Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 49s49 seconds ago

 

White Sox's deal with Zach Duke is for three years and $15 million.

Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 49s49 seconds ago

 

White Sox's deal with Zach Duke is for three years and $15 million.

 

Well...I like it less now...

Colleen Kane ‏@ChiTribKane 51s52 seconds ago

 

Zach Duke's deal with White Sox is a 3-year, $15 million contract. $4.5 million in 2015, $5 million 2016, $5.5 million in 2017.

https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/534776962091581441

 

 

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Edited November 18, 201411 yr by flavum

Anyone think they may have something else to announce later as well? What's the point of waiting to announce it?

 

Finalizing fine print, getting a jersey with his name on it ready, taking a quick physical, getting the room set up for a press conference, allowing time for media personnel to get there. There could be a zillion reasons logical or ridiculous.

Well...I like it less now...

 

I'm surprised by the third year, but if he can repeat his success from last year, it's not a bad contract at all.

Anyone think they may have something else to announce later as well? What's the point of waiting to announce it?

I have the same feeling my man. Something bigger is juuuust over the horizon.

I'm surprised by the third year, but if he can repeat his success from last year, it's not a bad contract at all.

 

This is my feeling as well.

I'm surprised by the third year, but if he can repeat his success from last year, it's not a bad contract at all.

 

Yeah I guess it's the going rate for being left-handed and being decent. I don't mind the AAV, just the third year. But he's relatively young and lots of former starters figure out and have long, effective bullpen careers.

I'd rather have Duke at 3/15 than Miller at 4/40+.

That'd be a great deal. Thinking something like 16 over three is more likely. Hope it is closer to 11.5 though. Love the deal. First of many moves I am sure.

 

Damn I was close.

Colleen Kane ‏@ChiTribKane 51s52 seconds ago

 

Zach Duke's deal with White Sox is a 3-year, $15 million contract. $4.5 million in 2015, $5 million 2016, $5.5 million in 2017.

 

Meh, overpay, especially the 3rd year.

Had to be done, there's no way we could go into next year without adding another bullpen lefty and have any hope of a tolerable pen and this is the price you pay for a tolerable lefty on the FA market right now, like it or not.

 

Let's just hope they've done better homework with this signing than they did with Downs.

I'd rather have Duke at 3/15 than Miller at 4/40+.

 

Agreed 100%.

Damn I was close.

 

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

I can definitely stomach this signing and the contract.

I like this deal, good job Hahn.

 

Next...

I'd rather have Duke at 3/15 than Miller at 4/40+.

Amen to that but the third year makes me cringe just a bit.

 

Run out 'n git yer Duke jerseys!

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

Hah, touche.

Duke's splits as a reliever only...129 IP, 3.28 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, Opponents BA .249, 2.74 K/BB, 73.3 LOB%

 

He'll be a good addition....as long as the contract isn't crazy. But I trust Hahn enough for him to do anything stupid on a guy like Duke.

 

Edit: Just saw the contract and its not a great deal necessarily but nothing to complain about either. Not bad at all

Edited November 18, 201411 yr by TheFutureIsNear

Probably a year too long, but that is free agency.

 

 

Ya I have a hard time getting angry about the 3rd year, if we have to eat 5.5 mill then oh well. That said, definitely a bit of an overpay but as others have said we were going to have to spend a little money on the pen and I'd rather go with Duke for 15 total than Miller for 40(if he gets around there of course).

‏@zach_duke

 

I am so thrilled to be joining the @whitesox family! This team has some elite young talent! Can't wait to get started!

OPS allowed 2014: .569 v L, .586 v R

 

If 2014 Duke is the true Duke, as the Sox are obviously betting, then he's no LOOGY.

I just hope that whatever he did last year is sustainable. I mean you want to talk about an outlier...

 

I know they aren't related at all, but I think I have some irrational worry leftover from the very, very similar Keppinger deal, who was also coming off of a strange, late-career breakout.

 

Overall, I'm into it. We needed a lefty who has some idea how to pitch, and we got him for $5m per year. Fine.