Padres offer Weaver $1.75

[daygloman]

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/01/23/report-padres-have-made-an-offer-of-more-than-1-75-million-to-jered-weaver/

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Report: Padres have made an offer of more than $1.75 million to Jered Weaver

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By Bill BaerJan 23, 2017, 6:26 PM EST

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The Padres have reportedly made an offer of more than $1.75 million to free agent starter Jered Weaver, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports.

Weaver, 34, isn’t the pitcher he was three years ago when he led the American League with 18 wins. He finished this past season with a 5.06 ERA and a 103/51 K/BB ratio in 178 innings. His fastball velocity, a point of concern for the last two years, dropped to 83 MPH on average.

What Weaver does offer, though, is experience and the ability to lead a pitching staff. If he were to join the Padres, he would slot in ahead of Clayton Richard and Jhoulys Chacin in what is an uninspiring rotation.

 

[Ohtaniland]

His brother Jeff retired at 33 and that was a good thing. Jered is now 34 and should call it a career. 

[Jason]

3 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

His brother Jeff retired at 33 and that was a good thing. Jered is now 34 and should call it a career. 

Yep but $1.75 million is hard to pass up when expectations should be low

[ELEVEN]

I thought a buck seventy five was a bit low.

[Docwaukee]

the padres are purposefully assembling a rotation that rivals the one we were forced to trot out there after all of our guys got hurt.  

[daygloman]

14 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

His brother Jeff retired at 33 and that was a good thing. Jered is now 34 and should call it a career. 

I agree.

He's accomplished plenty. 

Only thing missing is a ring, & San Diego ain't lighting a fire.............................

[totdprods]

If he wants to keep pitching, there's really nowhere better for him to keep going. He'll benefit from having a lot of games in Petco, Dodger Stadium, and AT&T, facing a pitcher more, new league, still close to home, etc. He finished the year strong enough that I imagine he'll want to at least give it a chance.

[Oz27]

If the Padres are trying to lose, they are doing a really good job of it. The idea that Weaver deserves to be in an MLB rotation - let alone be provided guaranteed money - is insane. Seriously, imagine how angry you'd be if you were a Padres fan.

[Ohtaniland]

7 hours ago, Jason said:

Yep but $1.75 million is hard to pass up when expectations should be low

And I thought he gave us a hometown discount. 

[California Cajun]

I'd like to see him retire because I think he will get pounded if he continues to pitch.  He was a great Angel.  I'm sure it's hard to quit when you still have that competitive fire.

[Angel Oracle]

Petco Park/NL West (except for Coors Canaveral/Bank One) is the one combination that could work for Weave.

[Sully151]

Maybe his thought is he will pitch well enough (partly due to NL parks) to be traded to a contender at the deadline and backdoor his way into the Playoffs and hopefully the WS.

[Adam]

What you guys aren't considering is the fact that weaver ate a bunch of edibles one night and came up with a left handed knuckleball. He's going to dominate

[Troll Daddy]

Weaver is waiting on the Angels counter offer.

Seriously, I hope he pitches in San Diego ... no pressure

[Ohtaniland]

44 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Weaver is waiting on the Angels counter offer.

Seriously, I hope he pitches in San Diego ... no pressure

He's wants to play for a winner. 

[Second Base]

i bnI'm an Angels and Padres fan. 

$1.75 is a good price for Weaver.

$175, yeah I guess so. 

$1,750, I dunno, that's a lot.

$17,500, nope, way too much.

$175,000, to play baseball? No.

$1,750,000 for a 6.00 ERA and 81 mph fastball? I think we could coax a random JC pitcher to come out and do that for free.

[eaterfan]

Are people really at all upset about this?

From Weaver's perspective: He wants to pitch. They are paying him. And there's pretty much no where better to pitch who is offering him any money. The only thing he loses is not playing every game for the same team. But he'll always be an Angel in the same way GA is. Is it going to tarnish his legacy as a pitcher if he goes out there and puts up a 5.50 ERA? It's not like he hasn't been that pitcher the last 2 years. It's not like if he walked away the last thing we'd remember is him pitching well for a good team and he'd ruin that.

From a Padres perspective: $1.75 million is pocket change for an MLB team, even one as small market as the Pads. Weaver is more likely to put butts in the seats than anyone else they could sign for that price. They weren't going to win anyway so maybe this generates some buzz among the not so knowledgeable fans. 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

I don't blame Weaver if he accepts because it's about him playing a game he still enjoys that he's been playing most of his life and this opportunity is close to home.  Professional athletes have a small career in the grand scheme of things when you consider that even the best who stay healthy are done before they're 40 for the most part.  In his case that window is likely even smaller as a player and it can be hard on anyone to walk away when they've still hopefully got another 40+ years of living to do.  

[AngelsLakersFan]

I think he may find a hint of success in San Diego... of course it all depends on how serious he is about trying to reestablish himself. 

[Docwaukee]

I heard there were some big trucks on the 5 hauling a rockpile.  

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

12 hours ago, Jason said:

Yep but $1.75 million is hard to pass up when expectations should be low

And in the end the media roasts you for stealing a paycheck.....

[yk9001]

3 hours ago, Sully151 said:

Maybe his thought is he will pitch well enough (partly due to NL parks) to be traded to a contender at the deadline and backdoor his way into the Playoffs and hopefully the WS.

Posts like this is why I voted against the pot proposition in November.

[Troll Daddy]

This could be a steal for the Padres if he signs. $1.75M+ is peanuts if he's a bust. 

Weaver was 5-5 and his ERA was 4.77 post allstar break. I'll be rooting for him next season!

RESPECT

[Sully151]

26 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Posts like this is why I voted against the pot proposition in November.

And it's why Weaver voted for it. Obviously.

[Troll Daddy]

12 minutes ago, Sully151 said:

And it's why Weaver voted for it. Obviously.

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