{"id":1579,"date":"2011-09-29T10:21:14","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T14:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2011-09-26T22:41:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T02:41:58","slug":"tendering-a-contract-to-mike-pelfrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2011\/09\/29\/tendering-a-contract-to-mike-pelfrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Tendering A Contract to Mike Pelfrey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I’d be shocked of Angel Pagan and Mike Pelfrey are not given contracts this season. \u00a0They’re both due raises via arbitration, and the raises they get could possibly push the money they make beyond the value they’re likely to provide. \u00a0Of course, it’s very hard to form a direct relationship between money and performance. \u00a0Ultimately it’s about getting the most value, not the best price for that value.<\/p>\n

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Mike Pelfrey and Scott Boras agreed to a 3.925 million dollar contract last year. \u00a0It’d be pretty hard for them to argue for much more than that in arbitration off this year. \u00a0I could see them settling for a similar value, which is not the six million dollar figure some are talking about. \u00a0 Four million is a pretty reasonable amount, and it’s also a very tradeable contract if the Mets were able to find something better or they had a prospect knocking on the door in May.<\/p>\n

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Mike Pelfrey has not had a very good season, but he’s also not had a horrible one and has pitched on his turn every time and accumulated 200 innings. \u00a0Most teams don’t have five guys that do that, which is where Pelfrey’s value comes in. All in all Pelfrey’s peripheral stats look very similar to his stats from last year, and his stats from the year before that. \u00a0A new pitching coach may help some, specifically with working on his sinker again, \u00a0but it’s probably a safe bet to expect Pelfrey’s numbers in 2012 to be somewhere between 2010 and 2011. \u00a0I believe that has value, not as an ace but as a contributing member of a rotation.<\/p>\n

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I trust Mike Pelfrey to work hard this offseason and in Spring Training to do what he can do to get better. \u00a0He may not be worth the full value of what he’ll get paid, but he’ll provide the team with innings and consistency. \u00a0A lot of teams would snap him up if the Mets released him, and that’s yet another reason he’ll be offered a contract. \u00a0Someone will be willing to give the Mets a player in return for Pelfrey, were the Mets to look to trade him this offseason, in Spring Training, or early in the season. \u00a0Pitchers are always getting hurt, and reliable starters are always a commodity. \u00a0 Having more than you need, even if one’s a little more expensive, is being able to deal from a position of strength.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’d be shocked of Angel Pagan and Mike Pelfrey are not given contracts this season. \u00a0They’re both due raises via arbitration, and the raises they get could possibly push the money they make beyond the value they’re likely to provide. \u00a0Of course, it’s very hard to form a direct relationship between money and performance. \u00a0Ultimately … <\/p>\n

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