2010-2011 MLB Offseason Thread

[Miamarlin21]

The A's signed Balfour.

How many first round draft picks do the Rays have now?

They have 11 of the first 75 picks.


And Willie Harris to Mets.

[Miamarlin21]

Right-handed pitcher Jose Veras signed a minor league deal with the Pirates.

[DColts]

Gil Meche retired. He was going to get $12 mil this year!

[emkayseven]

wow, what the hell

[Party]

I guess playing for the Royals isn't worth $12 million.

[Swifty]

Speaking of not worth it....

Giants sign playoff hero Cody Ross
Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO -- Postseason star Cody Ross has avoided salary arbitration with the World Series champion San Francisco Giants, agreeing to terms on a $6.3 million, one-year contract Tuesday.

The deal marks a nice raise for the former kid rodeo clown. Ross earned $4.45 million last season, when he joined the Giants on a waiver claim from Florida on Aug. 22.

Ross became one of the Giants' most reliable players down the stretch and during an improbable title run. The franchise won its first championship since 1954 and first since moving West in 1958.

The 30-year-old Ross quickly became a fan favorite in the Bay Area. He hit three of his five postseason home runs during the NL championship series against Philadelphia.

The NL West champion Giants -- in the playoffs for the first time since 2003 -- won in six games against the favored Phillies and Ross received MVP honors. He drove in 10 runs during the playoffs, two in San Francisco's five-game World Series win over the Texas Rangers.

Son of a team roper and steer wrestler, Ross as a boy would dress up as a clown for weekend rodeo events with hopes of one day getting in the ring. But he discovered baseball first.

Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez reached agreement on a $4.8 million, one-year deal. The left-hander pitched a no-hitter on July 10, 2009, then went 13-9 with a 3.07 ERA in 33 starts and 34 outings overall last season.

Right-handed reliever Ramon Ramirez, another midseason addition last year, also avoided arbitration by agreeing on a $1.65 million, one-year deal.

Ramirez went 1-0 with a 0.67 ERA in 25 outings for the Giants. He was acquired from Boston in a trade deadline deal.


Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press

[Ramp]

you have got to be shitting me

[Metes]

Amazing that he'd be non-tendered if he didn't get hot at the end of the year.

[Ramp]

He should have been non-tendered anyway

[Metes]

BUT HES ZOMG SO CLUTCH POSTSEASON SAVIOR

[Swifty]

Considering Marcus Thames just got a million plus incentives from LA, I'm absolutely floored Ross is getting $6.3. Brian Sabean never ceases to amaze.

[emkayseven]

but he won a world series!!!1!11!!!

[Ramp]

my mind is absolutely boggled

[nny]

Considering Marcus Thames just got a million plus incentives from LA, I'm absolutely floored Ross is getting $6.3. Brian Sabean never ceases to amaze.

Quite a big difference in their defense. Thames has been worth 3.2 WAR in his entire career, Cody has tripled that (9.7). 1 year, 6.3m for Cody Ross is not bad. It's far from a bargain but it's not bad either.

[Omar]

Glad Cody got his big pay day