Re: Astros likely to regret Oswalt's 5-year deal

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現在再來看這篇 GM 大概笑死了 Zito, Schmidt 的約那樣高跟這有關市場效應讓對手變窮又保有Ace 一張還不錯 ※ 引述《Berkman (味全龍迷)》之銘言： : Astros likely to regret Oswalt's 5-year deal : Story Tools: : Print Email Blog This Subscribe : Ken Rosenthal / FOXSports.com : Posted: 2 days ago : It's easy to understand why the Astros felt compelled to sign right-hander : Roy Oswalt to a five-year, $73 million extension. But chances are, it is a : move they will regret. : Good as Oswalt is, five-year deals for pitchers stink. : The Astros likely view the contract as a necessary evil — either they met : Oswalt's demands or risked losing him as a free agent after next season when : some other club surely would have met his price. : Oswalt, 29, is eight months younger than right-hander A.J. Burnet, a much : lesser pitcher who received a five-year, $55 million free-agent contract from : the Blue Jays last off-season. : What's more, Oswalt might be the Astros' only accomplished starting pitcher : next season if right-hander Roger Clemens and left-hander Andy Pettitte : retire or depart as free agents. : The moment a team parts with an Oswalt, it begins scrambling for a : replacement. And while young Astros pitchers such as Jason Hirsh, Fernando : Nieve and Troy Patton show promise, they'll face less pressure with Oswalt : signed long-term. : Here's the problem: Oswalt, 6 feet and 185 pounds, could be the next Tim : Hudson, another smallish right-handed power pitcher who hasn't been less : effective with the Braves than he was with the A's. : Oswalt shows no overt signs of wear-and-tear — he's headed for his third : straight season of 30-plus starts despite missing time earlier this season : with a back strain. He also has worked nearly 50 innings in the past two : post-seasons. : But, like Hudson, Oswalt exerts a significant amount of energy in his : delivery. He made three trips to the D.L. in 2003 due to a recurring groin : problem. And as he gets older, his chances of injury will increase. : Only a month ago, the Astros were ready to trade Oswalt, shortstop Adam : Everett and a third player to the Orioles for shortstop Miguel Tejada. : Why? : Because they feared giving Oswalt this type of contract. Tejada, 30, offered : more certainty — he's a durable everyday player who is signed for three more : years. : Very few pitchers prove worthy of a five-year investment — left-hander Randy : Johnson did with the Diamondbacks after signing a four-year deal with a club : option, and right-hander Mike Mussina has been consistently good if not : spectacular for the Yankees during his six-year, $88.5 million deal. : Mussina, 6-2 and 185 pounds, is somewhat similar to Oswalt, though even in : his prime, he was less reliant on power stuff. : David Cone, 6-1 and 190, also enjoyed a long career with a relatively small : build, but like Mussina, he developed into more of a craftsman than Oswalt is : right now. : Perhaps Oswalt will make that transition in the coming years; all great : pitchers reinvent themselves, producing different phases to their careers. : This much seems certain: : One way or another, Oswalt will be a different pitcher in five years. : Ken Rosenthal is FOXSports.com's senior baseball writer. : http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5918768 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.162.110.158