Brewers Sign Yovani Gallardo (Update, reply #198: Signs MLB deal w/CIN, 1 yr/$750K guaranteed)

[liveforoctober]

$2 million for another right handed power bat off the bench. I'll take it

[KeithStone53151]

$2 million for another right handed power bat off the bench. I'll take it

 

Ya know, with us rolling an 8 man bullpen and short bench(my assumption)...this isn't a ridiculous notion that he be potentially used as a pinch hitter if the rest of the bench gets used in extra innings or if he's pitching in a blow up start and needs to go 3-4 innings early on. He's surely more productive than most pitchers with the bat.

[MillerParkSouth]

Does he need to be added to the 40-man since it's a non-guaranteed deal?

[Point Beer Is Best]

Does he need to be added to the 40-man since it's a non-guaranteed deal?

 

I would think so since it's a MLB deal and not a MiLB deal.

[brewerfan82]

This seems to possibly apply here (although the initial definition of a non-guaranteed contract on that page doesn't seem like this situation...): http://m.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/non-guaranteed-contract

 

Prior to the 2016 season, the Angels signed Craig Gentry to a split contract and Al Alburquerque to a non-guaranteed contract. Each player was added to the 40-man roster, but neither player's contract was fully guaranteed at the time of the signing. Both contracts were contingent upon the players making the Major League roster in Spring Training.

 

Ah... missed this paragraph:

 

A player on a split or Minor League contract will earn the prorated portion of his Major League salary for time spent on the Major League roster. Clubs can also sign players to non-guaranteed contracts but still place them on the 40-man roster. Those contracts become guaranteed upon the player making the Major League roster out of Spring Training, but he may also be cut prior to Opening Day. Such cases are identical to arbitration contracts in that the club would owe either 30 or 45 days' worth of termination pay, depending on the time at which the player is released.

[TURBO]

Brewers signed RHP Yovani Gallardo to a one-year, $2 million contract.

 

The deal includes another $2 million in performance-based incentives, per Chris Cotillo of SB Nation. Gallardo, who began his career with the Brewers as a second-round pick in 2004, put up an ugly 5.72 ERA and 1.52 WHIP over 22 starts and six relief appearances with the Mariners in 2017. Brewers general manager David Stearns said in a statement announcing the agreement that the 31-year-old right-hander "will compete for a spot in our rotation or bullpen."

 

Source: Adam McCalvy on TwitterDec 21 - 12:39 PM

 

 

 

 

Ummmm, as opposed to Center Field?

[patrickgpe]

From McCalvy

 

Yovani Gallardo's one-year, non-guaranteed deal with the Brewers: $2M base salary with $2M more available in incentives. They includes bonuses for both starting and relief work.

If he makes the team, i think it has to be of a Long Reliever / spot stater. At that money, I think its a great deal for the brewers, knowing that if he struggles in the spring the brewers are on the hook for zero.

[JosephC]

Big, big spring training for Yovani. Possibly his last shot of being on a major league roster. Have to think we'll see the best of whatever he has left.

[pacopete4]

How awesome is that he is getting this shot for the team he broke through and groomed him? What a story this could be if Yo can find his younger self. I still would love to have seen that 2008 team with Yo on it.

[DHonks]

Yo's still young enough to have a revival. It's happened plenty before. People wrote off John Lackey, Bartolo Colon, Rich Hill, Jamie Moyer, etc etc (to name a few that come to mind at this late hour). He could still have a good 2-3 year run in him, especially if he adapts. One thing that would seem to hold him back is conditioning. He was getting pretty big, and of course he had his horrible DWI. I've heard stories of his drinking from several people

[Baldkin]

$2 million for another right handed power bat off the bench. I'll take it

 

Never forget.

 

[AKCheesehead]

I remember. I was mad at Roenicke for some in game mistakes that got it to that point, and Yo covered up his blunders that day. It was a great laugh to watch Yo get the shaving cream towel treatment postgame. What goes around comes around.

[TJseven7]

"Stearns replied that he was comfortable with the rotation and mentioned Chacin and Gallardo by name"

 

Ok, smoke very possibly on Gallardo. But made me at least pause. Are we misding something on him? Like I expect something between willy and Garza at best. But this dude was sub 4 for years up until back to back 5+ era seasons. Did anything change with him in balt and sea? Those 2 were stark contrasts to the rest of his career.

 

30-31 age can bring forth a decline but is there anything else to it? Pitch selection? Hate to say it but alcohol?

[TJseven7]

Stearns is a smart GM, so I'm optimistic he thinks they have some answer to improve Yovani's pitching (probably in a bullpen role). For example, this Fangraphs article suggested he might benefit by adopting an unusual breaking-ball-heavy pitch selection:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/its-time-for-a-pitcher-to-throw-80-breaking-balls/

 

I think a handful of guys are doing that with breaking balls, generally throwing a slider a lot more. Look at swarzak last year. Also look at McCullers in the playoffs. In one outing I think he threw 27 straight curveballs or something ridiculous against the Yankees. As long as this is a low $ deal, I don't mind it. If it's more than like $3 million I'll be a bit annoyed.

 

Interesting... does anyone know where to find pitch type percentages for the last 3 years?

 

Us adding 2 of the guys on that list and stearns pointing out both as rotation guys, smoke or not, is interesting.

[KeithStone53151]

Stearns is a smart GM, so I'm optimistic he thinks they have some answer to improve Yovani's pitching (probably in a bullpen role). For example, this Fangraphs article suggested he might benefit by adopting an unusual breaking-ball-heavy pitch selection:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/its-time-for-a-pitcher-to-throw-80-breaking-balls/

 

I think a handful of guys are doing that with breaking balls, generally throwing a slider a lot more. Look at swarzak last year. Also look at McCullers in the playoffs. In one outing I think he threw 27 straight curveballs or something ridiculous against the Yankees. As long as this is a low $ deal, I don't mind it. If it's more than like $3 million I'll be a bit annoyed.

 

Interesting... does anyone know where to find pitch type percentages for the last 3 years?

 

Us adding 2 of the guys on that list and stearns pointing out both as rotation guys, smoke or not, is interesting.

 

You can look a guy up on fangraphs and scroll down, it will show their pitch selection per year.

[TJseven7]

Thank you...

 

So in 2016 his slider went horribly negative. 5 years in his career it was negative. Each of the last 2 it was negative one very badly. The last 2 combined were worse than the other 3 negatives combined

 

In 2016 fb was negative for the 2nd time in his career. In 2017 velocity came back and it got crushed. The sinking fb was good.

 

Curve was good the last 2. But %s were around 14% % dropped as soon as he left mke but came back up last year. Not as high as mke years.

 

So sinking fb (higher percent on 2016 vs 2017) more curveballs as in back over 20% like early career. Change is blah but not terrible.

 

The slider inplosion in 2016 is interesting. No idea there. Maybe the down fb velocity made it too similar?

 

He absolutely is a junk ball pitcher now. If they can get him on heavy sinkers and curves he should benefit some. The question is where's that slider? Seems like he should be at 60% curves 26% and sliders 22% and some change 12%. More sinking fb than non sinkers.

 

All that being said. I could see him outperforming Garza. That's better than Willy and Guerra were. Half a War isn't insane to expect.

 

Same numbers say chacin should go 40% slider 20% curve. Both numbers are fantastic for him.

[jerichoholicninja]

He's on a non-guaranteed contract. I think that says all you need to know about his chances of making the roster. It might happen but the odds don't seem in his favor.

 

His repertoire seems similar to Suter now. Suter is left handed, works fast, and has an unusual delivery. Unless he's changed it, Gallardo is slow and pretty straight forward in his delivery. Barring injuries I just don't see a spot in rotation or bullpen for Gallardo.

[TJseven7]

He's on a non-guaranteed contract. I think that says all you need to know about his chances of making the roster. It might happen but the odds don't seem in his favor.

 

His repertoire seems similar to Suter now. Suter is left handed, works fast, and has an unusual delivery. Unless he's changed it, Gallardo is slow and pretty straight forward in his delivery. Barring injuries I just don't see a spot in rotation or bullpen for Gallardo.

 

Easy and likely take... I'm just spitballing wondering if stearns got some jedi magic to this pickup.

[djoctagone]

if gallardo cracks the 25-man roster, it appears it will be so as a reliever.

[TJseven7]

CS is for Yo

[djoctagone]

gallardo told that he will not make the team.

[TJseven7]

Wow, thought he had a pen spot locked up... Williams a go?

[TURBO]

Glad that page has finally turned...

 

Bring on the youth movement, see what we have.

[MrTPlush]

Wait, someone actually thought he would make the team?

[Crash2303]

It seems like we ve had good fortune w Brewer retreads ie cirillo, seitzer, overbay, Jeffress and was looking forward to our all time K leader recapturing some magic for one more year even if it was in the pen and reviving his career a bit longer. The signing actually reminded me most of when the packers brought back Ahman green for one more year. Oh well- good luck to you yo.