<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Astros&src=hash">#Astros</a> agree to sign Scott Feldman to a three-year, $30 million deal according to <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal">@Ken_Rosenthal</a></p>— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/statuses/409000895561883648">December 6, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Source: Feldman agrees with <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Astros&src=hash">#Astros</a>, three years, $30 million, pending physical.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/statuses/409000632906162176">December 6, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.sports-reference.com/wg.fcgi?css=1&site=br&url=%2Fplayers%2Ff%2Ffeldmsc01.shtml&div=div_pitching_standard"></script> So, what say you? Appropriate length? Appropriate money? Too much money? Good fit? Would you have rather gone for someone else?
You're right, I was halfway down the splits when I realized it. Avg. 6 innings pitched a game? Is that bad?
Pitchers are ridiculously overpaid. I hate it. Why give 3 year $30M to a back of the rotation guy when you have so many in house candidates? Makes me miss Erik Bedard.
Seems steep but it's not going to make or break the payroll and the Astros need someone to eat innings while the kids grow up. Seems to be a difference between his runs allowed and fielding independent stats. Astros obviously make bet that last year's result was more indicative of his true talent than 2012.
Seems expensive for a guy with a lifetime 4.5+ ERA, but it's not like this contract will keep them from going after other players. This bumps the payroll to what...$27MM?
When they're saying the payroll is only going to be in the $30 million range, it kind of seems like a lot for what has been a mediocre at best pitcher.
This was the 2nd Houston related push notification I received on my phone within the last 10 minutes, with the 1st being the Kubiak announcement. I was much more excited about the 1st notification.
I'm not sure what people expected if they wanted the Astros to spend money. These are the kinds of the guys available unless you want to invest in ridiculous contracts like Cano got for superstars.
I agree with you, especially once it was known that the Astros wanted a veteran starting pitcher. The market for veteran starters is very expensive. I don't have an issue with it, other than I am not sure it was necessary.
Yup. To get a player to sign with a terrible team, you have to overpay them. Otherwise, if you're paying the same as a decent or good team, they would just pick to go there. This is a harmless deal - it's short-term during a period the Astros can afford it. Pointless too, because the team is not going to be good next year, but maybe it satisfies the whiners. The real good, fair-priced FAs won't come until the core is showing to be good enough to compete for something.
I don't think anybody is complaining, but when you see the announcement of 3yrs/30 mil followed by the name of Scott Feldman, I think apathy is warranted.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Candidates for Astros' rotation in '14: Feldman, Cosart, Obie, Keuchel, Peacock, Harrell, Wojo, White, Owens, P. Clemens.</p>— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/statuses/409016271242395649">December 6, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
