Well, it's a good thing we decided not to go with Plan B to "spread out" our cash and fill several holes in our roster. That plan included signing Jake Odorizzi at a salary of $7 million and Yasmani Grandal for $8 million. Odorizzi ended up getting $8.5 million, and last night Grandal got $9.5 million! Who knows what the max bids were for those two!
This is why we do everything possible to avoid the auction every year. It's completely unpredictable. And all it takes is one delusional owner to drive a player's salary through the roof. In retrospect, although the Scherzer signing is very risky and puts us in a tight financial position this year, and for the next two years, it was probably the best move we could have made in this auction. If we had gone with Plan B, we would have ended up with Steven Matz pitching every fifth game.
Which brings me to my next bit of news.
The Scherzer signing permanently placed Matz on our reserve roster this year. We had four pitchers (Matz, Daniel Norris, Mike Montgomery, and Trevor Cahill) doing nothing except taking up valuable space on our 35-man roster. Something had to be done. To that end, we placed a Selling post on the league forum, and found a taker for Matz and Norris. We got two draft picks in return, which is a huge relief, as we still have several holes to fill.
Given how crazy this auction has unfolded, it could not have turned out better for us. I feel as though we will be in an excellent position heading into this season.
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