The twitterverse is making it sound like the 4th year was the tipping point. Guessing the Sox went 3 years.

This is doubly awesome. White Sox evade another albatross deal and more bad money for the Tigers ensuring their window not only shuts, but slams shut.

 

It's a good move for the Tigers, as their window is only the next 1-2 years anyways.

Womp womp....As a guy who thinks he'll still be good for for a few more years I don't really find joy in the Tigers signing him.

And even if he does fail the Tigers have an endless pit of money. This is not a good thing.

Damn it

Good. Hopefully the Sox move away from the fulltime DH, and I certainly wouldn't want Martinez ages 36-39. Two years with an option? Sure. 4 years guaranteed? No way.

3:57pm: The new contract will guarantee Martinez roughly $70MM over its four-year term, reports Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes (Spanish link).

$17.5 mill for a DH. I am not upset they did not sign him.

$17.5 mill for a DH. I am not upset they did not sign him.

 

Given the minor inflation between now and 4 years ago, the number is close to the Adam Dunn contract. Not that Dunn lived up to that contract by any means.

 

 

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 18s19 seconds ago

 

V-Mart agreement is pending physical. Deal for close to $70M.

The $17.5M per season isn't that bad. The years is what makes it bad. I am kind of surprised he didn't end up getting more. I'm sure it came down to him deciding between a 3yr 60 and the 4yr 75 or something like that. That deal in year 4 will likely be pretty bad, might even be in year 3, would expect him to be able to still be pretty productive in years 1 and 2. Who knows though.

I'm in minority who thinks Victor will be like Edgar and be pretty dang good to age 40.

Whelp I'm disappointed but not mad at all. $70 mil I'd rather spend money on other areas.

17 per year would be fine for 2 years, but this is a bit much.

 

 

Whelp I'm disappointed but not mad at all. $70 mil I'd rather spend money on other areas.

 

Agreed, especially when you take into account the value of a high 2nd round draft pick.

Yeah, I'll go ahead and celebrate even less salary flexibility for the Tigs

This just puts us in a better position to compete with them.

 

That is not sarcasm.

By 2017 Tigers will be in fire sale mode trying to unload as much of this as they can.

and this time nobody will bail them out (Rangers)..

Yeah, I'll go ahead and celebrate even less salary flexibility for the Tigs

Money is no object to them. Never ending

Money is no object to them. Never ending

The Fielder and Fister trades indicate that it is, at least, a minimal object.

Yeah, I'll go ahead and celebrate even less salary flexibility for the Tigs

I'm with ya.

4 years, $68M.

Money is no object to them. Never ending

Assuming they pick up their options on Avila & offer arbitration to guys like Price and Porcello, this deal puts them currently at $150 million committed for this season. And that's with Scherzer as a free agent.

 

Subtract Scherzer from their roster last year, replace him with 1/2 extra year of Price, and have VMart return to his normal career power production, and that team probably misses the playoffs.

Womp womp....As a guy who thinks he'll still be good for for a few more years I don't really find joy in the Tigers signing him.

VM will be good thru the whole deal Sox lost out today.

Assuming they pick up their options on Avila & offer arbitration to guys like Price and Porcello, this deal puts them currently at $150 million committed for this season. And that's with Scherzer as a free agent.

 

Subtract Scherzer from their roster last year, replace him with 1/2 extra year of Price, and have VMart return to his normal career power production, and that team probably misses the playoffs.

The good news is, 2 years from now, Tigers are likely going to find themselves in between a rock and a hard place and by that point we better darn well be contending with an upward ascent. I still think we can contend this year (not saying be the favorite but contend) and then a year from now emerge as a bigger contender and hopefully near favorite. We can't just sit idly and waste cost controlled front-line stars. We just can't do it. You don't know when the well will run dry. I also don't blame the Tigers for what they are doing. They have all of this money invested and have some long-term hits, but if they don't do it now, then they almost wasted most of what they already have on their books...they kind of have to stay IN vs. exit and just hope to really enjoy this ride.

The $17.5M per season isn't that bad. The years is what makes it bad. I am kind of surprised he didn't end up getting more. I'm sure it came down to him deciding between a 3yr 60 and the 4yr 75 or something like that. That deal in year 4 will likely be pretty bad, might even be in year 3, would expect him to be able to still be pretty productive in years 1 and 2. Who knows though.

I agree with all of this.