作者kimeabsolute (kime)
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标题[情报] Tigers, Penny come to terms on one-year deal
时间Wed Jan 12 06:32:27 2011
原文出处:
http://0rz.tw/7NEP6
大猫签下Penny 1年3M约+激励奖金 现在就等体检通过(之後公布奖金)
原文:
DETROIT -- The Tigers and Brad Penny have agreed to terms on a one-year
contract, MLB.com has learned. The deal is pending a physical.
Foxsports.com reported early Tuesday morning that the one-year deal will be
worth $3 million in base salary, plus incentives. The Tigers have a policy of
not confirming an agreement until a physical is completed.
Penny tweeted on Monday night that he was "getting closer to finding my new
home. Should know by the end of the day." He did not tweet which team, but a
source later confirmed that he has decided on the Tigers.
That possibility seemed dim on Monday, when the team released the list of
non-roster invitees who were expected to finalize its Spring Training roster.
Detroit's chances at adding a starting pitcher abruptly improved on Monday
evening, when Penny closed in on a decision.
The Tigers' interest in Penny has been known since last month. They also had
been linked to free-agent starters Jeremy Bonderman -- who pitched for
Detroit the past eight years -- and Freddy Garcia, but always appeared more
focused on Penny. Talks never progressed far on Garcia or Bonderman.
Penny, who has seen his Twitter following more than double since the
beginning of the year, ranked among the better free agents left on the market
in these final weeks of the offseason. He certainly has a familiarity factor
in the Detroit front office. President/general manager Dave Dombrowski gave
Penny his first shot in the big leagues more than a decade ago as GM of the
Florida Marlins, who acquired Penny from Arizona in a trade for Matt Mantei
in 1999 and put him in their rotation a year later.
Since then, the right-hander has spent all but 24 starts of his 11-year
career in the National League, including nine solid starts last year with the
Cardinals before a strained right lat in late May persisted into a
season-ending injury. His lone American League experience was a stretch in
2009 with the Red Sox, for whom he posted a 7-8 record and 5.21 ERA before
getting his release and promptly finding his form in a late-season stint for
the Giants.
Still, as long as he's healthy, there are reasons to believe the 32-year-old
is more than an NL pitcher with AL struggles. First, the AL experience was
less than a full season in Boston, with a hitter-friendly home ballpark and a
selection of formidable lineups in the AL East. His .487 slugging percentage
allowed with the Red Sox was by far the highest of his career, while his .838
OPS allowed in the same stretch was 97 points above his career number in that
category.
Just as important, at this point in his career, coming off injury, he fits
the profile of a low-risk/high-reward signing that would fit the Tigers'
needs. Dombrowski said last week that any signing the Tigers did make would
most likely be with a one-year contract. That would especially follow for
starting pitching as long as they hold on to top pitching prospects Andy
Oliver and Jacob Turner, both of whom could be ready for the big leagues by
season's end and compete for rotation spots in 2012.
The Tigers have actually allowed for the possibility that Oliver could
compete for a rotation spot in Spring Training this year. Without Penny,
though, Oliver would have been the only realistic competition for Armando
Galarraga, who reached fame with his would-be perfect game last year but
struggled for much of the summer from low run support and some inconsistency
pounding the strike zone.
What happens with Galarraga if he doesn't win a rotation spot is unclear.
He's out of Minor League options, and multiple Major League scouts have
indicated in recent days that he'd draw little to no trade interest.
The Tigers could move Galarraga to the bullpen, perhaps as a long reliever.
Since his contract is not guaranteed, Detroit could even release him in
Spring Training and pay a fraction of his Major League salary. Galarraga is
eligible for arbitration for the first time this winter, and the two sides
have yet to negotiate an agreement.
The deal with Penny is expected to finish the Tigers' offseason dealings.
Detroit is believed to be set with its position players, including invitees,
barring an unforeseen development. They briefly had interest in Fred Lewis
earlier this offseason as a reserve outfielder, but talks never progressed.
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