Ordonez contract

With the Detroit Tigers close to wrapping up a deal for Ordonez, you have to hand it to Boras. This guy is simply unbelievable- I bet he could get you and me a contract for a few million a year if he wanted. How in the world he managed to convince the Tigers to pay this kind of money is a mystery. Who were the Tigers bidding against? Who was even offering three years?

Questions we always ask when it comes to Boras clients. He gets more money, more years and more perks than any other agent. Amazing.

Dave at U.S.S. Mariner quickly weighed in with his opinion, and I couldn't agree more. While I don't think it is the worst contract in baseball history, it generated plenty of laughs around baseball. The truth is you couldn't give this guy away right now. While we criticize the Sexson signing, the fact is Baltimore and a few other teams would have gladly taken him off the M's hands. There is no team in baseball that would touch the Ordonez contract right now. If Ordonez makes the All Star team this year, I wouldn't want the contract. It is sort of a mini-Manny contract; simply too much money for what is being delivered.

Puts the Beltre signing into better perspective yet again. Beltre is younger, better, healthier and plays a more premium position. Yet he signed for less money.

Otherwise, not much going on in the M's camp. Expect the current team to go into Spring Training and let Hargrove and Bavasi take a look and make some evaluations. Bavasi is strangely content to not make any major pitching moves beforehand- perhaps he feels other teams will be more receptive to a trade after teams play a few exhibition games and flaws are exposed. Let's hope he's right.