November 27, 20232 yr https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/tigers-to-sign-kenta-maeda.html It appears Detroit is the lone team in the division looking to compete in 2024. Nice they have a solid broadcaster to also keep the fans entertained. Sox will have five open rotation spots if they trade Dylan Cease. 2024 Free Agent Signings To Date - Pitchers $172.0M (7) Aaron Nota Philadelphia 4.2 Projected 2024 fWAR $30.0M (3) Reynaldo Lopez Atlanta 0.8 $26.0M (3) Joe Jimenez Atlanta 0.4 $24.0M (2) Kenta Maeda Detroit 2.0 $14.3M (2) Pierce Johnson Atlanta 0.7 $12.0M (1) Kyle Gibson Saint Louis 2.1 $11.0M (1) Lance Lynn Saint Louis 2.3 $4.5M (1) Colin Rae Milwaukee 1.4 $0.9M (1) Adam Kolarek Los Angeles A. L. 0.0 Top 30 Remaining Free Agent Pitchers Ranked by Projected 2024 fWAR 4.0 Shohei Ohtani $450M (`10) 3.2 Blake Snell $125M (5) 3.2 Jordan Montgomery $105M (5) 3.2 Sonny Gray $63M (3) 2.8 Eduardo Rodriguez $76M (4) 2.6 Marcus Stroman $66M (3) 2.6 Julio Urias No Projections 2.3 Lucas Giolito $30M (2) 2.3 James Paxton $8M (1) 2.2 Seth Lugo $26M (2) 2.2 Trevor Bauer No Projections 2.0 Sean Manaea $24M (2) 1.8 Clayton Kershaw $21M (1) 1.8 Hyun Jin Ryu $10M (1) 1.8 Frankie Montas $8M (1) 1.6 Michael Wacha $39M (3) 1.6 Jack Flaherty $20M (2) 1.5 Luis Severino $10M (1) 1.4 Mike Clevinger $24M (2) 1.3 Nick Martinez $18M (2) 1.3 Wade Miley $8M (1) 1.2 Mike Lorenzen $20M (2) 1.2 Domingo German No Projections 1.1 Carlos Carrasco No Projections 1.1 Jakob Junis No Projections 1,0 Martin Perez $8M (1) 1.0 Aroldis Chapman $7.5M (1) 1.0 Zach Greinke $7M (1) 1.0 Alex Wood $7M (1) 0.9 Josh Hader $72M (4) Edited November 27, 20232 yr by South Side Hit Men
November 27, 20232 yr He's definitely a guy that was only going to go to a team really serious about winning a World Series. Big move by the Tigers. I'm certain they are cheering this signing all over Michigan.
November 27, 20232 yr That first contract he signed with the Dodgers was insanely cheap. 8 years/ $25M? Damn.
November 27, 20232 yr Detroit seems like an odd landing spot, especially for that contract. Not that I’m upset about another starter leaving the Twins.
November 27, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said: That first contract he signed with the Dodgers was insanely cheap. 8 years/ $25M? Damn. Wasnt there some sort of rule or something that they were treated as amateurs? Think most of the money went to the posting fee
November 27, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, wrathofhahn said: Wasnt there some sort of rule or something that they were treated as amateurs? Think most of the money went to the posting fee I don't think so. He came over at the age of 28. And if he was a free agent in Japan, there wouldn't have been a posting fee. I haven't looked if he was just a free agent yet or not. Edited November 27, 20232 yr by Bob Sacamano
November 27, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: I don't think so. He came over at the age of 28. I went back through his MLBTR saga. I had it backwards. In the past teams negotiated exclusively with clubs and basically whomever paid the highest fee would have exclusive rights to negotiate a contract. Meada was too old for the IAFA pool which is capped at 25 (which he would have been posted under otherwise and was recently changed at that time - I may have been thinking of another japanese pitcher). https://www.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/japanese-posting-system The MLB changed the structure so that the maximum fee paid to japanese clubs would be 20M and anyone willing to pay that fee could negotiate a contract. Dodgers won at 8/25 like you said but the total was actually 100M with incentives. I have no idea if he reached those incentives https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/01/dodgers-to-sign-kenta-maeda.html Anyways always good to learn something. Had no idea that that posting process was so convoluted. Edited November 27, 20232 yr by wrathofhahn
November 27, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, wrathofhahn said: Wasnt there some sort of rule or something that they were treated as amateurs? Think most of the money went to the posting fee If i remember right he had something pop up in his elbow medical.
November 27, 20232 yr 47 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: If i remember right he had something pop up in his elbow medical. Also reading it about more there was rumor of him coming out sooner which may have been what I was confused with. Reading back he was rumored to want to be posted at age 24-25 and basically was advised to wait because it would cost him tens of millions. But you are also right Dodgers questioned his medicals according to the MLBTR link JAN. 7: The Dodgers have added another significant pitcher, officially signing star Japanese righty Kenta Maeda. It’s quite an unusual contract for the Wasserman Media Group client, whose physical reportedly revealed some issues that could cause health problems down the line.
November 28, 20232 yr Just glad i get to sing “Kenta Maeda” to the tune of “Guantanamera” for the rest of the day.
November 29, 20232 yr 25 minutes ago, Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm said: Shrug. 12m/yr for a swing man. Hahn is no longer here to hand that to relievers. Edited November 29, 20232 yr by Bob Sacamano
November 29, 20232 yr 9 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Hahn is no longer here to hang that to relievers. Where's our Derek Holland and Kelvin Herrera/Rafael Soriano contracts???
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