January 1, 2009 Happy New Year! Now that the top three closers on the market have signed for 4 years @ $13.375 million per – K Rod, 3 years @ $10.25 million per – Wood, and 3 years @ $9 million per – Fuentes; what does this presage for Future HOF Closer Trevor Hoffman? The … More Market for Hoffman Begins to Heat Up
November 30, 2008 Every year we see the same pattern on most major signings and trades. Teams wait until they know what they they will have to give up for Type A Free Agents before making their big moves. And they don’t know that until after the Free Agents are either offered arbitration or allowed … More Now the offseason starts in earnest
The San Diego Padres withdrew their offer to Trevor Hoffman today. I really don’t understand this move. The Padres make an offer that pretty much exactly met what many of us have predicted in terms of dollars and length. An offer that was $3.5 million less than his 2008 but certainly not unexpected. Hoffman then … More Padres withdraw contract offer to Trevor Hoffman
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