It appears that the Rangers, as expected, have come to an agreement with Brandon Webb. This is only being reported by Ed Price at the moment and terms are unknown at this point but since Webb has thrown a total of four innings in the last two seasons, he probably is not getting much guaranteed.
Before the shoulder injuries, Webb was a dynamite pitcher and being such a ground ball heavy guy is a great fit for the Rangers ballpark. What to expect from Webb is totally up in the air until we hear more about his health and see how his velocity and endurance looks in Spring Training. This isn't great news for Seattle though because Webb almost certainly represents little risk for Texas and his potential reward, however unlikely in 2011, is high.
Then again, if you want one single example of how bad the Bill James projections are, go look at Webb's.
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Should be fun to see who pitches more innings between Brandon Webb and Erik Bedard.
ThundaPC - December 26, 2010
That may not be fun to see.
katal - December 26, 2010
So we get Bedard, the Rangers get Webb, the A's have Harden
The Angels need to sign Ben Sheets or something
BaronVonBullshit - December 26, 2010
The D'Backs already picked up Mike Hampton, so they're covered.
JY - December 26, 2010
Bill James has Webb throwing more innings than the other three combined next year.
Should the rest of the West bother to play the games this year?
Droid Rage - December 26, 2010
Maybe the halos can get the Yankees to part with Mark Prior.
Gekko Mojo - December 27, 2010
Makes me think the Rangers might still be in the hunt for Beltre if this is their biggest pitching splash.
lailaihei - December 26, 2010
There was not a pitching market this year, beyond Lee
jackyz - December 27, 2010
Ben Sheets didn't throw a single inning in 2009
and got what – $10 mil guaranteed last year? If Webb threw 4 innings, he must be worth $40 million. Here’s hoping Daniels agrees…
Michael Barr - December 27, 2010
gah
looks like just a $3m base. Seems like a decent pickup for the Rangers.
Michael Barr - December 27, 2010
It's just the Rangers matching the M's signing of Bedard
New England Fan - December 27, 2010
On the plus side,
Apparently his fastball lost several MPH of velocity, even after the long rehab.
seattlecougar - December 27, 2010
The instructionals were in November, is that right?
He’s still got time to strengthen his arm further. While I’d be surprised if he regained all of his velocity, he may be throwing harder than that by the time the season starts.
nathaniel dawson - December 27, 2010
Oh, I'm sure he'll be back to 6 WAR form
He is pitching for a division rival after all.
But hey, something not awful about Texas making a move I don’t disapprove of!
seattlecougar - December 27, 2010
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