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Not if they deferred salary.
In order to fit Burnett into the Pirates' budget, MLB.com's Tom Singer proposes that the Bucs should offer Burnett a one-year, $17MM contract for 2014. Of that sum, $10MM would be deferred, which Singer feels is a win-win for both sides --- the Pirates can keep their payroll in check, while Burnett gets to remain in a comfortable situation while still accepting a market-value contract.
I'm not sure where they're going to acquire that bat I just know they are definitely lacking there not to mention their offense as a whole.
I agree the QO to Burnett was the right thing to do especially because he's pretty valuable now with no draft pick tied to him and the fact that he will most likely be willing to sign a short term deal. But I definitely think hindsight is helping me with that opinion.
Arroyo and Burnett have nothing close to a similar profile.
Burnett strikes out a ton more. Burnett walks a ton more. Arroyo gives up homers a ton more.
But, they both are pitchers who happened to pitch in the NL Central, went to the playoffs and are free agents still.... so they do have those things in common.
I guess I should have clarified. They're the same age, they're both highly durable, and contractually, they'll probably get similar deals. That's the profile i was drawing similarities between.
I pointed out the statistic differences that you pointed out... so I guess... thanks for rehashing that.
Are you trying to say he's more attractive to the Reds because he's a ground ball pitcher? Because I conceded that several posts ago too. That doesn't mean the Reds are any more likely to sign him to a deal that they're not willing to sign Arroyo to - which is what I was trying to point out.
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