Cordero Wins!
Chad Cordero beat the Nats in the arbitration process. His agents came through the way he can't versus the Padres.
He'll make $4.15 million next year instead of the Nats' offer of $3.65 million.
Accordingly, Stan Kasten will likely announce that the team is renting out Jim Bowden's office to save money.
He'll make $4.15 million next year instead of the Nats' offer of $3.65 million.
Accordingly, Stan Kasten will likely announce that the team is renting out Jim Bowden's office to save money.
posted by Chris Needham at
2:54 PM
5 Comments:
Hey there,
Do you think it is possible that Bowden is stockpiling cheap vets like Belliard, Young, Lee and Fick so he can move them in July for prospects? They obviously won't net the Nats any young studs but they could be useful to a contenders bench. Any return would represent something positive to the majors worst farm system.
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Mark L., at 2/21/2007 5:06 PM
Can someone now explain why they are so willing to trade Cordero? Is it because he is "just" a relief pitcher.
The guy is one of the few pieces of the puzzle that is right where he should be and performing like it.
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Anonymous, at 2/22/2007 11:02 AM
I don't think they're eager to trade him, but...
1) He's not an elite closer like Hoffman or Rivera. He's more in the middle tier -- who are still good pitchers, but could be replaceable.
2) He's making a ton of money, and will make even more over the next two years. Jon Rauch or Ryan Wagner could likely step in for a fraction of the price and do a similarly good job.
3) If a team like Boston wants to give up a top pitching prospect or two, it might make sense to do that since the Nats feel they could fill Cordero's role without a huge dropoff. This year would be the perfect time to experiment, too. If Ryan Wagner can't hack it as a closer, the extra few losses aren't going to mean the difference between making the playoffs and missing them, where it might a few years down the road.
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Chris Needham, at 2/22/2007 11:06 AM
Does Cordero winning his arbitration hearing make it more or less likely the the Nats will trade Cordero? Paying over $4 mil for a closer has to gall the fiscally conservative Lerner family.
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Anonymous, at 2/22/2007 11:47 AM
Well, even if the Lerners had won, they would've been paying him $3.6 or so. So it's not a huge difference in the salary.
I imagine you'll see the Nats make an attempt to sign him to a long-term deal (which given Cordero's pro-Union talk seems unlikely). If the Nats can do that, they'd probably be more inclined to keep him? That's just a guess tho.
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Chris Needham, at 2/22/2007 11:49 AM
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