[外電] benoit to padres
The 36-year-old Benoit posted a 2.01 ERA with 9.8 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 with 24
saves in 67 innings for the Tigers in 2013. Passan reported last week that
the Padres and Indians were both discussing deals in the neighborhood of
$14MM over two years with Benoit. Since that time, Cleveland appears to have
moved on by inking John Axford to a one-year deal.
Benoit fills a need for the Padres by adding an experienced arm to the back
of the bullpen now that Luke Gregerson has been traded to the Athletics. San
Diego already has Huston Street under control for $7MM next season, making
him the likely closer, but Benoit could step into the ninth inning in the
event that the oft-injured Street winds up on the disabled list.
Injuries haven't been a problem for Benoit since he missed the 2009 season
following surgery to repair his right rotator cuff. Since that time, Benoit
has stayed off the disabled list entirely, averaging 65 innings per season
and posting a brilliant 2.53 ERA with 10.2 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9 in 259 1/3 total
innings of work. In that time, opponents have batted a mere .200/.258/.333
against Benoit.
The contract is a rarity for San Diego general manager Josh Byrnes, who has
given just one multiyear pact to a reliever -- Street's two-year, $14MM
contract -- in his time as a general manager. When I spoke to him at last
month's GM meetings, Byrnes told me that he would be against signing a
left-handed reliever to a multiyear pact, but he clearly didn't feel the same
about right-handers, or at least about Benoit specifically.
In addition to Street, Benoit will join a mix of relievers that includes Dale
Thayer, Nick Vincent, Tim Stauffer and Brad Boxberger. Left-hander Patrick
Schuster, acquired in a trade with the Astros (who selected him in the Rule 5
Draft) could also get a chance to compete for a job. Byrnes is known to be on
the lookout for a left-handed reliever.
As I noted when projecting a two-year, $16MM contract for Benoit in my free
agent profile nearly two months ago, Benoit faced steep competition on this
year's open market given the presence of Joe Nathan, Grant Balfour, Fernando
Rodney, Brian Wilson and many other closer-type relievers. In spite of that
competition, his agents at ACES look to have done well, as he will nearly
match the $16.5MM guarantee on his last contract despite it being a
three-year deal.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/12/padres-to-sign-joaquin-benoit.html
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