subject: Brad Penny Puts Armando Galarraga, Tigers In Tough Spot [print this page] Penny, who reportedly agreed to a one-year accord Tuesday, is accepted to attempt with Galarraga for the fifth atom in the circling during bounce training. But Beck suggests Penny ability accept already won the job.
"If hes healthy, its harder to attending at him as artlessly competition," Beck told WDFN-AM. "Its harder to anticipate them paying Brad Penny $3 actor to not start. From that standpoint, you accept to attending at Brad Penny as the No. 5 or No. 4 starter.
"You accept to attending at him getting on the central and Galarraga on the alfresco searching in."
Galarraga, a first-time arbitration-eligible player, is out of accessory alliance options and would acceptable charge to be placed in the abode if he were to accomplish the clubs 25-man Opening Day roster.
Galarraga, who had a abject bacon of $435,000 in 2010, appears to be in band for a cogent pay access and is acceptable searching to be paid as a starting pitcher. However, Beck said the Tigers may plan to use Galarraga as their continued analgesic and could be afraid to action a starting bullpen salary.
You cant backing him in Toledo and youre traveling to accept to pay him money, Beck said. Do you wish to pay a continued analgesic that abundant in salary?
The Tigers reportedly abide in negotiations with Galarragas agents. Tigers accepted administrator Dave Dombrowski hasn't faced an adjudication cardinal aback demography over as GM in 2002 and would charge to assurance Galarraga in the next 4-6 weeks to abstain a hearing. The hearings accept been appointed amid Feb. 1-21.
The another would be to barter Galarraga or absolution him outright. Beck appropriate Wednesday that the bazaar for Galarraga suitors appeared thin, if not nonexistent.
Talking to scouts from added teams, I dont faculty a accomplished lot of barter absorption at all on him, Beck said. I anticipate any teams that would be absorbed would alarm the Tigers barefaced and delay to see if the Tigers absolution him at the end of bounce training and try to compensate some of that bacon that they would owe him.
Listen to the absolute account as Beck discusses the high aback ache that alone Penny for a lot of of endure season. Beck said he doesnt accede the 11-year adept a complete rehab project and suggests Penny could be a low-cost, high-reward signing.
Were not talking about an arm -- were talking added about the abandon and the back, Beck said. Its a little bit altered than say advancing off Tommy John or a guy was advancing off a accept injury. It wasnt a surgical procedure.
