Tigers sign Benoit for 3 years, $16.5M (AP)

[The Question]

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that reliever Joaquin Benoit and the Detroit Tigers have reached a preliminary agreement on a $16.5 million, three-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the deal had not yet been announced. The 33-year-old right-hander was 1-2 with a 1.34 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 60 1-3 innings this year as...

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[gladdyontherise]

I am all for this, this makes me think the Tigers are ready to spend some serious cash during the offseason!

[jsab4807]

You're all for the Tigers spending $17 million on a 33-year old reliever with a career 4.50 ERA?

[ranbethscards]

You're all for the Tigers spending $17 million on a 33-year old reliever with a career 4.50 ERA?

.....and pictched for Tampa Bay last year?


sorry....not impressed with this move.

[gladdyontherise]

You're all for the Tigers spending $17 million on a 33-year old reliever with a career 4.50 ERA?

Yes I am, look what he did last season, i'm gonna be opened minded, besides Adam Dunn is coming next.

[jsab4807]

Yes I am, look what he did last season, i'm gonna be opened minded, besides Adam Dunn is coming next.

I could flip that and say look at what he did his first 8 years in the Majors, none of which were impressive....

[jsab4807]

And I don't get why you'd even want Dunn....

A.) Power numbers will decrease playing in Comerica (I know Miggy's didnt, but Dunn's not anything near Miggy, you can't play that card)
B.) He's a career .250 hitter
C.) He doesn't wanna DH, which will make him a HUGE liability in that outfield

I can't figure out why you'd wanna pay someone around $15M a year who has more negatives than positives, given the situation he'd be in.

[gladdyontherise]

And I don't get why you'd even want Dunn....

A.) Power numbers will decrease playing in Comerica (I know Miggy's didnt, but Dunn's not anything near Miggy, you can't play that card)
B.) He's a career .250 average hitter
C.) He doesn't wanna DH, which will make him a HUGE liability in the outfield

I can't figure out why you'd wanna pay someone around $15M a year who has more negatives than positives, given the situation he'd be in.

A) I'm aware but he'll still get 35 HRs, and he provides GREAT protection as a #5 hitter to Miggy

B) Again aware of this

C) Still aware but he cant be much worse than Raburn or Boesch were in the outfield, its impossible to be worse than those 2.

[jsab4807]

You clearly haven't watched Dunn play outfield then....