Yesterday was the day that Major League teams had to offer arbitration to eligible players, or they would become a free agent. The big name on this list has to be Mark Prior, now formerly, of the Chicago Cubs.Prior was supposedly on the block a few weeks ago, and we commented how a team would have to be nuts to give up anything short of a bag a balls, let alone prospects, for Prior. As a free agent, this could be a very low risk/high reward move. Prior has a stellar career record of 42-29 and a 3.51 earned-run average, which will garner him a deal somewhere.
Early speculation is that Prior will resign with the Cubs via a Minor League contract. He could also end up in his hometown of San Diego, where he is currently rehabbing. Although, you have to assume that Ace-hungry teams such as the Mets will be pursuing, and willing to give Prior a little more than most. I think Mark can expect a lot of interest, and should be ready to accept a performance based contract.
I'd sign him, why not? But then again, my only experience with signing free agents is when I worked at that Biloxi strip club for 4 months, The Jiggly Wiggly. You'd be surprised how easy it was to attract talent after we started offering day care for employees.
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