Hampton

by niekromurphy on Aug 27, 2008 6:42 PM EDT

Will anyone try to acquire Hampton in the next few days? Close races, pitching injuries, etc. might mean that a good 5th starter may mean the difference in getting into the playoffs and staying at home. Would the Mets deal for him (or a Braves reliever)? Would anyone besides the Phillies block a deal (if they fell behind the Mets in the standings)? Not sure how the money, waiver, etc. would come into play with a Hampton deal. Any thoughts on the matter?

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He’s basically going to cost $8.5 million to employ for the next month, so i don’t see anyone calling on him. He’s back end filler at best right now and that’s certainly not worth $8.5 million.

by 17843 on Aug 27, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions

Money.

Wouldn’t we cover some percentage of what’s owed to him? Wouldn’t that be beneficial to us, to dump -say half – of what’s left on his deal?

Here we go again: http://thefulldeck.blogspot.com/

by ejruiz on Aug 27, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Isn't Colorado responsible for the buyout?

This is from Cot’s:

“Colorado to pay $49M ($20M signing bonus, $8M in 2001, $8.5M in 2002, $2M in 2003, $2M in 2004, $2.5M in 2005, $6M buyout in 2009).”

Or does it change if he’s traded?

by VictorW on Aug 27, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

He is actually. Forgot about that.

$2.5 million is definitely more affordable for a team acquiring him then. The tradeoff for us is if we could dump his salary. There’s no way I’d trade him and assume his salary just to get a prospect back. Sumoza’s are decent players, but $2.5 million is a raise for Kelly Johnson and Casey Kotchman next year.

by 17843 on Aug 27, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he's owed around 4 - 4.5M without the buyout

Same idea I guess. A lot of contract to move.

by VictorW on Aug 27, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions

woul any object

to him being signed to cheap contract next year he hasn’t been that bad this year

by jack dein on Aug 27, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions

I'd agree

If we can sign him cheap, It might make sense. I obviously would not sign him to anything more than a year, but a low contract would be pretty much low risk with a potential decent payout. Just make sure you have injury insurance!

by ATLfaninSTL on Aug 27, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn’t object – been promoting the idea for a while now actually – if it’s a cheap deal.

by VegasAces on Aug 28, 2008 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions

quality start tonight! 8 innings! MIKE HAMPTON COULD HELP YOU DOWN THE STRETCH, CONTENDERS!!!!

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Aug 27, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions

I doubt any team is going to take a chance on Hampton at this point, especially with the money he’s owed for the remainder of this season.

I say let him finish this season and offer him a one year 1 or 2 million dollar contract for 2009.

by beeswax on Aug 27, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions

I don't think...

we can get him that cheap even though “he owes us (or someone)”. With today’s market I see someone going around 5-6 million plus some incentives — if he stays healthy for a few more starts this year.

by BBFAN46 on Aug 28, 2008 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions