Cubs in agreement with Craig Kimbrel 3/$43m with 4th year option

[Guancous]

Got a hot dog from concessions right after BP for $6.50. Just got another before the top of the 6th for $8.00.

 

WTF is going on?!?!?

 

Gotta pay for Kimbrel somehow.

 

Here’s a list of top closer salaries: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/rankings/salary/closer/.

 

Cubs should be fine provided Morrow is covered by insurance.

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[Cubswin11]

While this is mostly meaningless (good pitcher is good and it was done vs those teams with largely different rosters than current day rosters) it’s still kinda cool to see.

[ConstableRabbit]

What is Kimbrel even looking for/expecting?

 

He just turned 31. His last deal was 4/42 (ended up becoming 5/55 due to team option).

 

Going into 2019, there aren't a lot of great comps for Kimbrel, with the closest guys being older and not quite as good: Miller (2/25), Ottavino (3/27), Robertson (2/23). Britton (3/39) is the same age, but not as good. Indicates that the market still values youth.

 

Going into 2018, there were a lot of FA RP signings with a wide range of results across the contract size spectrum: Wade, Shaw, Gregerson, Neshek, Reed, Cishek come to mind. Wade's (3/52) profile is most similar to Kimbrel's from that group but not perfect -- a little younger at the time of signing, but just not as good.

 

Going into 2017, there was of course Jansen (5/80) and Chapman (5/86), both of whom aren't great comps, either: they were better than Kimbrel and 2 years younger at the time of signing.

 

With that, we're left with Wade's 3/52, Britton's 3/39 and the 5/80s of Jansen/Chapman. I can't imagine a 31 year old RP is going to get 4-5 years in this environment, even though Kimbrel was apparently looking for that. He's also going to sit out half the season, which isn't insignificant from his standpoint: even if he'd signed Britton's deal, he's out $6.5m. Without knowing the best deal he turned down, does 3/42 do it? Does he even get that offer from anyone at this point?

Update: yes;yes. :hello:

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we got right handed chapman (in terms of numbers) for under 50 mil

 

 

on top is kimbrel, on the bottom is chapman

[Cubswin11]

we got right handed chapman (in terms of numbers) for under 50 mil

 

 

on top is kimbrel, on the bottom is chapman

From another board...

 

Kimbrel career through age 30

1.91 ERA

212 ERA+

1.96 FIP

0.920 WHIP

 

Rivera career through age 30 (taking out his rookie year where he started games and sucked)

2.13 ERA

223 ERA+

2.80 FIP

1.041 WHIP

[BigSlick]

As a person who routinely doesn’t pay enough attention to what’s going on, I thought Kimbrel was coming off an injury and that’s why he hadn’t signed a deal until now. It never ever occurred to me that he could be fully healthy and not find a deal with anyone more than two months into the season.

 

It doesn’t speak highly of the labor compact in MLB if a top of the line player at his position can’t get a deal made until June because of the teams stonewalling him and the whole draft pick thing.

[Backtobanks]

Somehow I guess I missed the news story that PTR won the last Powerball Lottery.

[Brian707]

Got a hot dog from concessions right after BP for $6.50. Just got another before the top of the 6th for $8.00.

 

WTF is going on?!?!?

 

I think concessions are 20% off first hour Wrigley is open. But yes, i do imagine they want to recoop the Trump reelection money quickly. 2020 is quickly approaching

[ConstableRabbit]

As a person who routinely doesn’t pay enough attention to what’s going on, I thought Kimbrel was coming off an injury and that’s why he hadn’t signed a deal until now. It never ever occurred to me that he could be fully healthy and not find a deal with anyone more than two months into the season.

 

It doesn’t speak highly of the labor compact in MLB if a top of the line player at his position can’t get a deal made until June because of the teams stonewalling him and the whole draft pick thing.

He wanted Chapman/Jansen money/years and they are arguably better than him and were much younger when they signed their deals.

[David]

so what's his entrance music?

[Andy]

so what's his entrance music?

As of this article in '16, Welcome to the Jungle.

[Brian]

as of April '17

 

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So he may be interested in the Trump fundraiser this weekend.

[David]

go back to WTTJ please

[Brian]

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[imb]

as of April '17

 

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So he may be interested in the Trump fundraiser this weekend.

 

jesus christ

[Little Slide Rooter]

If/when Morrow returns, we will be looking at a very sick bullpen:

 

Kimbrel

Morrow

Strop

Edwards

Monty

Some mix of Brach/Cishek/Kintzler/Chatwood

[David]

he might just think it's a cool song and not care or even think about nugent's politics

 

that said, independently of that, there's still like a 99.99999% chance this white dude from alabama owns several MAGA hats.

[Little Slide Rooter]

we got right handed chapman (in terms of numbers) for under 50 mil

 

And sans the sociopathic tendencies.

[Hunter]

If/when Morrow returns, we will be looking at a very sick bullpen:

 

Kimbrel

Morrow

Strop

Edwards

Monty

Some mix of Brach/Cishek/Kintzler/Chatwood

 

Pretty sure Morrow is dead. It is probably part of the reason we signed Kimbrel.

[Little Slide Rooter]

he might just think it's a cool song and not care or even think about nugent's politics

 

that said, independently of that, there's still like a 99.99999% chance this white dude from alabama owns several MAGA hats.

 

Have you ever known anyone to like Ted Nugent’s music?

[squally1313]

he might just think it's a cool song and not care or even think about nugent's politics

 

that said, independently of that, there's still like a 99.99999% chance this white dude from alabama owns several MAGA hats.

 

Have you ever known anyone to like Ted Nugent’s music?

 

Confession: The Blackhawks, if not currently at least through their Cup run, took the ice to this song, and I absolutely loved it back before I knew who Ted Nugent was.

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[ConstableRabbit]

so what's his entrance music?

In a stunning reversal, he's going to be using Rondon's entrance music circa 2015-2016.