作者vince4687 (可爱又迷人的反派角色)
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标题[情报] Cubs surprisingly decline $12M option
时间Mon Nov 7 12:44:45 2016
Cubs surprisingly decline $12M option on soon-to-be free agent Jason Hammel
http://tinyurl.com/hsrftcr
The Cubs won the World Series just last week, but they are now already
shifting into offseason mode, which means finding ways to improve a 103-win
World Series champion. Evidently fifth starter Jason Hammel is not part of
those plans, because the Cubs announced Sunday that they were declining his
$12 million club option.\
There is a $2 million buyout for Hammel, a decent parting gift.
"First, I want to thank Jason for all of his contributions in his almost
three seasons as a Cub. He was an effective, reliable starter the entire time
he was a Cub, and this year he was an integral part of one of the best
rotations in club history" club president Theo Epstein said in a statement.
"We would not have been in a position to win the World Series without Jason's
terrific performance during the regular season. Jason and his family have
been outstanding members of our organization and our community, and we are
proud of their time with and impact on the Cubs."
"While Jason is healthy and primed to have another effective season in 2017,
we have decided to consider other internal and external options for our
starting rotation next year. Our hope is that by giving a starting
opportunity to some younger pitchers under multiple years of club control, we
can unearth a starter who will help us not only in 2017 but also in 2018 and
beyond."
"When we agreed with Jason on this two-year contract back at the 2014 winter
meetings, the option was included with the intent that it would be exercised
if Jason was going to be a Cub in 2017. The intent was never to exercise the
option and then trade Jason, so we will not consider that path. Instead,
Jason will have the opportunity to enter free agency coming off an
outstanding season and the ability to choose his next club. Meanwhile, the
organization gains some flexibility and the opportunity to use a rotation
spot to develop a younger, long-term starting pitcher."
So Epstein basically just stated the obvious there, eh? After thanking
Hammel, he goes straight into truth-telling mode that the Cubs would rather
trade for someone under team control (Chris Archer, Sonny Gray, Jake Odorizzi
et al fit the mold -- and I discussed how they can trade a few days ago) or
develop from within the organization.
On the latter front, the Cubs still have a very good five-man rotation if
they roll Mike Montgomery into it. He would follow Jon Lester, Kyle
Hendricks, Jake Arrieta and John Lackey. There aren't really any attractive
pitching prospects ready to join the rotation for a win-now team, though, so
expect a trade this offseason.
As for Hammel, he was 15-10 with a 3.83 ERA (105 ERA+), 1.21 WHIP and 144
strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings. In 78 career starts for the Cubs, he was 33-22
with a 3.59 ERA (108 ERA+). So he's good, but not great. He's 34 years old
and probably has a few good years left, too.
The good news for Hammel is the Cubs might have done him a favor. The
starting pitching pool in free agency is pretty barren this offseason (the
top starters are names like Rich Hill, Andrew Cashner, Jeremy Hellickson and
I guess we can now throw Hammel in there).
So maybe now Hammel gets a multiyear deal with more than $30 million while
the Cubs pull off a deal for a younger and more controlled starter. Everybody
wins.
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Hammel掰
希望给队内年轻人一个空间
不只要专注於明年2017 还要放眼未来2018 等等
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1F:推 cloudeat: 谢谢Hammel! 11/07 13:48
2F:推 UKG: Hammel除了成绩上的贡献,他还帮我们抢了芦笋回来 11/07 13:50
3F:推 Zamned: 芦笋应算在鲨鱼头上 11/07 13:54
4F:→ Zamned: Hammel带回来的是McKinny 11/07 13:54
5F:→ Zamned: Dan Straily则是多退少补的概念 11/07 13:55
6F:推 UKG: 反正打包卖的呵呵 11/07 13:56
7F:推 UKG: 主要是鲨鱼单换也拿不到 11/07 13:57
8F:推 UKG: 反而是半季赛扬的Hammel卖在高点增加了不少交易价值 11/07 14:00
9F:→ Zamned: Chapman两个月都能换Torres 11/07 15:55
10F:→ Zamned: 一年半的鲨鱼单换芦笋绰绰有余 11/07 15:55
11F:→ UKG: 检讨了一下我应该是低估了Torres的价值所以单换有余是对的 11/07 16:01
12F:→ Roshiel: 时空背景不同了吧....那时CL没这麽值钱啊 11/07 16:19
13F:推 PostGrunge: 居然没捡 这不科学啊 除非是要梭哈 11/07 18:38
14F:推 ianshadow: 原来Theo当初有答应不会执行选择权之後交易Hammel 11/08 21:06
15F:推 Zamned: 梨斗、黑娃拿金手套 11/09 12:00
16F:→ Zamned: 梨斗终於被肯定了 11/09 12:00
17F:→ Zamned: 不过 大家都去讨论川希大战 11/09 12:01
18F:推 KrisBryant17: Russell没拿好可惜啊 11/09 12:05
19F:推 UKG: 金手套感言:感谢Lester帮他加了很多分 11/09 12:57
20F:推 lecl: russell可惜+1 明年跟Baez一起拿下二游金手套吧! 11/09 14:09
21F:推 sastl07: Crawford太强 11/09 21:23
22F:推 Zamned: 不是Crawford太强 是他的牌子比较大 11/09 21:28
23F:推 vastrode: DRS两个人一样 牌子问题 11/10 03:51