Comments on: Scott Feldman clears waivers, rejects assignment to minors

By: sportsguygerald

sportsguygerald — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:50:52 +0000

The reason the Rangers wanted him to go to AAA was so he would stay stretched out as a starter instead of being the long man/ mopup guy at the end of the bench. If his cutter and confidence are back, he’s a nice guy to have at the bottom of the rotation. Still some question about the health of the knee and how well it has recovered from the microfracture surgery. It will be interesting to see how well that he responds to coming into the fifth or sixth inning a couple of times a week. As far as the contract, there are a lot worse on big league rosters. 4.4 million for this year, 6.5 million next year and a 9.5 millillion club option with a 600k buyout for 2013. At the time it was signed, he was the best thing the Rangers had ready for the big team rotation. That was before CJ proved he could be a successful starter and the signed Lewis to a bargain basement contract to come back from Japan. Harrison, Hunter and Holland were all unknown quality and it sure wasn’t like signing someone like Lackey, Perez, Pavano for the kind of money they got in free agency and the results they offered up. He has looked decent in his rehab stint and I think that there could be some pitching needy contenders regretting passing the chance to claim him. Most likely, there will be similar quality pitching traded for at the deadline.

By: klbader

klbader — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:44:32 +0000

I see I made a typo. Well you certainly have countered all the points I made in my argument there. Well done.

By: klbader

klbader — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:43:51 +0000

I don’t agree with the premise here. If he stays in the majors and doesn’t immediately start pitching well, he will get virtually no opportunity to pitch. He won’t have a chance to get better. He could go down to the minors and put up some good numbers, maybe have an opportunity to work on a few things, and he might improve his future earnings capacity. It is possible that he wouldn’t, but it isn’t a given that accepting the minor league assignment would hurt him in the long run.

By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo

sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:34:01 +0000

Nobody forced the Ranges to give him that contract. If he goes to the minors his future earnings capacity is greatly diminished. Would you set yourself up for a smaller paycheck to help your co-workers out?

By: medtxpack

medtxpack — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:23:23 +0000

thanks for defining all Unions for us! haha….

“less-then-marginal, highly overpaid players refuse to reassignment to the minors”

By: Detroit Michael

Detroit Michael — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:19:41 +0000

A billionaire owner and a millionaire player are free to make a binding contract and the player can insist on his rights under that contract. What a country!

By: klbader

klbader — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:15:54 +0000

I am a fiercely pro-Union person, but when I see these less-then-marginal, highly overpaid players refuse to reassignment to the minors, I want the player to get released and owners to collude so that the player never again sees a major league stadium unless he buys a ticket. Way to be a team player there, Meat. Take up a major league roster spot and refuse the opportunity hone your craft that you aren’t such a massive disappointment. This tactic worked out so well for Oliver Perez. It is just a shame that he will be making $9 million dollars for being a terrible pitcher and teammate.

By: Richard In Big D

Richard In Big D — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:05:32 +0000

One ridiculously great season for a borderline Major League pitcher, and he aquires the means to retire comfortably before the age of 30. What a country!