European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sports baseball s free agents on the shelf by Murray cha5s new York times on tin Iliin beftiri1 10 Jimis Ign George Sfi-Inljrfiim-riirrjverf.,11 o Airport in chit Iurii. 11 1 l Tiv Clinti far from i in Airport Only Icil i buy Hel. I1- Bifi Inderl the Rili a oui Ide Hie lip Fri , tin inc Only Guy in the .1 ," Sicin Irenner n t i cd. ill if sudden in stops no. Inc Monit i Lur Kcf to ?i Wilh i a to Iwuc Moru until 1 ,1,111, nil f in it 7 . Day. Thi ii lie Llev l a k to Culver fur Markcy. Urr i ind Hal _ Ali Wilh i son. I xv.11. Mie slain Rennor ind us her owners used id pursue free int its. Their line pursuits their nieeliiiti1. Dir Al its were subjects if reports in , 1,Isi l ill it times inked about Hiji Iii Ilie Iff so Ison ii Lori a ninth is Foo Wii. While in . Fri inure Pursuit of fro Igens fumed int slow nid Licin so Roll. I Here less to and i out free Ini Iii list month la in in my of the Jet Vious 10 . In Dwyer ,1 i Jurat outfielder Llu Only one if Hie 71 Lino ii genes to Sij n j , ind lie i Jii Ihl in his hh6 Lem the Baltimore Orin us for one i Irh .1 5275,000 plus possible Hii Nuses. Clubs t Ive by Ierilli proceeded More slowly in years Blun in Iho earlier years of free Agency things have fooled All considerably since the Days when packs of owners pursued Reggie Tickton. Photo George Steinbrenner Tod other owners ire Tuando latib. 67 players were signed in november in inc first four years 15 the Tost seven but i he members of lie higher Echelon of free agents hardly even hear from their 1986 teams it his stage. November is the month of the four Corner offence said Tom Reich agent for Tim Raines of Montreal and Lance Parrish of Detroit. Teams Are running time off the Reich said he had not heard from the expos since they offered Raines a three year j3.6 million contract Ihen held a news conference 1o disclose the offer the next Day. We be Lold them we re available to talk Lime but there Haven t been any talks he said. Richard Moss lawyer for Jack Morris and Andre Dawson said some clubs had contacted him but no one hat fell free to make a did he think he would receive any offers i Don l know he said aware that offers were not forthcoming last year from clubs other than the Freetag cols own. "1 anticipate that teams will make proposals for free agents. Clubs will want to establish a record so that it does t look like they re playing out a script As was so obvious last year but i think the proposals will be substantially below Market last off season the Best free agents did t sign until an. 8, the last Day their Urmer clubs were eligible to sign them. The owners stalling game figures to Lake the contest of wills Down to the last Day again however this Lime the owners reduced offers their contract limits of two years for pitchers and three years for other players and their refusal to give signing bonuses and incentive bonuses very Likely will Lake some of inc better known free agents past Jan 8 and into the land of the unknown. Will free agents who go a isl that Date be fair game for All Comers Only the owners know and they re not saying. The mels say they have no in Erbil in Dawson who happens to be the Type of Hitler they seek. They want another solid hitter to put in their lineup with Keith Hernandez Gary Carter and Darryl Strawberry but they have been unable to snare Kevin Mcreynolds of san Diego or any of the handful of other hitlers they have tried to acquire in a Trade. Dawson meanwhile has Only to be signed. No players have to be Given up for him. Our policy whether we be been up and Down has been nol to go Inlo the free agent Market said Joe Mcllvain vice president for baseball operations and we Haven t since we be been Here Well continue to follow that policy an increasing number of clubs seem to be adopting that policy but they continue trading away valued players instead. The Yankees for example shun Jack Morris because they say they have to reduce their payroll but they have committed themselves to paying $2 million or More for two seasons to Rick Rhoden while giving up three Young pitchers. In the last eight seasons Morris has recorded 140 victories most in the majors in that time and has won 15 or More games seven of the eight years Rhoden 3 years older than Morris has registered 79 victories in that period winning 1s or More games Only once. 76 ital pet no nine december4,1986
