Comments on: Twins offer arbitration to Reyes http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/ Your source for Major League Baseball Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:18:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: sane http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66630 sane Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:23:47 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66630 Punto could be offered arbitration, but he would be open to better outside offers if he declined. Often, the Twins want their FA's to test the market, so they can have peace of mind with the Twins offer if they decide to return. Punto could be offered arbitration, but he would be open to better outside offers if he declined.
Often, the Twins want their FA’s to test the market, so they can have peace of mind with the Twins offer if they decide to return.

]]> By: sane http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66626 sane Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:04:46 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66626 joeiscool12, From Cot's Baseball Contracts: The following players are eligible for arbitration: Players with at least 3 but less than 6 years of Major League service time. The top 17 percent of players with at least 2 but less than 3 years of Major League service. (See Super 2). To qualify as a Super 2, a player must have accumulated at least 86 days of service in the previous year. (A year of service is 172 days. The historical cutoff point for Super 2 status is 2 years, 128 days of service, though the requirement has been as high as 2 years, 140 days.) Players who have filed for free agency and both received and accepted offers of arbitration from their former club. joeiscool12,
From Cot’s Baseball Contracts:

The following players are eligible for arbitration:

Players with at least 3 but less than 6 years of Major League service time.

The top 17 percent of players with at least 2 but less than 3 years of Major League service. (See Super 2). To qualify as a Super 2, a player must have accumulated at least 86 days of service in the previous year. (A year of service is 172 days. The historical cutoff point for Super 2 status is 2 years, 128 days of service, though the requirement has been as high as 2 years, 140 days.)

Players who have filed for free agency and both received and accepted offers of arbitration from their former club.

]]> By: jhawk90 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66623 jhawk90 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:55:33 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66623 Given the track record of the front office the past 3-4 years, and the FA market playing into the hands of aging, marginal players, it's probably for the best they'll be priced-out for an iffy SS/3B. Unless they try and deal Young/Span, Perkins/Balckburn for a SS/3B, it wouldn't surprise me if they roll with Harris/Buscher at 3B and sign some chump like Alex Cintron for SS to compete w/Tolbert and whoever else they already have in the system. Remember, this is a club that's only move in a competitive race was bringing back Everymeal Eddie and maintaining that 15+ million in payroll savings over 2007, despite increased revenue from MLB and the highest attendance since 1992. Expect more of the same until their share of their "generous" ballpark outlay is repaid. By my count there will be AT LEAST 15 players making the league minimum on opening day, including the entire starting rotation. Given the track record of the front office the past 3-4 years, and the FA market playing into the hands of aging, marginal players, it’s probably for the best they’ll be priced-out for an iffy SS/3B.

Unless they try and deal Young/Span, Perkins/Balckburn for a SS/3B, it wouldn’t surprise me if they roll with Harris/Buscher at 3B and sign some chump like Alex Cintron for SS to compete w/Tolbert and whoever else they already have in the system.

Remember, this is a club that’s only move in a competitive race was bringing back Everymeal Eddie and maintaining that 15+ million in payroll savings over 2007, despite increased revenue from MLB and the highest attendance since 1992. Expect more of the same until their share of their “generous” ballpark outlay is repaid.

By my count there will be AT LEAST 15 players making the league minimum on opening day, including the entire starting rotation.

]]> By: joeiscool12 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66618 joeiscool12 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:23:56 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66618 Stupid question, but... is anyone who is not a type A or B free agent not eligible to be offered arbitration? Or is the point of the arbitration process specifically built for the type A or B FAs and draft pick compensation? I'm just kind of curious what was stopping us from offering Punto arbitration, if we might him back anyways. Stupid question, but… is anyone who is not a type A or B free agent not eligible to be offered arbitration? Or is the point of the arbitration process specifically built for the type A or B FAs and draft pick compensation?

I’m just kind of curious what was stopping us from offering Punto arbitration, if we might him back anyways.

]]> By: Shawn in Binghamton http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66617 Shawn in Binghamton Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:06:22 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66617 Buster Olney has a column about all teams are being affected by the economy. I gotta believe the Twins are affected less than most with the new stadium on the horizon and the generally lower ticket prices. I wonder if they could maybe sign a free agent this year that they normally wouldn't be willing(able) to sign. Buster Olney has a column about all teams are being affected by the economy. I gotta believe the Twins are affected less than most with the new stadium on the horizon and the generally lower ticket prices. I wonder if they could maybe sign a free agent this year that they normally wouldn’t be willing(able) to sign.

]]> By: T http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66616 T Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:19:49 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/12/01/twins-offer-arbitration-to-reyes/#comment-66616 Sabathia and Rameriez offered arbitration. Brewers/Dodgers almost HAD to...or else their respective front offices would be hated more than the Twins. Sabathia and Rameriez offered arbitration. Brewers/Dodgers almost HAD to…or else their respective front offices would be hated more than the Twins.

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