mlbtraderumors.com - 11/17/2008
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According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News , the Giants signed lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year deal. He was a Type B free agent, so the Reds will receive a sandwich pick for him in the June draft.
I'm surprised Affeldt didn't pursue a closing job; ESPN's ...
Free agent setup men
hardballtimes.com 11/17/2008 — Aaron Gleeman is worried about the depth of the Twins' bullpen now that Pat Neshek has opted for Tommy John surgery. The result is a nice review of options in the free agent market. Jeremy Affeldt, anyone? Order the Hardball Times Annual 2009 today !
Giant Affeldt
hardballtimes.com 11/17/2008 — Jeremy Affeldt, the left-handed reliever from the Reds, signed a two-year deal with the Giants today. The deal is reportedly for $8 million. It doesn't take too many brain cells to call this a very good deal for the Giants. Keith Law ranks Affeldt the 15th-best free agent available (subscription ...
Giants ink Jeremy Affeldt to 2 year deal for $8 million
metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/18/2008 — Score one for the Giants, what was Jeremy Affeldt thinking? MLB.com is reporting that the Giants signed the free agent to a 2 year deal worth $8 million. Damaso Marte just got a 3 year deal from the Yankees for $12 million. Affeldt is a 29 year old lefty with a 3-1 strikeout to walk ratio.
Setting the Market
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — How Jeremy Affeldt got his money and set the market for relievers at the same time.
Affeldt the Giant
leftymalo.com 11/18/2008 — Is Jeremy Affeldt ready for a breakout year? He had by far his best performance as a big-leaguer in Cincinnati in 2008 but still was no great shakes. He posted a WXRL of 0.19, this after a wretched ‘07 number of negative 0.65.
Fortunately ...
Affeldt Signing Reactions —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Giants GM Brian Sabean kicked off the free agent proceedings yesterday by signing southpaw Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year, $8MM deal. Reactions:
ESPN's Keith Law likes the move. Affeldt has good stuff, it's a short-term deal, and it doesn't cost the Giants a draft pick. ...
Affeldt gone, who's left? —
Rockin' the Red
" Giants add LHP Affeldt to bullpen. " There goes that idea. The Giants were able to sign Jeremy Affeldt to a pretty affordable deal too, locking him up for 2 years and $8m. It's hard to tell if that number is inflated or right in line with the rest of the market given the nation-wide economic ...
First Free Agent Signs. —
The Sommer Frieze
No, it isn’t C. C. and it doesn’t involve the Yankees. Lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt signed a $8M, 2-year deal with the Giants. Affeldt, 29, was 1-1, 3.33, ERA+ 135 for the Reds in 2008 in 74 games, 78 1/3 IP. For his career, he is 26-28, 4.55, ERA+ 105 for KC, Colorado and the ...
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AaronGleeman.com
Three Quick Notes Jeremy Affeldt headlined yesterday's entry examining my favorite low-cost bullpen targets, but sadly less than 24 hours later he's already off the market after becoming the first free agent of the offseason to sign. My suggestion was that the Twins should offer Affeldt a ...
Affeldt Signs with Giants —
Let's Go Tribe!
The Giants have signed Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year deal worth $8M. The left-hander isn't really a matchup guy, and that's a good thing; he's been a versatile and durable reliever, making 74 and 75 appearances, respectively, since moving to the bullpen on a full-time basis in 2007. Last season ...
Affeldt Signed by Giants —
Mets Today
The San Francisco Giants have signed Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year, $8M contract. The lefthanded reliever is the first free agent to sign on the open market this winter.
From the Giants’ perspective, the signing is eerily similar to one made by the Mets during the 2006-2007 offseason. ...
Affeldt to San Fran —
Beyond the Box Score
Brian Sabean started this off-season by signing Josh Phelps on a no risk contract. Now he's signed Jeremy Affeldt for two years and four million annually. Frankly, I'm starting to question what happened to the real Sabean. At this rate I need him to sign Jon Garland or Pat Burrell to a huge ...
Free Agency Begins: Giants Sign Jeremy Affeldt —
FanHouse
by Jacob Wheatley-Schaller Baseball's free agent signing period began a few days ago, and now we have our first signing, as the San Francisco Giants have inked left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year contract . Affeldt, 29, had his best season since 2003 while pitching for the Reds ...
The Quest For Relief: Bye Bye, Affeldt —
Bless You Boys
Jeremy Affeldt was never quite "on the list" as far as potential relievers the Detroit Tigers might be interested in, but he looked like a good lower-cost pick-up that could get a shot at closer, or at the very least, perform well in a set-up role. Keith Law had him as the second best ...
Giants Sign Affleldt: 2 years, $8M —
obsessivegiantscompulsive
The Giants have announced the signing of lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt, 2 years, $8M. Reports on this at sfgiants.com , Extra Baggs , The Splash (Chron), and SF Chronicle (Schulman). As Sabean usually does when he has money, he goes out and get the best or one of the best free agents available. ...
Monday: on MetsBlog, In Case You Missed It —
MetsBlog.com
Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols won the NL MVP Award: Fine .
The Astros will trade Carlos Lee and Jose Valverde : Hmm .
Jeremy Affeldt signed a two-year deal with the Giants: Go .
The Mets want ‘strikeout pitchers’ in the bullpen: Good .
The grass is down in Citi Field: Wow .
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Free Agents Begin Signing —
Bucs Dugout
And the first to go is reliever Jeremy Affeldt , to San Francisco for two years and $8 million. Leaving aside the question of whether the Giants have any sort of plan, this is a good deal for them. Affeldt used to be a really frustrating young starter with great stuff and debilitating blisters, ...
Pickoff Moves —
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
Albert Pujols Wins NL MVP
Albert Pujols won his second MVP award ; the second- and third-place runners-up were Philadelphia's Ryan Howard and Ryan Braun.
Giants Sign Reliever Jeremy Affeldt
San Francisco signed the first free agent today , inking an $8M/2 year deal. Affeldt pitched for the ...
Jeremy Affeldt signs with the Giants..... —
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a contract, striking a two-year deal Monday with the San Francisco Giants .
The 29-year-old Affeldt pitched for the Cincinnati Reds last season, going 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA in a team-leading 74 appearances. He struck out 80 ...
Affeldt signs with Giants —
Dunn and Dunner
Mark Sheldon: The Reds efforts to retain three free agent veterans from their bullpen took another hit on Monday as left-hander Jeremy Affeldt signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Giants. I was hoping he would be back, but for 4 million a year I think we could find a decent ...
The Signings Start —
baseballmusings.com
The Giants get the ball rolling: Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a contract, striking an $8 million, two-year deal Monday with the San Francisco Giants. He's put up two good years in...
First Free Agent Signs —
Chuckie Hacks
The San Francisco Giants fired the first shot in free agency this off-season, signing....... Jeremy Affeldt! His job next year? To:
help forge the bridge between the Giants' starters and closer Brian Wilson
If you say so.
If I were the Giants, I'd try to sign guys who can put bat on ball, but ...
First free agent to sign is … —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
Reliever Jeremy Affeldt, who leaves the Cincinnati Reds for the San Francisco Giants . Affledt gets $8 million over two years.
And, the next chapter of the never-ending Mindy McCready saga is in the New York Daily News. Time for her to go away, far, far away. Please.
Albert Pujols tops Ryan ...
