Phillies Officially Sign Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez

[SoWhat]

"More than a month after the Phillies reportedly agreed to a six-year, $48MM contract for Cuban right-hander Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, the team has officially announced that they have signed him to a drastically reduced three-year, $12MM contract with a vesting option for a fourth season."

Wow, what a drop off in money. Something has to be up with his health

Edited August 30, 2013 by SoWhat

[Tyler]

Wow indeed.

[gotbeer]

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/23052963/report-phillies-deal-with-miguel-alfredo-gonzalez-hits-snag

 

Elbow concerns.  Must be more than just bone spurs though.  That's a pretty significant drop in price.  I'm surprised he didn't shop around after the offer was pulled and a lesser one put in place.  

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets that the initial contract broke down due to concerns regarding Gonzalez's right elbow. The Phillies have now secured Gonzalez at a bargain rate compared to where the initial bidding began. A few weeks after that initial report, rumors began to circulate that the agreement was in jeopardy. Passan's tweet confirms what was speculated in those reports -- elbow problems did indeed impact negotiations. Elbow troubles aren't exactly new for Gonzalez, as he'd previously had surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow.

Gonzalez drew heavy interest from a number of big league teams, but the Red Sox and Dodgers were said to have been two of the other teams very interested in signing him. Ben Badler of Baseball America offered a scouting report on Gonzalez prior to his initial agreement (subscription required), noting that he features a fastball, splitter, changeup and curveball in his four-pitch mix. His fastball sits in the low- to mid-90s, and his splitter and changeup are slightly above-average pitches, according to Badler. Badler also notes that Gonzalez's curve is his weakest offering. Badler adds that while some scouts see him as a No. 3 starter, others see him as a middle reliever because they don't believe his stuff will hold up when facing MLB hitters multiple times in an outing.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/08/phillies-sign-miguel-alfredo-gonzalez.html#disqus_thread

Edited August 30, 2013 by AngelsAndRamsFan

[Angel Oracle]

Even though I wanted him to come here originally, we don't need anymore bad elbows.