]

I think Bruce Chen would be a solid pick-up. He's really not that bad.

 

Theo has already mentioned that starting pitching depth will be a focus so signings like Bruce Chen this off season shouldn't be that surprising.

Edited November 16, 2011 by pitchcs

[UMFan83]

I don't mind signing Chen. Not thrilled about a multiyear deal, but it could be a underrated signing.

[Theo]

The Cubs might consider Chen, or they might not. /Heyman

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm trying to figure out how Bruce Chen manages to hold his own as a MLB pitcher. He strikes out too few, walks too many and gives up HRs at a decent rate. He's not a GB pitcher and his fastball sucks.

[SouthSideRyan]

I'm trying to figure out how Bruce Chen manages to hold his own as a MLB pitcher. He strikes out too few, walks too many and gives up HRs at a decent rate. He's not a GB pitcher and his fastball sucks.

 

Homeless man's Mark Buehrle?

[Tracer Bullet]

Was it Keith Law that said a lefty that can comb his own hair will always have a job in the majors?

[SouthSideRyan]

Was it Keith Law that said a lefty that can comb his own hair will always have a job in the majors?

 

Matt Szczur's hairstyle reminds him of Juan Pierre's

[dew1679666265]

I think Bruce Chen would be a solid pick-up. He's really not that bad.

 

Theo has already mentioned that starting pitching depth will be a focus so signings like Bruce Chen this off season shouldn't be that surprising.

 

Signing pitching depth is pretty expected, but targeting Chen specifically surprises me quite a bit. There's nothing in Chen's resume that makes me think he'll be any better than a mediocre pitcher going forward and certainly not worth a multiyear deal.

 

Not a fan of this if the rumor is true.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Walks too many, has a bad 86 MPH fastball, and gives up a lot of fly balls. One start at Wrigley in June and his career would be over.

[dew1679666265]

Chen career stats: 4.52 ERA/5.03 FIP/4.71 xFIP - 882:446 K:BB - 5.9 total WAR in 13 years.

 

One year deal, maybe. More than that, I'd hate it.

[davearm2]

I'd prefer a Jamie Moyer reunion tour.

[dew1679666265]

The other Chen would be better.

[Splendid Splinter]

The other Chen would be better.

 

Chin-Feng Chen?

[Guest]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FqQXZCGC8c

[Exile on Waveland]

A multi-year offer? I might give him a NRI.

 

More than I'd give him. Chen is a serviceable starter, but not something we need. We need a front end starter. We have enough back end options if need be.

 

How did all those back-end options work out this past year?

 

(Not that I want Chen.)

[dew1679666265]

The other Chen would be better.

 

Chin-Feng Chen?

 

Wei-Yin Chen.

[Little Slide Rooter]

The other Chen would be better.

 

Chin-Feng Chen?

 

Wei-Yin Chen.

 

Hung Wen Chen?

[davell]

Chen and the Royals are progressing towards a deal. Chen wants 2 years and over 10 mill.