Jeremy Hermida

by Recon on Mar 20, 2009 10:23 AM EDT

I have Jeremy Hermida since he was in the minors, who has been frustrating to own the past couple of years. If I continue to keep him, it'll be for $10 this year and next year would be the final year to keep him (next year salary $13). If he's exposed to the auction, the contract starts over and whoever buys him can keep him up to 4 years with 30% inflation each year.

I had such high hopes and he's dashed them on and off (mostly off in 2008). Through the offseason I've planned to not keep him, but now he's teasing in spring training.

Thoughts on what to do? Keep him this year, make him a restricted free agent and try to get him cheap in the auction, or cut bait totally and let someone else deal with it? League details: NL only, auction, keeper. 15 keepers, 5 restricted FAs, max roster 40 for majors and minors. If I don't protect him as a keeper or RFA, I'll probably just protect a prospect this year instead (i.e. replacement won't provide significant MLB help this year).

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Given the depth in your league, I cut bait. If you still want him, I think you can get him a much reduced price.

by Ratdog90 on Mar 20, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions

you can definitely cut bait

he’ll be there much cheaper than $13.

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Mar 20, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe not

Looks like a fairly deep league. In an NL-only, a starting OF with some decent skills could be expected to go for the same or more. He could be protected.

I’d lean toward protecting him. if he finally breaks out, then he will look like a good value in 2010 at $13.

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by faketeams on Mar 20, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions

+1

I agree with Eric. He is due to break out….you can get the prospect back in the draft, no?

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by Ray Guilfoyle on Mar 21, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions

thoughts

Yeah I should get the prospect back in the auction, for maybe $1 more. For me it comes down to keep him and have next year as the last possible keeper year, or try to buy low this year and restart the contract clock in the event he does break out. But I tried that with Mike Jacobs last year and lost him, so maybe that’s a clue as to what I should do now.

by Recon on Mar 21, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions