That's a lot of money next season for an aging reliever.
That's a lot of money next season for an aging reliever.
thank you weso1!
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jpx7 (07-31-2019)
Maybe AA and scouting department thinks they can prolong Melancon's career. How long is he signed for.
Forever Fredi
So it's essentially a straight salary dump. Definitely not the value move that we are used to AA making.
jpx7 (07-31-2019)
I wouldn’t go that far, since I doubt Beck ever amounts to anything; but I am pretty surprised that Anthopoulos is taking on the whole nut. Even if Melancon pitches as well next year as he has this year, he’ll only be worth about two-thirds of his salary; he’d have to return to his Pirates peak to meet or best his dollar-mark.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
Melancon has been pretty good for a while. Here's his stats since beginning of 2017 season...
8.12 k9
2.84 bb9
3.33 fip
.363 babip
Pretty much in line with this season...
8.55 k9
3.11 bb9
3.33 fip
.354 babip
jpx7 (07-31-2019)
Melancon is a .300 xwOBA BP arm.
The Braves are paying him $14M in 2020.
Not awesome...
While we are complaining about paying Melancon 14 million next year we could be the Cubs and be paying Kimbrel 14 million per year for the next two. The same Kimbrel 8.01 FIP at -0.6 fWAR in 2019 who's also earning 14 million this year.
jpx7 (07-31-2019)