keithlaw ‏@keithlaw 4m4 minutes ago

Eddy Julio Martinez is not signing with the Giants and remains a free agent.

 

Hey now....

 

One of two things happened... He got a couple of offers that blew away the $2.5 million, or this story was a plant to drum up some interest.

One of two things happened... He got a couple of offers that blew away the $2.5 million, or this story was a plant to drum up some interest.

 

Kiley McDaniel said he got 7M plus offers from multiple teams but didn't bite in hopes of getting a bigger offer, which didn't come.

 

Bobby Evans was kinda wishy washy In his remarks

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 44m44 minutes ago

 

Eddy Julio Martinez isn't signing w/Giants, per @keithlaw. He's seeking a $3MM bonus, says @JesseSanchezMLB. Latest: http://bit.ly/1jcjb88

Last I looked, BA had him outside of the top 15 players from Cuba, so it isn't as if the hype is unanimous

Cubs got him. 3MM

Well we didn't need positional talent anyway.

Did word of this signing interrupt Hahn's afternoon nap?

Two things:

 

1. The Cubs have already blown way past the spending limit, so to them, this isn't a big deal. Just a few more pennies.

2. The fact he got less than a third of what was projected tells me he ain't all that.

 

Bottom line, it didn't make much sense for the Sox to sign this guy and lose the ability to sign anyone for over 300K next year when they can just clean up next offseason.

 

Now if that doesn't happen then yeah, sucks.

 

Watch them come in under again next year.

 

Reinsdorf is such a tool.

I have 0 confidence we will clean up next year. That's rule breaking. Jerry would never.

Cubs got him. 3MM

 

I really hope the Sox are planning on going over budget next year or this is going to start getting really embarrassing.

I really hope the Sox are planning on going over budget next year or this is going to start getting really embarrassing.

 

Well they do go over budget IMO when spending on veteran NL talent.

 

I have 0 confidence we will clean up next year. That's rule breaking. Jerry would never.

I was under the impression Jerry's loyalty was to Selig. I'm still not very confident in them going over, but maybe we get lucky and he does it out of spite against that young punk Manfred.

Jerry's a plutocrat, man. He's a symbol of anti-union, owner-dominated baseball. He has to stay in line with the policies he supported (and helped write) that keep money away from players and power concentrated at the top.

Well they do go over budget IMO when spending on veteran NL talent.

Great post. That says it.

It wouldn't have made sense for the Sox to sign this guy and take the penalties unless he was a sure thing. Considering his signing bonus, he is not. If they were over and not going to be able to get guys the next 2 years already, it made a ton of sense, but to blow 2 more signing periods over 1 guy , unless he is the next Andruw Jones, doesn't make much sense.

 

Besides, they probably already have a couple of commitments for the next signing period. Hopefully, they go radically over one of these years. That is one stupid loophole.

It wouldn't have made sense for the Sox to sign this guy and take the penalties unless he was a sure thing. Considering his signing bonus, he is not. If they were over and not going to be able to get guys the next 2 years already, it made a ton of sense, but to blow 2 more signing periods over 1 guy , unless he is the next Andruw Jones, doesn't make much sense.

 

Besides, they probably already have a couple of commitments for the next signing period. Hopefully, they go radically over one of these years. That is one stupid loophole.

 

Agree. It is a dumb loophole and it did only make sense for teams who had already gone over. They better go out this year with the big dogs out but it would be so White Sox not to. It would be cool to hear some names that they may have pre-agreements with.

Cubs got him

Cubs got him. 3MM

 

 

Cubs got him

 

Funny, I just saw it reported today by Jon Heyman and Baseball America

No issues with the sox not signing him. No brainer for the Cubs, though. Next year, the Sox better spend big. It will be the last year with this system, and there will be a lot of talent, supposedly.

Funny, I just saw it reported today by Jon Heyman and Baseball America

 

Probably because it's confirmed, and the history of what had happened prior with giants.

Probably because it's confirmed, and the history of what had happened prior with giants.

I think they had a hearing over it. One team was dealing with street agents, I think the Cubs, while the Giants were dealing by text with what they believed to be their registered agent. Cubs win. Hopefully their last one for a while.

Re: Reinsdorf and the spending limits, let's be clear that the way the Cubs and some others are doing it is not cheating. Breaking the rules implies that they have acted against them. The Cubs and their ilk are acting within the rules, which specify various consequences when you spend beyond the limit. They think it is better to do it this way and the rules allow them to. Jerry can do this as well and I would imagine the reason he doesn't do that is because it is very expensive and very risky, two things he really has never supported in terms of amateur players.

No issues with the sox not signing him. No brainer for the Cubs, though. Next year, the Sox better spend big. It will be the last year with this system, and there will be a lot of talent, supposedly.

Sox spend big

Abreu and Tanaka or even Shark (if that long-term deal was actually offered) aren't comparable to spending on a Viciedo, Puig or Soler...younger guys who are mostly projections.

 

Cespedes is the closest comp in terms of being a veteran guy close to his prime.

 

We have Adolfo, but that's still a lottery ticket, moreso than Semien's comp pick even....