Diamondbacks To Sign Bronson Arroyo

[PDXChris]

By Jeff Todd [February 7 at 4:09pm CST]

The Diamondbacks have agreed to sign free agent starter Bronson Arroyo, guaranteeing the veteran $23.5MM in total. Arroyo will earn $9.5MM each in 2014 and 2015, and the club has a $11MM option for 2016 that comes with a $4.5MM buyout.

Arizona bolsters an already-deep rotation with the signing, which likely means that prized prospect Archie Bradley will not start the year with the big club. Arroyo joins Patrick Corbin, Brandon McCarthy, Wade Miley, Trevor Cahill, and Randall Delgado in the rotation mix.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/diamondbacks-to-sign-bronson-arroyo.html


I like it!!

 

[HooverDam]

This team seems like its going to continue down the same path as the last two years. More mediocrity, watching this team is like eating plain oatmeal, its so blah and hard to get interested in. Arroyo is fine, but again, just very blah.

 

[Phrazbit]

lol, a 4.5 mil buyout in the 3rd year. So you can basically tack that onto his salary for the first two years because they wont pick up the option.

So... pretty much 13.5 mil a year for the guy who has given up the most homers in baseball over the last 3 seasons.

Yeah. Great move Kevin.

 

[82CardsGrad]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/diamondbacks-to-sign-bronson-arroyo.html


I like it!!

 

[PDXChris]

Great move Kevin.

At least there is part of your post I can agree with.

 

[devilalum]

This team seems like its going to continue down the same path as the last two years. More mediocrity, watching this team is like eating plain oatmeal, its so blah and hard to get interested in. Arroyo is fine, but again, just very blah.

The Trumbo deal was mega high risk high reward. Definitely not plain oatmeal.

 

[82CardsGrad]

The Trumbo deal was mega high risk high reward. Definitely not plain oatmeal.

High risk?? Didn't we just sign him to a One Year, $4.5 million deal??

 

[devilalum]

Has a team ever won 95 games with five #3 quality starters?

If Corbin can pitch like he did at the start of last year and Miley like 2 years ago and Miggy hit like 2 years ago and Trumbo launch 40 and ....................................

 

[devilalum]

High risk?? Didn't we just sign him to a One Year, $4.5 million deal??

I was referring to what they gave up.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I was referring to what they gave up.

Eaton & Skaggs?? Seriously??

 

[Phrazbit]

Has a team ever won 95 games with five #3 quality starters?

If Corbin can pitch like he did at the start of last year and Miley like 2 years ago and Miggy hit like 2 years ago and Trumbo launch 40 and ....................................

Thats being generous.

 

[AZ Native]

Eaton & Skaggs?? Seriously??

I think we will regret that trade. I know I do.

 

[Chainthroer]

A heavy investment for a 37 year old pitcher. To his credit he's pitched 200 or more innings for the last 9 years. Hopefully he has enough left for two more years. JMO.

 

[JerkFace]

lol, a 4.5 mil buyout in the 3rd year. So you can basically tack that onto his salary for the first two years because they wont pick up the option.

So... pretty much 13.5 mil a year for the guy who has given up the most homers in baseball over the last 3 seasons.

Yeah. Great move Kevin.

Actually it is 11.5 mil over the two seasons. Still too much though.

 

[Brian]

A heavy investment for a 37 year old pitcher. To his credit he's pitched 200 or more innings for the last 9 years. Hopefully he has enough left for two more years. JMO.

He's a soft thrower, not quite in the Jamie Moyer mold, but you get the idea. He should be fine for two more years.

BTW- I don't like this, BUT if Cahill, McCarthy, or Delgado struggles, he's a decent insurance policy.

 

[Lefty]

So Towers trades Upton and they get Delgado and now it looks like he could be the odd man out. I guess Towers likes to throw away a lot of money to mediocre or aging pitchers. GM's must be laughing at all the dumb movers Towers has done the past two years. He absolutely has no plan whatsoever.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I just can't wait to see a white guy with corn rows slinging from the D'back's mound.

 

[JS22]

Doug Davis.

/Thread ?

In all seriousness, I don't quite understand the move. I'm fairly indifferent about Arroyo. He's a pretty solid pitcher. Even at 37. Innings eater and pretty reliable. But all this really does is block Archie Bradley. And the Dbacks entire rotation is made up of #3 pitchers anyway. So....why?

 

[TJ]

Doug Davis.

/Thread ?

In all seriousness, I don't quite understand the move. I'm fairly indifferent about Arroyo. He's a pretty solid pitcher. Even at 37. Innings eater and pretty reliable. But all this really does is block Archie Bradley. And the Dbacks entire rotation is made up of #3 pitchers anyway. So....why?

If Bradley pitches immediately, he becomes a free agent one year earlier than he should. If we wait 2 months to bring him up, then it won't be an issue.

This move helps from that angle. I'm fine with Arroyo. He's still a productive pitcher at his age, and we don't lose any draft picks.

 

[Dback Jon]

So Towers trades Upton and they get Delgado and now it looks like he could be the odd man out. I guess Towers likes to throw away a lot of money to mediocre or aging pitchers. GM's must be laughing at all the dumb movers Towers has done the past two years. He absolutely has no plan whatsoever.

You ignoring Prado?

 

[WildBB]

I think we will regret that trade. I know I do.

Skaggs was really struggling with his velocity. If his curves erratic then he's very hitable.

Eaton - He wasn't what was advertised. Very average on the bases. OK hitter. Below average CF.

 

[devilalum]

I bet the Dodgers drove the price up just to screw with the Dbacks.

 

[AZ Native]

Skaggs was really struggling with his velocity. If his curves erratic then he's very hitable.

Eaton - He wasn't what was advertised. Very average on the bases. OK hitter. Below average CF.

Way too early to give up on them. Sometimes they just need more seasoning.

Corbin comes to mind.

We shall see what the future holds.

 

[Phrazbit]

You ignoring Prado?

Prado was an impending free agent the Braves already knew they didnt want to pay for. We have up a young slugger who was under a long contract for an older guy we immediately had to hand a large extension to.

If the Dbacks hadnt poisoned the water with Upton so bad they could have waited and pursued Prado in free agency.

And this ignores that Chris Johnson was tossed into the trade, he then hit significantly better than Prado... while making a fraction of the cost and is younger.

 

[JS22]

If Bradley pitches immediately, he becomes a free agent one year earlier than he should. If we wait 2 months to bring him up, then it won't be an issue.

This move helps from that angle. I'm fine with Arroyo. He's still a productive pitcher at his age, and we don't lose any draft picks.

Fair enough.

I don't really hate the move. Arroyo is super-reliable and an innings eater. Unlike McCarthy and Cahill you at least know what you're getting. Even if it's solid-but-not-spectacular.