Huntington, Littlefield disagree on Chacon's value
Huntington on Chacon:
"There is interest," Huntington told MLB.com "We have not made a call yet. The conversations with Dave, from what I have been told, were more excessive in terms of both salary and years than we are willing to make."
I'm encouraged. Certainly don't want the Pirates overpaying for relief pitchers.
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I could live with overpaying for RPs...
The Rockies apparently like Chacon.
I'd care a lot more if he'd pitched well enough to get us a draft pick.
That would require offering arbitration
First test case
Is Chacon someone the Pirates should offer arbitration to - sure. Getting Chacon back in the bullpen for one more year at roughly the same salary won't kill the team and it'll offer them another opportunity to get something for him.
by Greg Schuler on Nov 6, 2007 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
I disagree.
We won't have a real opportunity to assess the "arb test" until after next season, at the earliest.
Oh
However, on second thought, any team wanting to sign Chacon probably doesn't want to give up draft picks. But I'd still offer it to him - the worst case is that he comes back and maybe pitches well enough out of the bullpen that someone trades for him. It's not like the Pirates are overflowing with pitchers able and ready to step into the bullpen.
And before you suggest a cattle call of AAAA types - this is the Pirates and I doubt Nutting and Coonelly want to give the impression they aren't trying. At least not overtly not trying.
by Greg Schuler on Nov 6, 2007 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
What's changed
Does anyone know what kind of draft pick we'd get if arbitration was offered and Chacon signed elsewhere?
just spend the money wisely
by puget sound pirate on Nov 6, 2007 5:29 PM EST reply actions

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