When Arb. opens up...do I just click on his asking price if that is what I want to give him?



How do I offer more than that for one year...but not negotiate long term?

Would you offer these two pitchers one year deals..or short cut and go long term now and get them (I'm asuming) more cheaply that I will in a year or two?

http://whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1782151

(wants $1.8M for one year or 5x$5.8m)

http://whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1782137

(wants $360K for one year...or 2x$3.8M)

You do not want to offer them more than they are asking, ever. It will not make them more likely to sign with you long term. Arb both of them this year. Carillo will be a good one to hold on to and sign long-term maybe next season. You can find a suitabable replacement for Shinjo for much cheaper.

Typically you want to arb them then sign them, but depending on your budget you might want to lock up Carillo now. 3.8 million is cheap for a pitcher of his caliber.

Sorry Oriole....I had their demands mixed up. Carilla wants 5x$5.8M

yeah, 5.8 is more around what you would expect to pay for him. I would send him to arbitration this year and wait to sign him long term. You are saving 4 million this year and protecting yourself from him getting inured, with a 55 health this is a strong possibility.

oh and I agree with strikeout, you can get a cheaper replacement for Shinjo, arb him then let him walk when he is a free agent.