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Green trade aids D-Backs' hunt for free-agent pitcher
John Gambadoro
Special for azcentral.com
Aug. 25, 2006 09:00 AM
Trading Shawn Green to the New York Mets cost the Arizona Diamondbacks $6½ million. It also saved them $6½ million in not having to pay Green all of his salary for next season. In some ways, he is addition by subtraction. Not only does dealing Green away open up a permanent spot for Carlos Quentin in right field, it puts more money in the coffers for this year's free agency class. Arizona is expected to go shopping with between $25 and $30 million in a pretty good free agency class for pitchers.
Remember the Diamondbacks saved $24 million in dealing Javier Vasquez to the White Sox and saved $34 million in dealing Troy Glaus to the Blue Jays. Arizona took back $4.5 million for Orlando Hernandez and just under $2 million in Jose Vizcaino's contract from Chicago and $2.3 million for Orlando Hudson from Toronto. So the savings came in at around 56 million bucks, give or take a couple of million.
There were contract extensions for Chad Tracy and Brandon Webb, but for the most part Arizona will go into the off-season as big spenders with pitchers Mark Mulder, Ted Lilly and Jason Schmidt as possible targets.
The Diamondbacks are still in contention for a playoff spot because the National League, outside of the New York Mets, is not that good. Arizona is a model of consistency this season. Win one, lose one. Win two, lose two. At different points in the season the D-Backs have been 11-11, 36-36, 46-46, 56-56 and 62-62. They are as average a ball club as there is in the majors. Unfortunately the D-Backs don't seem capable of running off the winning streak necessary to nail down one of these playoff spots.
I would take Lilly out of those three afformentioned pitchers. Mulder doesn't seem to be the pitcher he used to be and Schmidt is gettin older.
John Gambadoro
Special for azcentral.com
Aug. 25, 2006 09:00 AM
Trading Shawn Green to the New York Mets cost the Arizona Diamondbacks $6½ million. It also saved them $6½ million in not having to pay Green all of his salary for next season. In some ways, he is addition by subtraction. Not only does dealing Green away open up a permanent spot for Carlos Quentin in right field, it puts more money in the coffers for this year's free agency class. Arizona is expected to go shopping with between $25 and $30 million in a pretty good free agency class for pitchers.
Remember the Diamondbacks saved $24 million in dealing Javier Vasquez to the White Sox and saved $34 million in dealing Troy Glaus to the Blue Jays. Arizona took back $4.5 million for Orlando Hernandez and just under $2 million in Jose Vizcaino's contract from Chicago and $2.3 million for Orlando Hudson from Toronto. So the savings came in at around 56 million bucks, give or take a couple of million.
There were contract extensions for Chad Tracy and Brandon Webb, but for the most part Arizona will go into the off-season as big spenders with pitchers Mark Mulder, Ted Lilly and Jason Schmidt as possible targets.
The Diamondbacks are still in contention for a playoff spot because the National League, outside of the New York Mets, is not that good. Arizona is a model of consistency this season. Win one, lose one. Win two, lose two. At different points in the season the D-Backs have been 11-11, 36-36, 46-46, 56-56 and 62-62. They are as average a ball club as there is in the majors. Unfortunately the D-Backs don't seem capable of running off the winning streak necessary to nail down one of these playoff spots.
I would take Lilly out of those three afformentioned pitchers. Mulder doesn't seem to be the pitcher he used to be and Schmidt is gettin older.
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