Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 24, 2006
Moyer Extension

Balls, Sticks and Stuff likes the Moyer signing:

Again, the off-season is young and things can change, and injuries for any pitcher can be just around the corner, but as of right now, the Phillies rotation stacks up pretty well. Couple that with the fact that the team has one of the best -- if not the best -- offenses in the NL East, and the team is looking even better.

As a neutral observer, Moyer's increased home runs per nine over the last three seasons, coupled with pitching at age 44, make me think a two year contract is generous. He allowed 1.03 HR per 9 through 2003, 1.47 since. He still walks very few batters, however, which helps compensate for the long balls.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:36 AM | Transactions | TrackBack (0)
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the best part of this deal is that it's frontloaded. phil's only owe him 3 mil next year (plus incentives).

Posted by: Tim at October 24, 2006 01:19 PM

Plus, he may retire after this year anyway, so it might be a moot point. [thanks, yet again, for the link DP]

Posted by: Tom G at October 24, 2006 02:48 PM

re: moyer signing

one of the key reasons the phils signed moyer was so that he could continue to teach his baffling array of changeups to fellow lefty and rookie phenom Cole Hamels, with whom Moyer developed a close relationsship this past season. Hamels out pitch is the change.

--art kyriazis

Posted by: art kyriazis at October 25, 2006 10:14 AM
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