Latest On Jarrod Saltalamacchia

[Johnnydollaz89]

1:03pm: The Marlins have offered Saltalamacchia a two-year deal with a club option for a third season, according to Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN (Twitter link).
12:23pm: The Marlins and Twins remain in pursuit of Jarrod Saltalamacchia, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports (also via Twitter) that Salty's market is moving quickly enough that he could sign prior to next week's Winter Meetings.
Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN Twin Cities adds that there's an industry sense that the two teams will have to present Saltalamacchia with their final offers in the next day or so. According to Wolfson, the Twins will have to outbid the Marlins to land Saltalamacchia, who is a South Florida native. However, Wolfson also says that Saltalamacchia is "definitely on board" with becoming a Twin (Twitter links).
Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press points out that not only do Saltalamacchia and his family reside in Wellington, Fla. (less than 70 miles from Marlins Park), the state has no income tax, meaning the Twins could have to spend significantly more than the Marlins (Twitter link).
Saltalamacchia is the top remaining catcher on the free agent market now, and nearly every other starting-caliber backstop has already found a new home early in the offseason. The switch-hitter batted .273/.338/.466 with 14 homers last season, but he also struck out in nearly 30 percent of his plate appearances and posted just a .628 OPS as a right-handed batter.
It's unclear whether or not the Twins have made an offer to this point, but the Marlins reportedly have already done so. Of course, another team could jump into the mix late in the game. The White Sox are one team that could still use an upgrade behind the plate, though that's solely my own speculation.

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Going to the Twins would be nice, with Mauer moving to 1B.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Headed to Miami

2:58pm: Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post (on Twitter) hears that Salty is headed to the Marlins.

The 3rd-year option drew him to Miami over Minnesota.

 

[navamind]

Salty trade worked out pretty well (so far at least, we'll see how McGuiness (who reached the majors last year) and Mendez (who's in AA) do). 104 OPS+ in three years as the Sox' starting catcher and had a 118 OPS+ this year. He has pretty good power.

Would rather have him than Pierzynski, but oh well. Hate to see him end up in the mess that is the Marlins. :/

 

[BigDDude]

Headed to Miami



The 3rd-year option drew him to Miami over Minnesota.

From the early $$ info I am seeing, it looks like he will go from $ 4.5 mil this year, up to $ 8 mil per year for 3 years.

Nice work,....................., if you can get it...

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

From the early $$ info I am seeing, it looks like he will go from $ 4.5 mil this year, up to $ 8 mil per year for 3 years.

Nice work,....................., if you can get it...

If that's the case, than his agency did a fine job getting him that raise.