Matt Harvey to Angels - 1-year, $11M

[reillymcshane]

One year, $11M. Can earn $3M in incentives.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/12/angels-sign-matt-harvey.html

[ThisIsMyCrew]

1 year 11 million. Can earn 3 more million in incentives.

[adambr2]

Holy smokes. 11M guaranteed for Matt Harvey?

 

I'm leaning more and more toward sticking with our internal options for starters because the SP market seems a little nuts so far.

[JosephC]

All I can say is that it has to be pretty frustrating to be an Angels fan.

[reillymcshane]

This seems like a pretty big overpay.

[DHonks]

Given the California cost of living and taxes, I'd want a minimum of $2 million more to play for a team there. A quick search of cost of living by city says that a $7 million salary is equivalent to $11.4 million in Anaheim. Seems a bit high, but goes with what I'd long thought

[wallus]

Poor Mike Trout, what a poorly run organization.

[3and2Fastball]

I actually think it is a good signing. Harvey might be due for a bounce back year, it's a pitcher's park, it is just one season.

[anglotiger]

The only thing that I can think of is that they thought that they were re-signing Bryan Harvey...

[brewmann04]

I wonder if that means they won't go after Grandal

[SRB]

I don't really see a Harvey breakout happening, but for an organization like the Angels an $11 million contract is not that big of a deal.

[Kelbysdaddy]

I actually think it is a good signing. Harvey might be due for a bounce back year, it's a pitcher's park, it is just one season.

I think it’s a good signing but it’s pretty insane to shell out 11 mil for what you’d hope is a “bounce back year”.

[DHonks]

I actually think it is a good signing. Harvey might be due for a bounce back year, it's a pitcher's park, it is just one season.

I think it’s a good signing but it’s pretty insane to shell out 11 mil for what you’d hope is a “bounce back year”.

 

Kind of like Eric Gagne? The Angels can afford it, and it may just work

[Roderick]

I don't really see a Harvey breakout happening, but for an organization like the Angels an $11 million contract is not that big of a deal.

 

Yeah, but that sure seems like more than he should have got. Even the Angels probably don't want to throw away $2-3M when they don't have to. And this seems like that.

 

I hope we have Chase Anderson on the trading block if Harvey can get this.

[KeithStone53151]

Poor Mike Trout, what a poorly run organization.

 

I do see your point, but tough to feel too bad for a guy making 34 million per the next 2 years. He'll also get a shot with a new team after those 2 years if he chooses

[bill hAll Star]

The PooHoles decision changed everything for them. Once that busted, they've had 2-3 "let's try to squeak into the playoffs with more of overpay" windows with Trout.

 

Every move they've made with Trout I've said, "that's an overpay, but I get it. Trout only has X years left." Every step of the way, they've been burned by either bad luck or injury risk players they've taken on.

[JohnBriggs12]

Harvey wasn't bad as a Red. He had a 4 to 1 K to BB ratio, a solid WHIP of 1.250. Big Red flag (pun intended) was he was prone to the long ball, not uncommon pitching in Cincy. 13 of his 21 HR allowed were in Great American Ballpark.

 

11 Million seems high to the Brewers because they have depth in their rotation but for a team lacking rotation depth, it's a very reasonable amount with no long term commitment and reasonable expectation he'll be serviceable at worst. If he rebounds into a solid 2 or 3 starter, they'll have QO rights. They also could use him as deadline trade piece.

[markedman5]

Good thing the Reds held on to him instead of picking up a prospect or 2 from us and saving some money..........

[pacopete4]

Good thing the Reds held on to him instead of picking up a prospect or 2 from us and saving some money..........

 

It is a good thing because we didn't have that bum inserted into our rotation in a division race.

[tmwiese55]

Plus didn't we smoke him one game? and obviously that game proved important. I get this for LAA, they don't have a lot of options. Have to throw something at the wall for their pitching staff and hope to get lucky. Their offense really isn't bad and they're not an awful team. Get lucky on a couple SPs just being ok and maybe they can sneak into the WC assuming some regression from OAK.

[long ball]

The Angels should only sign pitchers who have already had Tommy John surgery hoping the pitcher has gotten it out of their system.