Post by Bish on Dec 6, 2023 18:38:52 GMT -5
Phillies Locking Up Core
General Manager Stevie B is at it again as he continues to keep his core pieces together on team friendly contracts once again. The Phillies a couple seasons ago locked up core pieces. They were the following: SP Ben Sheets, SP Chris Young, 2B Chase Utley, and 3B Scott Rolen. They are all still here and producing as per usual. Let’s break down the next crop of guys the Phillies have locked up…
Age in parenthesis…
SP Cole Hamels (24): 3 Years–$8.4M–$2.8M Per Year
Verdict: The Phillies are locking up Cole’s 2 remaining arbitration years as well as an additional year. The Phillies wanted a much longer term deal, but Hamels wanted to only do a 2-3 year type deal. Makes sense. For the Phillies, this is incredible value for a guy who seems to be really hitting his stride here as an ace. His ERA has gone from 3.50 in 2006 during the world series year to 3.13 in 2007 to 2.27 in 2008 currently. He’s truly been special, and at only 24 years old is going to be an absolute problem for years to come.
SS J.J. Hardy (25): 5 Years–$50M–$10M Per Year
Verdict: J.J. Hardy had a rough first month as he started to get accustomed to things here in Philly, but boy has he been dynamite since. He still isn’t hitting for the power that we know he’s capable of hitting, but at 25 years young, he’s going to be a problem in all facets. He’s just coming off an MVP season for the Cubs which makes that trade all the crazier. Both teams did well, but how many times do you actually see an MVP get moved the next offseason? Wild. This takes his last remaining arbitration year as well as the next 4 seasons on top of it. Shrewd business as usual. Hardy isn’t a 5-tool guy because his speed simply isn’t there, but he is very good in the field at a premium position, and has the capabilities of winning another MVP or 2 as he progresses. Excellent player who is now locked up for the next 5 seasons.
CL Chad Cordero (26): 5 Years–$17.5M–$3.5M Per Year
Verdict: Typically you don’t see closers get locked up early on, but Chad Cordero is one of those guys. The rumor was he was asking for a bit more money, but the Phillies used more years to get him at a lower cost per year. I like it. For Cordero, he hasn’t exactly been the dominant reliever they thought he would be the first four seasons. This season? He has and then some! He has just been so damn good. Hasn’t given up an earned run yet, and has 27 saves thus far. The Phillies are excited about the prospects of Cordero, Adams, and Veras becoming their top trio of bullpen arms for the next five seasons. Which brings us to…
MR Jose Veras (27): 6 Years–$7.5M–$1.25M Per Year
Verdict: Speaking of the man, Veras is now locked up for the next 6 seasons. Veras is an extremely solid reliever who will bring stability to our bullpen for years to come. He has looked to find his footing last season with the Cubs when he had an ERA of 2.53 in 53.1 innings of work. This year he has an ERA of 3.05 in 20.2 innings. The Phillies are excited to see his continued growth with our franchise!
Anyway, despite not being able to come to an agreement with the ultra talented yet inconsistently underperforming Curtids Granderson, they are thrilled with the overall results here! The Phillies organization remains committed to this core as they continue to try and vie for more championships!
General Manager Stevie B is at it again as he continues to keep his core pieces together on team friendly contracts once again. The Phillies a couple seasons ago locked up core pieces. They were the following: SP Ben Sheets, SP Chris Young, 2B Chase Utley, and 3B Scott Rolen. They are all still here and producing as per usual. Let’s break down the next crop of guys the Phillies have locked up…
Age in parenthesis…
SP Cole Hamels (24): 3 Years–$8.4M–$2.8M Per Year
Verdict: The Phillies are locking up Cole’s 2 remaining arbitration years as well as an additional year. The Phillies wanted a much longer term deal, but Hamels wanted to only do a 2-3 year type deal. Makes sense. For the Phillies, this is incredible value for a guy who seems to be really hitting his stride here as an ace. His ERA has gone from 3.50 in 2006 during the world series year to 3.13 in 2007 to 2.27 in 2008 currently. He’s truly been special, and at only 24 years old is going to be an absolute problem for years to come.
SS J.J. Hardy (25): 5 Years–$50M–$10M Per Year
Verdict: J.J. Hardy had a rough first month as he started to get accustomed to things here in Philly, but boy has he been dynamite since. He still isn’t hitting for the power that we know he’s capable of hitting, but at 25 years young, he’s going to be a problem in all facets. He’s just coming off an MVP season for the Cubs which makes that trade all the crazier. Both teams did well, but how many times do you actually see an MVP get moved the next offseason? Wild. This takes his last remaining arbitration year as well as the next 4 seasons on top of it. Shrewd business as usual. Hardy isn’t a 5-tool guy because his speed simply isn’t there, but he is very good in the field at a premium position, and has the capabilities of winning another MVP or 2 as he progresses. Excellent player who is now locked up for the next 5 seasons.
CL Chad Cordero (26): 5 Years–$17.5M–$3.5M Per Year
Verdict: Typically you don’t see closers get locked up early on, but Chad Cordero is one of those guys. The rumor was he was asking for a bit more money, but the Phillies used more years to get him at a lower cost per year. I like it. For Cordero, he hasn’t exactly been the dominant reliever they thought he would be the first four seasons. This season? He has and then some! He has just been so damn good. Hasn’t given up an earned run yet, and has 27 saves thus far. The Phillies are excited about the prospects of Cordero, Adams, and Veras becoming their top trio of bullpen arms for the next five seasons. Which brings us to…
MR Jose Veras (27): 6 Years–$7.5M–$1.25M Per Year
Verdict: Speaking of the man, Veras is now locked up for the next 6 seasons. Veras is an extremely solid reliever who will bring stability to our bullpen for years to come. He has looked to find his footing last season with the Cubs when he had an ERA of 2.53 in 53.1 innings of work. This year he has an ERA of 3.05 in 20.2 innings. The Phillies are excited to see his continued growth with our franchise!
Anyway, despite not being able to come to an agreement with the ultra talented yet inconsistently underperforming Curtids Granderson, they are thrilled with the overall results here! The Phillies organization remains committed to this core as they continue to try and vie for more championships!
