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At SI.com, Jon Heyman breaks down the contract situation that the Mets face with Carlos Delgado this offseason. Delgado has a $12 million team option for next year, which essentially has an $8 million value because if the Mets do not pick up his option, there is a $4 million buy out.
Heyman decided:
the great likelihood now is that the Mets pick up that option rather than buy him out for $4 million. Since they have to pay him at least $4 million either way, they’re looking at Delgado right now as an $8-million bargain.
The Mets have long been suspected to be a player for big-time free-agent Mark Teixeira. But while they like Teixeira, they also know Teixeira may get 20 times that $8-million figure.
In the article, Heyman also breaks down other option situations from around the league such as with John Smoltz and Jason Giambi.
I really don’t like Delgado, but I’m not sure that the options out there are that much better. I would refuse to pay Teixeira the kind of money he is going to get.
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6 Responses for "Delgado’s Option"
sorry, if delgado plays like this the rest of the year they HAVE to pickup his option. end of story.
Why? Is he going to get better next year?
Just because he plays well at the end of the season doesn’t automatically earn him a fresh new contract for next year.
We have to think about how we think he’ll produce next year, and IF he’ll be worth that extra 8 million. It’s not like the option is a reward for him doing well at the end of the season.
Granted he has picked things up and is hitting, but he is clearly on the decline, his fielding is abysmal and still can’t hit for average. We can’t forget how central he was to our problems at the beginning of the year, and we can’t risk going through that again. He is only going to become older and worse.
Maybe picking up his option will end up being the right thing to do, but they don’t HAVE to do anything.
for 1, he’ll be playing for a fresh contract next year as well, think of that when making the decision.
Say Delgado stays hot, finishes with a season line of 275 38 homers and 115 RBI, now, no, I dont think he’d do that again next year, but in this market, 8M is a freaking bargain for even 25 and 90.
Clearly on the decline? Dont think its that clear anymore, since june 27th he has 58 RBI in 56 games, and if it werent for him we’d be 3-4 games back in the standings.
Fielding is abysmal? to be perfectly honest, his fielding has been very solid over the last few weeks, have u been watching the same delgado i have?
Now i know they dont HAVE to pickup his option, but for 8m its a no brainer imo, as i dont want to throw 160 at Texiera either, nor do i want some journeyman hitting 230 with no power for 3m either.
Wow, those are lofty expectations, I would bet the under on all of 38 HRs, .275 and 115 RBIs.
Delgado is very hot lately - no doubt. However, everybody seems to be forgetting how miserable he was at the beginning of the year. For two and a half months he batted .220, lead the team on its ride to mediocrity with a record hovering around .500, got his manager fired and people were calling for his release.
Clearly it’s great that we didn’t release him, but he is only getting older. And yes, his fielding is terrible - I am watching the same game as you. He occasionally makes a diving play, but he has absolutely no range and allows way too many GBs through.
Given how hot he has been lately this is obviously a tough battle for me to fight right now, but picking up his option should not be the forgone conclusion you are making it out to be.
I think the Mets got lucky with Delgado this season. I’m not sure how much more he has left. I’m happy we were able to get what have out of him, but I don’t feel confident we will see the second half Delgado next season.
I would only consider bringing him back if other options fall through. Are the Mets ready to open their wallets for Texiera?
Hopefully not. Spending 180 million on a player is not the right way to build a succesful team.
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