Rogers resigns with Detroit

[HoustonGM]

15 mill for 3,not bad for a guy who was a bust* only 18 months ago.



* picked up for almost nothing by the Rockies from the Mets

And he's still the same player he always has been. He just had Coors Field to make him look pretty.

His OPS+ in 2007 - 87. His career OPS+ - 82.

His skills haven't changed/

[mtg712]

rogers resigning with detroit is a good thing. he provides the young pitchers veteran leadership as long as hes not injured.

[HoustonGM]

rogers resigning with detroit is a good thing. he provides the young pitchers veteran leadership as long as hes not injured.

How does him being injured prevent him from providing veteran leadership?

[FRENCHREDSOX]

And he's still the same player he always has been. He just had Coors Field to make him look pretty.

His OPS+ in 2007 - 87. His career OPS+ - 82.

His skills haven't changed/

Yes but WHEN he was traded :

a) His 2006 OPS+ for the METS was 31 when dealt ;
b) he was signed by NYM in 2003 for,at the time,a large 7.5 mill per annum deal to play SS not 2B;
c) he was traded for Eli Marrero;
d) he was a FA in 2006 & signed a 1 year deal "to resurrect his career with Colorado & played early 2007 in the minors;*

All these details,subscribe that 18 months ago he was quantified a "bust".(as said in my previous post) & thus getting 15 million just 18 months later is a nice turnaround/achievement.

[HoustonGM]

Yes, it is nice for him, but totally unwarranted.

[mtg712]

How does him being injured prevent him from providing veteran leadership?

it really doesnt but theres a difference between someone talking the craft and someone physically doing it. its mental.

[kmtierney00]

He still provides the leadership even when injured. He still always has the ear of Justin Verlander, who looks to learn everything he can. (Indeed, while his stats were relatively similar, Justin did change his pitch style a lot this year, he is a lot more aggressive than he was his rookie year, and yet still succeeded, and he thanks Rogers for it.)

Jeremy Bonderman is a lost cause though lol.