It took a week but a U-T columnist finally acknowledged the contract extension of Carlos Quentin. Of course the catalyst for the Quentin mention was the off-the-wall extension of closer Huston Street, but hey, complainers can't quibble. Or can they . . .
Of course they can! But I'm not going to. I'll just suggest that you go read Kevin Acee's column, Street signing points in right direction, providing this tasty nugget for you:
I enjoyed this line. Pointed and accurate, it's a piece of criticism that the Padres are deserving of, no matter how many positives future generations of ownership perform. The ownership of the hour in San Diego will always be paying for the sins of their Padres*. It is a disappointing reality based on more than 40 years of pain.Clearly, what’s underway is an attempt to reverse history, to stem the attrition and to no longer be awful.
*Do you see what I did there? Padres = Fathers? Oh never mind.
And what of the Huston Street extension? When I heard that extension talks were underway with Street, despite his excellent numbers, I thought it was ludicrous! When I heard that the Padres and Street consummated the deal on Sunday I was incredulous!
Then I saw the terms of the deal. Two years at $7M annually for a relatively young guy who currently earns more than that in 2012? I'm not sure what Street's thought process is but I think that this was a good deal for the Padres. This is the deal the Padres would have liked to have given Heath Bell which we now see would have been like wiping our rear ends with $14M and then pissing on it and lighting it on fire. A disgusting proposition.
Huston Street's K/9 has jumped by 3 over the previous two seasons. Will this rate continue? If not what will Street look like as a Padre? And by what will Street look like as a Padre, I don't mean in 2013 and 2014, but in a matter of days?
In closing, I'm glad that Nick Canepa didn't write the linked column from above.
I'm surprised Street took a San Diego discount too. I guess he really, really likes it here, and likes the fact he's the closer instead of a setup man elsewhere. He made $7 million/year in 2010 and 2011, so I guess five years at $7 million will set him up, and he's likely going to get named to more AS games too staying here. Whatever the reasons, I'm happy he's staying. The team has other, inexperienced closer candidates, but this contract allows Bud to settle on one as setup man for a couple years, as was done with Heath his first two years here.
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