Francisco Cordero... available bargain?

[number15]

I know AA signed Santos already and gave him the closer title but this seems too good to pass up... imagine Santos setting up Francisco Cordero.

The stupid Reds made a dumb move. Cut a consistant and proven closer in Francisco Cordero, a good locker room guy too, lose him for nothing and then go on to sign Ryan Madson to a 1 year 8.5 million deal.

If Madson gets only a 1 year 8.5 million after a monster season and after being labeled as the top reliever of the offseas not long ago... Cordero should be cheap.

37... 40... 39 saves last 3 seasons

Should atleast show interest in Francisco Cordero?.... i think so

whats there to lose.... 1 year, 7 million, what u say?

[CapeCrusader]

Won't happen...he traded for Frasor for the set up role.

[Homer Jay]

Actually seems like somebody Tampa might go after... or the Orioles.

I think we are done at the backend of the pen.

[Avenger]

saves are meaningless

xFIP last three years
4.01
4.37
4.14

that's not good at all, the average reliever xFIP in 2011 was probably something in the range of 3.5-3.6

even more worrying is the decline in strikeouts, last year he punched out a pathetic 5.43 per 9. If he's putting up such terrible numbers in the NL Central, god only knows what will happen in the AL East

[Michael Bradley]

Strike outs going down, home runs going up, and he will be 37 during the season. Not someone I would trust in the AL East.

[jim todd]

no reason to make this move.

[WpgPage]

Will get Killed in the AL East, declining numbers, and a major velocity drop. Not a good signing. Also has the same SV conversion rate as Santos 86% if you want to look at saves.

[Skin Blues]

Would be a waste of money to sign Cordero. He's not very good and he's got no upside.