Ed Wade is not good at negotiating
Ed Wade admits that he at least tried to sign another pitcher...he just made low ball offers at the last second and hoped that would work...
about 3 years ago
Stephen Higdon
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Looper signed for only 4.75 million with the Brewers...
so Wade must have hoped he could get an even better deal. What do you guess? $3 or $ 4 million?
There are incentives that bump it up about a million I think plus the buyout on year 2. FWIW, Looper lives in Chicago so he can kick it with the family now and then and I think there is a suite that families can use if they head up to Miller. I wonder if signing him will be a good thing or a bad thing. He’s a career reliever who did pretty well starting for two years with the Cards who didn’t offer him arbitration. Most comments I read is that it is a great signing but what if he is Suppan version II?
The Suppan comparison...always possible.
But Looper does have a better strike out rate than Suppan, which is always a good thing for a player that age. When the Brewers signed Suppan, I was not as high on him as many other people (I recall some fans who wanted the Astros to sign Suppan). Suppan had declining K rates, and he really lives and dies with his team’s defense. As a groundballer, Looper also depends on his defense, but he has better stuff, as indicated by the fact that he can get a K now and then.
From what I gathered
Wade probably underbid by a million-ish and then put in the mutual options…which makes no sense. Obviously these guys are seeking one year deals for a reason.
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by Stephen Higdon on Feb 14, 2009 5:26 PM CST up reply actions
I should add that it's hard to say whether it is bad negotiating....
or just a very tight fisted owner. Wade may not have been able to go any farther.
Wade did say that had they signed either Wolf or Looper, they would have had to free up payroll somehow.
Wonder who he had in mind?
My guess is that he would try to trade a relief pitcher. The Astros are well stocked in that area, and a guy like Geary is high priced, if you are going to use him as a middle reliever.
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