But more broadly, as we assess Bloom and the shortcomings of the roster, the backup 1B spot looks pretty mild compared to the excellent SP depth decisions he made.
Unless I missed something, here are the one-year deal FA SPs from last offseason, along with the rounded contract dollars, IP and fWAR:
Verlander $20m, 65, 1.1
Syndergaard $18m, 46, 0.8
Kluber $10m, 50, 0.8
Cueto $8m, 24, 0.5
Richards $8m, 3, -0.1
Wacha $7m, 50, 0.8
Martínez $7m, 0, 0.0
Perez $5m, 69, 2.0
Hill $5m, 45, 0.5
Noting that the top shelf options like Kluber, Syndergaard, and Verlander were never going to sign without the commitment of a rotation spot, it looks to me like Bloom got comparable production at low cost while maintaining flexibility to incorporate our SP from the IL and the young guys. Really nice work.
Martín Perez is the real outlier here, and of course, Bloom has already signed him a couple times. And, well, we gave Carlos Martínez a minor league deal after the Cardinals DFA'd him, but it didn't work out here, either.
Unless I missed something, here are the one-year deal FA SPs from last offseason, along with the rounded contract dollars, IP and fWAR:
Verlander $20m, 65, 1.1
Syndergaard $18m, 46, 0.8
Kluber $10m, 50, 0.8
Cueto $8m, 24, 0.5
Richards $8m, 3, -0.1
Wacha $7m, 50, 0.8
Martínez $7m, 0, 0.0
Perez $5m, 69, 2.0
Hill $5m, 45, 0.5
Noting that the top shelf options like Kluber, Syndergaard, and Verlander were never going to sign without the commitment of a rotation spot, it looks to me like Bloom got comparable production at low cost while maintaining flexibility to incorporate our SP from the IL and the young guys. Really nice work.
Martín Perez is the real outlier here, and of course, Bloom has already signed him a couple times. And, well, we gave Carlos Martínez a minor league deal after the Cardinals DFA'd him, but it didn't work out here, either.