The Yankees broke their reported impasse with Cody Bellinger to resign him for an overall 5 yr/$162.5 M contract. Now, on the surface that does not sound like a terrible deal for the Yankees but this contract is heavily front-loaded with a $20 M signing bonus and $32.5 M/yr for the first two years of the contract. That goes down to $25.8 M in years 3 and 4 and $25.9 M in year 5, BUT Bellinger has opt-outs after years 2 and 3. So it's very possible that this ends up as a 2 yr/$85 M contract which I guess is not terrible considering the contract Bo Bichette just signed but holy moly! And if Bellinger does not opt out after 2 years, it's probably even worse for the Yanks.
Bellinger is coming off his best season since his 7.8 fWAR 2019 season, but it appears he was helped considerably by the short right field porch in Yankee Stadium as he had a wide Home/Road split. That alone probably made him a less than ideal fit for the Giants whose home ballpark is notoriously unfriendly to LH hitters. It is doubtful he would have considered signing with the Giants at any price.
The Mets continued their frantic offseason by trading for ace RHP Freddy Peralta from the Brewers. The Mets also receive Tobias Myers RHP and the Brewers get Jett Williams IF/OF and Brandon Sproat RHP. Let's break it down:
Mets Get:
Freddy Peralta RHP. DOB: 6/4/1996. 6' 0", 198 lbs. Under Contract for 1 yr/$8 M. Free Agent 2027.
2025(Brewers): 17-6, 2.70, 176.2 IP, 10.39 K/9, 3.36 BB/9, 3.64 FIP.
Tobias Myers RHP. DOB: 8/5/1998. 6' 1", 223 lbs. Arb Eligible 2027, Free Agent 2031.
The weird dynamic of opt- out clauses is that the signing team has to hope they will be exercised and the player will soon leave. Otherwise the player has nosedived or been injured or both and you have a bad deal. It is hard to root for a player who you want to leave.
ReplyDeleteInteresting trade, I'm not good at breaking down trades but seems like both teams got what they wanted Mets get Peralta, ace pitcher but for only 1 year, Brewers get Williams and Sprout who rank in the bottom half of BAs top 100 prospects and have a chance to contribute to Brewers this season. The Giants have 2 players ranked in the bottom half of BA top 100 prospects Bo Davidson and Johny Level. Would you be happy if the Giants traded both for Peralra? My guess is Giants offer probably included a young pitcher like Carson whisenhunt and either Davidson or Level.. I'm sure Brewers wanted a young pitcher who can contribute this season. Oh well just gotta move on if you're the Giants
ReplyDeletePeralta no doubts wants to hit the free agent market. It just doesn't seem worthwhile to trade one or two of our young potential studs for one year of Peralta. At this point, signing on the cheap some more bodies to support the rotation just before camp starts would seem like a better strategy.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that the Brewers probably wanted Level and Davidson and Whisenhunt. The Giants would also have been competing with an offer from the Padres.
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