Comments on: More Bench Bats For the Minimum http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-bench-bats-for-the-minimum/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:51:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Basil Ganglia http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-bench-bats-for-the-minimum/#comment-69929 Basil Ganglia Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:51:43 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3966#comment-69929 Can anyone identify a single situation in which a team payed more than minimum to a released player who was still under a guaranteed MLB contract? Can anyone identify a single situation in which a team payed more than minimum to a released player who was still under a guaranteed MLB contract?

]]> By: A's Fan http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-bench-bats-for-the-minimum/#comment-69927 A's Fan Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:34:14 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3966#comment-69927 The only possible reason that I can think of is that the team who is willing to spend 500K on him rather than 400K is showing him more "respect", even if he ultimately ends up with $14M either way. The only possible reason that I can think of is that the team who is willing to spend 500K on him rather than 400K is showing him more “respect”, even if he ultimately ends up with $14M either way.

]]> By: Basil Ganglia http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-bench-bats-for-the-minimum/#comment-69898 Basil Ganglia Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:50:09 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3966#comment-69898 What's the incentive for any team to offer more than the minimum? How does that change Sheffield's calculus at all?? What’s the incentive for any team to offer more than the minimum? How does that change Sheffield’s calculus at all??

]]> By: cpebbles http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-bench-bats-for-the-minimum/#comment-69897 cpebbles Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:48:09 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3966#comment-69897 No upside in it for him. He's either going to decide by which team offers him the best chance to pad his HR totals or which team offers him the best postseason chances, depending on which he values more. No upside in it for him. He’s either going to decide by which team offers him the best chance to pad his HR totals or which team offers him the best postseason chances, depending on which he values more.

]]> By: Rob http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-bench-bats-for-the-minimum/#comment-69889 Rob Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:28:54 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3966#comment-69889 But they can't gain anything by upping salary. They could of course promise him an "office" job next season which makes mafia no show jobs look tough.. But they can’t gain anything by upping salary. They could of course promise him an “office” job next season which makes mafia no show jobs look tough..

]]> By: Eric Seidman http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-bench-bats-for-the-minimum/#comment-69888 Eric Seidman Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:21:59 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3966#comment-69888 No I know, I phrased it incorrectly... I fixed what I meant now... basically that it would be interesting if he gets into a bidding war to the point that a new team pays him over the minimum.. not that he would make more money. No I know, I phrased it incorrectly… I fixed what I meant now… basically that it would be interesting if he gets into a bidding war to the point that a new team pays him over the minimum.. not that he would make more money.

]]> By: Basil Ganglia http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/more-bench-bats-for-the-minimum/#comment-69887 Basil Ganglia Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:19:43 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3966#comment-69887 Sheffield isn't going to end up making any more money as a result of a bidding war. Any money he is paid by his new team deducts from what the Tigers owe him. If he signs for $400k, he gets $400k from his new team and $13.6 million from the Tigers. If some team signed him for $2 million, he gets $2 million from the new team and $12 million from the Tigers. The only way he could ever make more money signing with another team is if that team offered him more than the $14 million due from the Tigers. And that, of course, ain't gonna happen. There's no money advantage to Sheffield to sign with any given team. If he has multiple offers he selects a team based solely on where he would prefer to play setting aside all money considerations. Sheffield isn’t going to end up making any more money as a result of a bidding war. Any money he is paid by his new team deducts from what the Tigers owe him. If he signs for $400k, he gets $400k from his new team and $13.6 million from the Tigers. If some team signed him for $2 million, he gets $2 million from the new team and $12 million from the Tigers.

The only way he could ever make more money signing with another team is if that team offered him more than the $14 million due from the Tigers. And that, of course, ain’t gonna happen.

There’s no money advantage to Sheffield to sign with any given team. If he has multiple offers he selects a team based solely on where he would prefer to play setting aside all money considerations.

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