sports.espn.go.com - 11/18/2008
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The Giants have apparently signed Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year deal for $8 million . What's not to like? • They get one of the best free agent relievers on the market for a contract below the typical length for high-end relievers. Two years is nothing for a quality relief pitcher, not when most ...
sportsagentblog.com - 11/18/2008
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sportsagentblog.com —
In an effort to beef up their bullpen,
the San Francisco Giants signed Jeremy Affeldt to a...
2-year, $8 million deal.
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Giants Scoop Up Affeldt
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 11/20/2008
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com —
From Newsday : The Yankees are content to
let CC Sabathia take his time on his big...
decision, and Sabathia will do just that. As first reported by ESPN 's Peter Gammons, Sabathia doesn't intend to decide on his next team until after the Thanksgiving weekend. There was also this from Dan Graziano ...
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CC Won't Make Decision 'Till After Thanksgiving
sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com - 11/21/2008
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants' pursuit of free-agent
second baseman Orlando Hudson, previously considered casual, is apparently...
serious. Two industry sources said on Thursday that the Giants have reaffirmed their interest in Hudson, who is widely ...
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Giants heighten interest in Hudson | SFGiants.com: News
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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 definitely could've ...
Affeldt to Giants
Vegas Watch —
I'm going to try to throw up a short post for each notable free agent signing signing this winter. And yes, most of them will probably be just as timely as this one. Giants sign Jeremy Affeldt for two years, $8MM. Analysis: Szymborski, Law, Me. The consensus on this one is that it's a nice move for San Francisco, which is strange, since that's not really their style. They're starting to put together a pretty nice pitching staff; now if they could just get one position player over that 110 OPS+ barrier they'd be set. When I first saw that it was two years, I figured between $10MM and $12MM; ...
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rotoauthority.com 12/13/2008 — The Giants made an early strike to sign Jeremy Affeldt to be their setup man. It was surprising Affeldt signed on November 17th, as the market for him figured to be strong. Plus, he chose not to seek a closing role given Brian Wilson 's ...
Free Agency Begins: Giants Sign Jeremy Affeldt
mlb.fanhouse.com 11/21/2008 — 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 ...
Giants Sign Jeremy Affeldt
mlbtraderumors.com 11/17/2008 — 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 ...
Jeremy Affeldt a Sleeper for Closing?
metsprospectus.com 10/29/2008 — Dave Cameron over at FanGraphs has an interesting article about Jeremy Affeldt and how he's probably the best bargain out there in the pitching market for this upcoming off-season. It all depends on how many years he's looking for in my opinion. ...
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 ...
Giants - Signed Affeldt
baseballthinkfactory.org 11/21/2008 — San Francisco Giants - Signed P Jeremy Affeldt to a 2-year contract.
The terms are undisclosed, but I'm guessing that the total value of the contract is in the $7-$10 million range.
I hate to be complimentary towards Brian Sabean, but now that ...
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.
Free Agent Bargain: Jeremy Affeldt
fangraphs.com 10/27/2008 — As we head towards free agency, the focus is always on the big name guys - who is going to sign Mark Teixeira or CC Sabathia ? Which team is going to give Manny Ramirez a deal that pays him into his 40s? What kind of contracts will ...
