Comments on: The market for Joel Hanrahan is surprisingly weak http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/03/the-market-for-joel-hanrahan-is-surprisingly-weak/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:53:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: paint771 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/03/the-market-for-joel-hanrahan-is-surprisingly-weak/comment-page-1/#comment-406699 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:09:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=269636#comment-406699 Agreed. I think Hanrahan would be a great addition to any club looking for late inning help, but if they’re looking for MLB-proven starting pitching, they’re either going to have to waaay lower their expectations (like a fourth or fifth man tops) or throw in another chip or two. It is a seller’s market for starters, and late inning relievers are such crap shoots these days anyway.

]]> By: fordman84 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/03/the-market-for-joel-hanrahan-is-surprisingly-weak/comment-page-1/#comment-406696 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:06:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=269636#comment-406696 Pirates best bet for a closer is to shop him mid season. Sure if a team gets him now they can get comp if he leaves, but doesn’t that assume he gets a qualifying offer ($13+ mill for a closer? right!). In the offseason teams get set on trying to find their own closer, but at the deadline they know if an injury got em or someone flunked the role. That is when closers get you the players you want.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/03/the-market-for-joel-hanrahan-is-surprisingly-weak/comment-page-1/#comment-406664 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:37:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=269636#comment-406664 The Pirates are surprised that teams won’t give up a starting pitcher for the “privilege” of paying about $7M to a reliever who hits FA next year?

The teams that highly value or over-value relievers likely already have a roster chock full of them….meaning that most teams the Pirates think could use a closer probably view them as fungible.

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