Petitte's Fault?

[Heathbar012]

Yankees Designate Eli Whiteside For Assignment: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

 

[calsnowskier]

I would have no problem taking him back. He fits in the clubhouse, the pitchers know and love him, he knows the org...

Come on back, Eli!!

 

[Heathbar012]

I would have no problem taking him back. He fits in the clubhouse, the pitchers know and love him, he knows the org...

Come on back, Eli!!

Plus, the Yanks are paying him $200k to stay away. Beautiful.

 

[SFGRTB]

Thats harsh, they just agree to a contract to avoid Arby then he is released a day later. Guess New York only has room for one crappy Eli...

 

[msgkings322]

Thats harsh, they just agree to a contract to avoid Arby then he is released a day later. Guess New York only has room for one crappy Eli...

Crappy? Maybe. But both Elis have 2 championship rings.

 

[MarcoPolo]

They designated him for assignment, they didn't *release* him. DFA means "remove from 40-man roster" and subjects him to waivers. So :

- Any team can claim him, give a small amount of $$ to the Yankees (?$20K?) and be responsible for his contract
- IF he passes thru waivers, the team can release him (but they won't)
- IF he had 5 years of service time (which he doesn't) he could say "fuck you" and walk and the team would have to pay him his contract
- SINCE he has at least 3 years of service time (and also since hes been DFA'd before) he can tell the yankers "fuck you" and walk BUT his contract wouldn't be guaranteed and he'd get nothing from the contract he just signed


I wouldn't be surprised if Whiteside knew all about this ahead of time. They Yanks are doing what the Giants did last year : basically pay a $200K insurance policy so that they have an emergency backup catcher stashed in AAA if they need one. Whiteside is in the same situation that Jack Cust was with the A's a couple of years ago : He CAN refuse assignment, but he'd have to walk away from the guaranteed $$ in his contract. For Cust, that was over $2.5M, and he accepted assignment. For Whiteside, since he specifically signed a "split" contract (different amounts for minor and major league time), he's most likely going to pocket his $200K and stay with the team.

 

[tzill]

They designated him for assignment, they didn't *release* him. DFA means "remove from 40-man roster" and subjects him to waivers. So :

- Any team can claim him, give a small amount of $$ to the Yankees (?$20K?) and be responsible for his contract
- IF he passes thru waivers, the team can release him (but they won't)
- IF he had 5 years of service time (which he doesn't) he could say "fuck you" and walk and the team would have to pay him his contract
- SINCE he has at least 3 years of service time (and also since hes been DFA'd before) he can tell the yankers "fuck you" and walk BUT his contract wouldn't be guaranteed and he'd get nothing from the contract he just signed


I wouldn't be surprised if Whiteside knew all about this ahead of time. They Yanks are doing what the Giants did last year : basically pay a $200K insurance policy so that they have an emergency backup catcher stashed in AAA if they need one. Whiteside is in the same situation that Jack Cust was with the A's a couple of years ago : He CAN refuse assignment, but he'd have to walk away from the guaranteed $$ in his contract. For Cust, that was over $2.5M, and he accepted assignment. For Whiteside, since he specifically signed a "split" contract (different amounts for minor and major league time), he's most likely going to pocket his $200K and stay with the team.

Excellent breakdown, Marco. Peeps often forget what DFA means.

 

[Heathbar012]

Excellent breakdown, Marco. Peeps often forget what DFA means.

Plus, I spelled Andy Pettitte's name wrong in the title. This thread was doomed from the beginning. Luckily, Whiteside's Fault.

 

[tzill]

Per Pavlovic, Whitey now Leche's teammate again:

If you missed it earlier, Eli Whiteside was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays, once again breaking up the Whiteside-Chris Stewart pairing.