Tom Tango, December 5, 2008:
Follow me here: Pedroia, as a free agent, would have commanded a 6/137 deal. Under the slave/arb rules, he would have commanded a 6/86 deal, going year-by-year (on average, including the chance of injury). He locks himself in to a 6/40.5 deal.
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When players sign for 30 cents on the free market dollar, that’s something that smart teams will leverage like crazy.
Toronto Star, March 20, 2010:
Tom Tango, one of the Toronto Blue Jays’ latest acquisitions, won’t be pitching, catching or hitting for the club this season.
But he will play a key role in helping management decide which players will execute those functions and how they’ll do it.
The former Montrealer is a self-taught expert in the science of baseball statistics (referred to as sabermetrics), which is gaining authoritative influence in front offices and on the field.
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You can forget about divining any Jays-specific intelligence from Tango. His contract with the club includes a “non-disclosure agreement” forbidding such things, says the shadowy Tango, who operates quietly behind the club curtain.