Cubs re-sign Ryan Dempster to four-year deal

[jwblue]

Yeah, he should do what's best for himself, period. He could have probably gotten a multi-year deal somewhere, but not near $14 mil per. Maybe he is just betting on himself having a good season. Taking his option was really a no brainer.

At 34 pitchers still usually have a few good years left in them.

If I was another team, I would tell the Cubs I would pay $5 million of the salary and trade for him.

His statistics the last two years before 2011 were worthy for a #3 starter. The year before that, for a #2 starter.


Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9

2008 31 CHC NL 17 6 .739 2.96 33 33 0 1 0 0 206.2 174 75 68 14 76 1 187 7 0 5 856 155 1.210 7.6 0.6 3.3 8.1 2.46
2009 32 CHC NL 11 9 .550 3.65 31 31 0 1 1 0 200.0 196 94 81 22 65 4 172 6 0 11 842 122 1.305 8.8 1.0 2.9 7.7 2.65
2010 33 CHC NL 15 12 .556 3.85 34 34 0 1 0 0 215.1 198 110 92 25 86 4 208 10 0 6 918 110 1.319 8.3 1.0 3.6 8.7 2.42
2011 34 CHC NL 10 14 .417 4.80 34 34 0 0 0 0 202.1 211 111 108 23 82 2 191 5 0 7 881 81 1.448 9.4 1.0 3.6 8.5 2.33

 

[Doug]

Weird article.

Why would Dempster even contemplate not taking the player option?

Would the writer or anyone else turn it down?


Yep, you offered it ( Cubs) he's going to take it.

Most too long term deals go bad, look at A-Rod and tons of others, Then a team like the NYY goes 4 years on a guy like Jeter coming off of his worst year.

Somebody will be stuck with Poolhalls at 40 making 28 million, no doubt.