Ellis staying in Oakland

by JI on Oct 19, 2008 11:39 AM PDT

Oakland Athletics second baseman Mark Ellis is close to a deal that will keep him with the team for at least the next two seasons.

Ellis will receive a two-year deal that will guarantee him between $10 million to $11 million, with incentives and an option for 2011 that could bring the total value of the deal to something close to $18 million, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Nuts. That's a sweetheart of a deal.

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Ellis must luv' it in Oakland.

That’s a huge discount.

by redwolf75 on Oct 19, 2008 11:51 AM PDT reply actions

I wonder what other teams would have offered him

I feel like he wouldn’t have found too much better than that just because I’m guessing most teams don’t think he’s that valuable. That said….pretty good deal of Oakland.

by Edgar for Pres on Oct 19, 2008 11:56 AM PDT reply actions

I bet Beane knows full well how valuable Ellis is, I bet A's fans are happy

by Scrupio on Oct 19, 2008 1:08 PM PDT reply actions

Yes. Yes we are.

"The Athletics at Fremont" is soooooooo bad

by ArakSOT on Oct 20, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions

arak?!?!

What are YOU doing here?

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Oct 20, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions

I was waiting for you.

What took you so long?

"The Athletics at Fremont" is soooooooo bad

by ArakSOT on Oct 21, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

A's fans! Welcome, and thanks for not living in Anaheim.

Vindication!

by .Taylor on Oct 21, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Spectacular deal

by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

The A's are too smart.

I suffer for baseball so damn much.

by .Taylor on Oct 19, 2008 2:07 PM PDT reply actions

Massive overpayment by the dumbest baseball organization on the planet.

by JLC on Oct 19, 2008 2:12 PM PDT reply actions

ellis had a lousy 08

plus offseason surgery

i wouldnt be eager to call that a bargain deal, basically market value

great defense, alternates a good hitting yr every other season.

if ellis is worth 5-6mill/yr imagine how much jose lopez will get eventually…8-10mill?

plus during the season, beane drafted jemile weeks, traded for 2b eric patterson and adrian cardenas.
also now blocking 2b/SS 05 1st rd pick cliff pennington

all these 2b waiting for a chance, a semi expensive ellis, and no decent 3b/SS
not the best use of assets IMO

by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 19, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions

Those prospects are not really blocked.

Patterson is horrible.
Weeks suffered a major hip injury. I don’t see him ready until late 2010, if not 2011. Injury set him back.
Cardenas is playing SS in the AFL for a reason. I have a feeling he will probably be ready in 2010.
Barring major acquisition for a 3B, Pennington probably moves to 3B/SS.

Ellis is HUGE for that pitching staff. Defense is huge.

Carlos and Victor Zambrano have exactly the same number of career postseason wins. Who would have thought?

by Blicks on Oct 19, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Ellis is a 3-4 WAR player

This deal is awesome. Realistically, he “deserved” something like $40m/3yr or $50m/4yr.

by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 19, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Ellis is a 3-4 WAR player now

But when he is 33 yrs old what do you think he’ll be? Is anybody afraid he could just not hit in a year or two? Short contract so its not a big concern but he is old and I don’t know how sustainable his hitting skills are as he ages.

by Edgar for Pres on Oct 19, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

he's also been hitting in Oakland, disguising his offensive ability

but he could be a crappy replacement-level hitter and still be league-average overall given his glove. league-average players make $8-$10MM these days. what a steal

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Oct 19, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions