Torii Hunter agrees to 5-year $80 million deal with Angels
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Looks like Hunter had no interest in staying in Minnesota, as I think they had offered him $75 million for 5 years. After you adjust for state income taxes, the two contracts are not that far apart.
Edit: ESPN changed the the amount from $80 million to $90 million -- so I guess they had it wrong at first.
Looks like Hunter had no interest in staying in Minnesota, as I think they had offered him $75 million for 5 years. After you adjust for state income taxes, the two contracts are not that far apart.
Edit: ESPN changed the the amount from $80 million to $90 million -- so I guess they had it wrong at first.
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I'm already liking this new GM.
This is setting up to be a real active off season for the Angels.
Best of luck to the Angels
I'd love to see my boy Vladdy get some protection, but this is NOT it.
Jay
<< <i>espn.com said $90 million. All of a sudden, the Angels have a spare $10 million/year player in Matthews, Jr. >>
That's the first thought that came to my mind as well. Just what are they going to do with him? They both play a fantastic CF, plus with the other 3 or so quality outfielders they have, someone might be on the trade market. Will Juan Riveira be in another uniform by Christmas; how bout Willits - because you know they are not moving Vlad. Does Anderson stay as the DH? This is a very peculiar signing, a good one, but after sending Cabrera away (who both Anaheim and the Red Sox should have kept) I'm something sure is on the front burner still.
and no 3rd baseman.........
I don't think the Halos are done yet. They really haven't spent anything this winter. Garland was picked up via trade and letting Colon go and his 15mil ayear salary makes the Hunter signing a wash.
"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
<< <i>Look, Torri was good while he was here. Ill miss the guy, but he does not deserve a $90 frickin million dollar contract. Good gawd. Have fun watching him strikeout. >>
It's the way of the times, I'd rather have Torri for 90 mil than Zito for 126 mil.
<< <i>why would anyone want to stay in Minnesota? they can't afford to keep anyone, they wont be signing Santana....plus you get to play in Sunny California and you get off that awful plastic grass. >>
I think they are moving into a nice, new stadium in 2009.
<< <i>espn.com said $90 million. All of a sudden, the Angels have a spare $10 million/year player in Matthews, Jr. >>
When the story first came out, it was $80 million. Now there is a material difference. However, as others mentioned, Hunter probably wants go to a team with a better chance of contending -- I don't blame him, he has been loyal to Minn for many years, probably time to move on.
At $18 million per, he is probably overpaid -- I don't think he will match his 2007 numbers every year.
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<< <i>Yeah because the Twins arent contenders. They won their division 2002,2003,2004, and 2006.
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great point. No matter how he wishes to make people think about his departure, and there's nothing wrong with it, it is about the money. I'm sure a nucleus that may have included the likes of Hunter, Santana, Liriano, Mauer, Morneau, and Nathan surely would have sucked, so no doubt it's all about winning.
<< <i>why would anyone want to stay in Minnesota? they can't afford to keep anyone, they wont be signing Santana....plus you get to play in Sunny California and you get off that awful plastic grass. >>
Because they dominated the Central Division for most of the 6 years. Including over the Indians.
Torii is good player and a great leader, Minnesota community will miss him, the Twins however recover just fine. He is really not worth that kind of money though.
Every star Twins player that left the team for a huge contract. It is like a curse. Eddie Guarardo, Corey Koskie, Jacque Jones, Eric Milton, Doug Mientkiewicz, Christian Guzman; they all experienced either injuries that plagued them or big slumps and definitelywere not worth the money. The new stadium is coming and the Twins have recovered every year.
Torii could be worth the contract if he develops his eye at the plate and stays healthy. He needs to raise his OBP from his career 0.324 mark if he is going to help the Angels significantly more than Gary Mathews Jr.
<< <i>Yeah because the Twins arent contenders. They won their division 2002,2003,2004, and 2006.
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They certainly do the most with the least, especailly after nearly getting "contracted". And if Hunter really loved Minnesota, 5 years at $15 million per should have been enough. But now it looks like Hunter wants "instant gratification" with the halos.