In baseball, player salaries are determined by a salary arbitration system. In short, players that meet a certain criteria — length of time on the active roster, generally more than three years less than six — are eligible for arbitration. Once a player becomes arbitration eligible, the player and team submit a yearly contract figure. If the player and team… Read more →
Some more thoughts on the five-year contract extension that Matt Cain signed today. * Per ESPN’s TruMedia, only four starting pitchers — Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Roy Halladay, and Cole Hammels — had lower wOBA against scores last year. Batters averaged a .262 wOBA against Matt Cain in 2011. That really is a remarkable number. The league average wOBA against… Read more →
Over the weekend it was reported that the Giants and Matt Cain are still having, in what Larry Baer has described as, “back-and-forth conversations” in regards to a potential contract extension. The Matt Cain Contract Extension plotline has been, and will most likely continue to be, one of the more interesting threads of this year’s Spring Training. The Giants have… Read more →