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2.25.2003
Expos contract Jose Offerman I'm not really sure what to say about this. It's a minor league contract, and throughout this offseason I've had very little bad to say about those in general, as they're extremely low risk propositions...if you can sign someone with any potential value at all to a minor league deal, why not do it and give them a chance to be of some value? But Jose Offerman? I honestly didn't think he'd find another job in this country this year. I don't think as little of Offerman as many do, but his recent performance has been nothing short of abysmal (.232/.320/.335 last year between Boston and Seattle). Offerman's been in steady, steep decline since 1998, which was his last year in Kansas City and which scored him the fat 4 year, $26 million contract with the Red Sox. You all know how bad he's been, but just in case, here are his numbers in brief: 1998: .315/.403/.438 over 709 PAs, OPS+ of 116 1999: .294/.391/.435 over 693 PAs, OPS+ of 107 2000: .255/.354/.359 over 527 PAs, OPS+ of 82 2001: .267/.342/.374 over 594 PAs, OPS+ of 89 2002: .232/.320/.335 over 326 PAs, OPS+ of 77 That's pretty remarkable consistency. With the exception of 2001, Offerman's declined precipitously in each of those categories in every season since 1998. While the money he made was a big issue in Boston (those performances aren't much of a return on the $6,750,000 salary he made in 2001 and 2002), it's an issue no longer as Montreal's on the hook for just $350,000 should Offerman make the team. But why use a roster spot (either on the major league team or even in AAA) on a guy who has shown himself to be virtually worthless at this point? He's a notoriously poor defensive player, so he doesn't help there either. I'm not sure why you'd take a flier on him at this point. And there's this. - |