Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

Reds Fanatic · 11-20-2006, 09:34 PM

The crazy contracts continue. The Dodgers have agreed to a 5 year $45 million dollar deal for Juan Pierre.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2669903

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Free agent center fielder Juan Pierre has agreed to a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a source told ESPN.com on Monday. The deal is believed to be worth $44-45 million.

The deal will become complete when Pierre passes a physical exam, the source said.

Pierre, 29, is a .303 hitter over seven seasons with Colorado, Florida and the Chicago Cubs. He led the National League with 204 hits in 2006.

"He's another guy with great qualities as a human being, like Nomar [Garciaparra]," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti told the Associated Press.

Colletti wouldn't confirm the deal with Pierre.

"It's either done or it's not done and right now it's not done," Colletti told AP.

The San Francisco Giants were also interested in Pierre, and had offered him a four-year deal in the $32-34 million range, a source said.

westofyou · 11-20-2006, 09:50 PM

And Brett Butler cringes and wishes he was born later rather then sooner.

OnBaseMachine · 11-20-2006, 09:51 PM

Horrible contract. I'm just glad he's a Dodger and not a Red.

Virginia Beach Reds · 11-20-2006, 10:07 PM

way too much $$. didn't they watch him play with the cubs for a few years. I'm distressed. Seeing all of these big dollars going out the door, pretty soon I won't be able to afford to go watch the Reds.

MWM · 11-20-2006, 10:12 PM

This is getting insane!!!!!

The owners deserve whatever they get in the future. Good lord, $45MM for Juan Pierre??????????

PuffyPig · 11-20-2006, 10:55 PM

This may be the worst contract I have ever seen.

His lifetime OPS is about .725, which is bad for an OF. He's a pretty good fielder, but has a putrid arm. He has speed, but gets thrown out about 37% of the time. Experts say if you can't steal 70-75% of the time, don't run. So, his ability ot steal is negative.

Add it up and you get a below average player. I'd suggest that Gonzalez is better, in that he's almost as good as hitter, and plays a great defense at a premium defensive position.

PuffyPig · 11-20-2006, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by westofyou

And Brett Butler cringes and wishes he was born later rather then sooner.

And Butler was twice the player Pierre is.

KronoRed · 11-20-2006, 11:03 PM

Good lord.

reds44 · 11-20-2006, 11:07 PM

Exhibit A when signing Seabass wasn't a bad idea.

cincinnati chili · 11-21-2006, 07:32 AM

I'm sure Coletti will tell you he's better in the clubhouse than J.D. Drew.

It will be a pleasure to cheer against the Cubs and Dodgers next year.

Always thought Pierre was overrated. But I must admit that I predicted he'd be a failure on the Marlins, and he certainly was NOT.

RFS62 · 11-21-2006, 07:44 AM

Coletti is the anti-DePodesta

registerthis · 11-21-2006, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MWM

This is getting insane!!!!!

The owners deserve whatever they get in the future. Good lord, $45MM for Juan Pierre??????????

No kidding. The owners lose all leverage for their poverty argument when deals like this go down. No one forced the Dodgers to do this deal, they did it completely to themselves.

It would be akin to me going out and spending $50,000 on a Honda Civic, then complaining that the price of cars needs to be regulated because I'm poor after having spent all of my money on a Civic.

Idiots.

Redsland · 11-21-2006, 10:04 AM

Wow.

The Dodgers? Overpay?

Juan Pierre and Darren Driefort should have a lot to talk about.

LoganBuck · 11-21-2006, 12:04 PM

Did the Dodgers confiscate some of that crack from the Pujols kid? I would rather pay Eric Milton that much money, at least he can hit.

Red Leader · 11-21-2006, 12:55 PM

So, who leads off Furcal or Pierre?

I'm guessing that the most recent overpaid player leads off (Pierre) and that Furcal hits 2nd.

Wow, that team is now "scrappy" to the max.

11-20-2006, 09:50 PM	#2
westofyou breath Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: PDX Posts: 39,401	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal And Brett Butler cringes and wishes he was born later rather then sooner.

11-20-2006, 09:51 PM	#3
OnBaseMachine Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 34,662	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal Horrible contract. I'm just glad he's a Dodger and not a Red. __________________ I miss Adam Dunn.

11-20-2006, 10:07 PM	#4
Virginia Beach Reds Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Milford, OH Posts: 1,655	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal way too much $$. didn't they watch him play with the cubs for a few years. I'm distressed. Seeing all of these big dollars going out the door, pretty soon I won't be able to afford to go watch the Reds. __________________ VBR IS LIVING IN CINCINNATI...I FEEL GOOD!

11-20-2006, 10:12 PM	#5
MWM Pre-tty, pre-tty good!! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 12,171	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal This is getting insane!!!!! The owners deserve whatever they get in the future. Good lord, $45MM for Juan Pierre?????????? __________________ Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David

11-20-2006, 10:55 PM	#6
PuffyPig Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,745	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal This may be the worst contract I have ever seen. His lifetime OPS is about .725, which is bad for an OF. He's a pretty good fielder, but has a putrid arm. He has speed, but gets thrown out about 37% of the time. Experts say if you can't steal 70-75% of the time, don't run. So, his ability ot steal is negative. Add it up and you get a below average player. I'd suggest that Gonzalez is better, in that he's almost as good as hitter, and plays a great defense at a premium defensive position.

11-20-2006, 11:03 PM	#8
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,343	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal Good lord. __________________ Go Gators!

11-21-2006, 07:32 AM	#10
cincinnati chili post hype sleeper Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 10,351	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal I'm sure Coletti will tell you he's better in the clubhouse than J.D. Drew. It will be a pleasure to cheer against the Cubs and Dodgers next year. Always thought Pierre was overrated. But I must admit that I predicted he'd be a failure on the Marlins, and he certainly was NOT. __________________ On Dasher On Dancer On Prancer Ondrusek

11-21-2006, 07:44 AM	#11
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal Coletti is the anti-DePodesta __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

11-21-2006, 10:04 AM	#13
Redsland You know his story Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 7,713	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal Wow. The Dodgers? Overpay? Juan Pierre and Darren Driefort should have a lot to talk about. __________________ Makes all the routine posts.

11-21-2006, 12:04 PM	#14
LoganBuck I hate the Cubs Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,585	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal Did the Dodgers confiscate some of that crack from the Pujols kid? I would rather pay Eric Milton that much money, at least he can hit. __________________ Whenever you get mad over a called strike or ball on a close pitch, it's the equivalent of being mad at the QB pump-faking one time before throwing a pass in your average NFL game. ---Caveat Emperor

11-21-2006, 12:55 PM	#15
Red Leader Puffy's Daddy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Centerville, OH Posts: 20,422	Re: Dodgers sign Pierre to a 5 year $45M deal So, who leads off Furcal or Pierre? I'm guessing that the most recent overpaid player leads off (Pierre) and that Furcal hits 2nd. Wow, that team is now "scrappy" to the max. __________________ 'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.' -Snoop on his retirement Your Mom is happy.

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