FrRFA's from 2/10

2/8/2009 17:55:32 : Lehigh Valley offered $37,000,000 + $10,000,000 RFA fee

2/8/2009 15:12:18 : Rio Brazos offered $36,000,000 

2/5/2009 11:34:56 : Lehigh Valley offered $33,000,000 

2/4/2009 19:39:41 : Rio Brazos offered $32,000,000 

2/3/2009 17:09:14 : Lehigh Valley offered $30,000,000 

2/3/2009 17:08:20 : Lehigh Valley offered $29,000,000 

2/3/2009 17:06:42 : Carbondale offered $28,000,000 

LEB says good-bye to its closer and hello to 10M!  The 34 yr old Nathan will move into the set-up role for playoff-bound LVP.  The Iron Pigs are rolling in the mud right now, but may not be so happy when Nathan's contract hits year 5.  Joe sports 8.6 OB / 13.9 TB vs lefties and 6.4 OB / 11.7 TB vs righties. Expect Nathan to blow a few saves at home, as 6 diamonds don't match up well with 1-18 HR.

2/10/2009 18:18:05 : Brighton offered $35,000,000 (LEB matches) 

2/8/2009 19:09:18 : Fairfax offered $33,000,000 

2/7/2009 11:01:47 : Denver offered $32,000,000 

2/6/2009 19:45:43 : Fairfax offered $31,000,000 

2/4/2009 10:48:25 : Denver offered $29,000,000 

2/3/2009 08:52:22 : Ottawa offered $27,000,000 

The bidding wasn't aggressive enough to pry Holliday from LEB.  At 41M, maybe.  But a power-hitting 29 yr old OF that doesn't make 8M per year is a STEAL!  Matt returns to LEB's OF and pushes Francisco into a possible DH platoon with Garko.  The 'Nuts are just a shade behind ILL for third in the division offensively.