Cardinals sign Brad Penny.... for $7.5 m

Plus $1.5m in incentives....um, just, wow.

I think this overtakes Cora's deal in terms of pure stupidity.

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id comment more

but with their pitching coach being as good as he is, i’ll probably be eating those words in a few months. Does seem a bit much though.

by KeithsMoustache on Dec 7, 2009 7:56 PM EST reply actions

Penny has only been worth less than that in 2008 (injured, 17 starts) and 2000 (rookie season, 22 starts). Penny was actually one of the better FA pitcher options. There is a good arguement that he is better than Wolf, Marquis, Garland, and Sheets, and very close to Pinero and Harden.

by EtSuKe on Dec 7, 2009 8:03 PM EST reply actions

He's been a below average pitcher the last 2 years

And it would’ve been way smarter for the Cardinals just to resign Piniero.

by Syler on Dec 7, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions

Pieniero would cost more.

And he’d want multiple years.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Dec 7, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions

Not much more

And if he can replicate even a sliver of what he did last year, he’s a much better pitcher

by Syler on Dec 7, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions

is 2.5 WAR (his 2009 total) below average?

and he was injured in 2008.

by EtSuKe on Dec 7, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions

No, but his 4.99 tRA and 4.46 FIP from last year were

by Syler on Dec 7, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions

what's the league average tRA and FIP for starters?

by EtSuKe on Dec 7, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions

Yes

My gut reaction was “What the hell are the Cardinals thinking?”, but if Penny is healthy he’ll be worth $7.5 million or more, and it’s only a one-year deal (apparently).

by Eric Simon on Dec 7, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions