Explain...Baker signs with Mariners

[Benny Rodriguez]

We sign Baker to a 1 year 5 mil contract last year knowing he won't be able to pitch for some time. When he comes back, he shows promise. Then we can't beat the Mariners 1 million dollar minor league contract (could reach 3.25 with incentives), when he actually can pitch this year. Even though we are still looking for a starter.

 

Seems like it could have been a nice, low cost deal with little lost if he doesn't work out..a lot better deal for us than last year, when we had more pitching.

[Guest]

We sign Baker to a 1 year 5 mil contract last year knowing he won't be able to pitch for some time. When he comes back, he shows promise. Then we can't beat the Mariners 1 million dollar minor league contract (could reach 3.25 with incentives), when he actually can pitch this year. Even though we are still looking for a starter.

 

Seems like it could have been a nice, low cost deal with little lost if he doesn't work out..a lot better deal for us than last year, when we had more pitching.

Perhaps he wanted to sign a one year deal with a team that has a home park that helps pitching stats.

[Guest]

He showed some promise?

[Cubswin11]

Or, you know, the organization that had him last year and the closest look on his progress both physical health wise and pitching wise felt they didn't like what they saw and felt no need to bring him back.

[jersey cubs fan]

Maybe the organization wasn't happy with what he did last year.

[Sammy Sofa]

He showed some promise?

 

Well, he didn't die.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

He showed some promise?

 

That's where it all falls apart.

[davell]

One, we certainly had access to his medicals. Two, we probably want someone we deem an "innings eater", I can't see us looking at him that way currently.

 

Personally, I think Hendricks will have a better major league line than Baker at the end of the year.

[SouthSideRyan]

He may also think the mariners have a nonzero chance of competing his year

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[gscool89]

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[treebird]

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scott probably didn't like tom's version of welfare-to-work that mostly involved scott scrubbing floors with his left arm during the 19 hours a day he wasn't actively doing rehab activities

[Guest]

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[Derwood]

There are a lot of little tricks to it, things you should have learned a long time ago. Such as, if you leave milk out, it can go sour. Put it in the refrigerator, or, failing that, a cool wet sack.

[KingCubsFan]

He may also think the mariners have a nonzero chance of competing his year

Does the Tacoma roster get free Mariners playoff tickets?

[Lefty]

The fact that we paid him $5 million last year for nothing should have no bearing on our decisions going forward. Don't water your weeds. Move on.

[Benny Rodriguez]

He showed some promise?

 

Obviously small sample but 3 starts, 15 innings, 9 hits, 3.60 era, 0.867 whip- I'd call that promise. Were we expecting 3 complete game shut outs right off the DL?

 

It certainly gave hope that he would return to his career form of low 4.00 era.

[Guest]

He showed some promise?

 

Obviously small sample but 3 starts, 15 innings, 9 hits, 3.60 era, 0.867 whip- I'd call that promise. Were we expecting 3 complete game shut outs right off the DL?

 

It certainly gave hope that he would return to his career form of low 4.00 era.

 

15 innings should not give you any hope of anything

 

especially since his stuff wasn't good and he wasn't striking anybody out

[Banedon]

He showed some promise?

 

Obviously small sample but 3 starts, 15 innings, 9 hits, 3.60 era, 0.867 whip- I'd call that promise. Were we expecting 3 complete game shut outs right off the DL?

 

It certainly gave hope that he would return to his career form of low 4.00 era.

 

15 innings should not give you any hope of anything

 

especially since his stuff wasn't good and he wasn't striking anybody out

 

But did you see his ERA? ERA man.