Frieri Avoids Arbitration

[LightTheHalo]

Alden Gonzalez‏@Alden_Gonzalez

#Angels have now agreed with Ernesto Frieri — $3.8M.

 

[Cdaniel]

Damn. How much did he make last year and what was he expected to make this year before signing?

[LightTheHalo]

Earlier today...

 

#Angels have avoided arbitration with reliever Fernando Salas, agreeing terms with RHP for 2014 at $870,000. One down, three to go.

[Brent Maguire]

Not a bad amount for Frieri.

[jshep]

Eagerly awaiting whatever figure Jepsen's agent throws out there for him.

Edited January 17, 2014 by jshep

[jsnpritchett]

Eagerly awaiting whatever figure Jepsen's agent throws out there for him.

 

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Damn. How much did he make last year and what was he expected to make this year before signing?

@Alden_Gonzalez: Pretty close by @mlbtraderumors, which had Frieri earning $3.4M. Freese (projected at $4.4M) and Jepsen ($1.4M) remain. #Angels

I'm not sure what Ernesto made last year. It was probably very close to the min. This is his first year being arb eligible.

Edited January 17, 2014 by AngelsAndRamsFan

[Cdaniel]

Ok cool. I like the figure and Ernesto is deserving. Do we still have 15 mil to spend?

[WallyWorld]

good god, Jepsen, just be thankful an MLB team is willing to pay you in US dollars and call it a day.

Edited January 17, 2014 by WallyWorld

[jshep]

"Fun" Fact: The Angels have already paid Kevin Jepsen a hair under 3 million dollars to "pitch" for them.

[Bruce Nye]

If Downs signed for $4 with CWS, this is a decent amount.

[jshep]

 

Mike DiGiovannaVerified account ‏@MikeDiGiovanna

#Angels 3B David Freese has filed at $6 million. #Angels have countered at $4.1 million.

 

 

Mike DiGiovannaVerified account ‏@MikeDiGiovanna

#Angels reliever Kevin Jepsen has filed at $1.625 million. #Angels have countered at $1.3 million.

[tdawg87]

lol

[Scott34]

Freese is dreaming.

[tdawg87]

Jeppy is playin hardball. I would pay to be the arbitrator in his case if he goes to it just so I can give him less than the Angels offered and then laugh and tell him he sucks.

[bloodbrother]

Jepsen has 9 damn lives with this team

[tdawg87]

Jepsen has 9 damn lives with this team

He is the dingleberry stuck to this team's ass. The Angels could just say F it and wipe but they won't. They just keep shaking their ass and hoping he falls off. He won't.

[HaloFan85]

@Alden_Gonzalez: Pretty close by @mlbtraderumors, which had Frieri earning $3.4M. Freese (projected at $4.4M) and Jepsen ($1.4M) remain. #Angels

I'm not sure what Ernesto made last year. It was probably very close to the min. This is his first year being arb eligible.

According to Cot's, he made $530K (more than Trout) last year.

[Jeff Fletcher]

Ok cool. I like the figure and Ernesto is deserving. Do we still have 15 mil to spend?

The projected arb salaries were already built in to that $15M. It goes up and down a little depending on how much the guys actually get, but nothing significant.

There are still performance bonuses to be factored in so it's impossible to know exactly what the Angels have to spend.

[Chimi]

Uh, what did Freese do last year to warrant doubling his salary? Is he still trying to cash in on his World Series heroics? Maybe someone should let him know he's not in St Louis anymore.

Edited January 18, 2014 by Chimi

[FreeseFOREVER]

David Freese STILL has NOT been APPROPRIATELY compensated for what he did in the 2011 playoffs... PAY the MAN!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥

[FreeseFOREVER]

Arbitration is NOT *just* what a player did last year...

 

EVERYTHING is considered...

 

So, LIKE I SAID,

 

David Freese STILL has NOT been APPROPRIATELY compensated for what he did in the 2011 playoffs... PAY the MAN!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥

[HaloMagic]

I could see Freese winning that arb case.

Jeppy will win too. He won't get $1.6MM but he'll still be employed for some reason, so that's a win.

[SoWhat]

Arbitration is NOT *just* what a player did last year...

EVERYTHING is considered...

So, LIKE I SAID,

David Freese STILL has NOT been APPROPRIATELY compensated for what he did in the 2011 playoffs... PAY the MAN!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥

Whoops, I left out playoffs in the last sentence. I thought you meant he should get the 6M he's asking for based solely on his 2011 postseason. Anyway, I think what the Angels offered was perfectly fine Edited January 18, 2014 by SoWhat

[Glen]

Arbitration is NOT *just* what a player did last year...

EVERYTHING is considered...

So, LIKE I SAID,

David Freese STILL has NOT been APPROPRIATELY compensated for what he did in the 2011 playoffs... PAY the MAN!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥

Since that happened with the Cardinals, they are more than welcome to show their appreciation by giving him a few million dollars as a parting gift.

Edited January 18, 2014 by Glen