San Diego has decided not to offer Trever Hoffman a contract

[YanksFan1992]

Very strange situation.

The Padres on Monday withdrew the $4 million offer they made to free agent Trevor Hoffman.

The Padres are looking embarrassingly poor at this point. To offer the all-time saves leader such a paltry amount and then pull it off the table after only a few days is pretty ridiculous. Hoffman just might end his career elsewhere. If so, Cleveland would seem to be a strong possibility, with Milwaukee and St. Louis also potentially in the running.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/Hea...=MLB&hl=251906

[Yankees13]

The Yankees should sign him and use him in mop-up so Mo can pass him.

[bigjf]

The Yankees should sign him and use him in mop-up so Mo can pass him.

I'd use him in mop-up simply because he stinks in a big spot. For one of the top closers ever, he's not much better than Armando Benitez in a big spot.

[yanksphan]

Wow...end of an era.

[Nome]

Very strange situation.



http://www.rotoworld.com/content/Hea...=MLB&hl=251906

He'd make better sense for the Mets

Andy

[Yankees1962]

He'd make better sense for the Mets

Andy

The problem with Hoffman is you're restricted to one inning or less appearances for him and with the Mets bullpen being such a mess, you really need a stud as closer that can pitch more than one inning if necessary.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

Hoffman is the epitome of a compiler.

[TheDynasty26]

Ov-er-ra-ted

Give me a closer who throws gas

[DaPip1998]

He'd make better sense for the Mets

Andy

Based on his performance the final weekend of 2007, he'd be a perfect Met!

[Bronson'sCornrows]

Hoffman's peripherals were all pretty good last year at age 40. I wouldn't mind giving him a chance as a 7th inning/set up guy behind Okie and Papelbon. Then again, maybe the Sox don't need a right handed Okajima in the same bullpen as the left handed one.

[ksison]

Hoffman has been done for years now

[Stupid Flanders]

For everyone who says he's a compiler and sucks, he still has the best all-time save percentage. Yes, better than Mo.

[Tifoso]

Wow...end of an era.

He'd still have one, though. I don't get it.

[nnysiny]

pretty surprising. im sure other teams will be interested, but he should probably just retire

[TheInfallibleOne]

For everyone who says he's a compiler and sucks, he still has the best all-time save percentage. Yes, better than Mo.

not if u add in october stats

[SoCal Pinstriper]

Paul DePodesta in his blog on this subject.

http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.c...d-hoffman.html

His blog is almost always good reading.

[bigjf]

For everyone who says he's a compiler and sucks, he still has the best all-time save percentage. Yes, better than Mo.

Saves are highly overrated. How many of those situations are for one inning, with a 3 run lead? How many times has he come in for more than 3 outs with a 1 run lead? No one will ever convince me that Hoffman is or was better than Mo.

[Nome]

Saves are highly overrated. How many of those situations are for one inning, with a 3 run lead? How many times has he come in for more than 3 outs with a 1 run lead? No one will ever convince me that Hoffman is or was better than Mo.

I agree Trevor is no Mo, but he has had a hell of a Hall of Fame career. It was his misfortune to have played in SD where he didn't have the pressure and media attention Mo had

Andy

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

I hope K-Rod is crying somewhere.

[THEBOSS84]

I hope K-Rod is crying somewhere.

Hoffman being available shouldn't change a thing to the teams who were genuinely interested in K-rod.

[justtxyank]

Hoffman being available shouldn't change a thing to the teams who were genuinely interested in K-rod.

I don't know who is going to give K-Rod the massive money he wants.

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Hoffman being available shouldn't change a thing to the teams who were genuinely interested in K-rod.

It's one less suitor. A lot of team that are looking for a closer would probably prefer a short term commitment.

[THEBOSS84]

I don't know who is going to give K-Rod the massive money he wants.

He'll end up settling for slightly more than what Cordero got last year. He'll get 4 years and under $60M.

[THEBOSS84]

It's one less suitor. A lot of team that are looking for a closer would probably prefer a short term commitment.

A team that would sign Hoffman was a team that was looking at a Brandon Lyon as a potential closer for them, not one of the big guns.

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

A team that would sign Hoffman was a team that was looking at a Brandon Lyon as a potential closer for them, not one of the big guns.

How do you know? This would make a lot of sense for some of the "big guns."