Jamie Moyer

The Phillies signed Jamie Moyer to a 2 year $16m deal. Why did Moyer get 2 years? Or more importantly why did the Phillies give him 2 years. What other team could possibly be looking at Moyer for their staff? He's 46 years old and hasn't had a FIP under 4 since 1999. His 3.74 ERA last year is somewhat of a mirage with his 4.32 FIP. He'll give you innings going at least 195 innings the past 8 years, but they aren't going to be great innings. Marcel projects him to have a 4.58 ERA, which would be fine for a one year deal, but still why give Moyer two?

I don't mean to discount Moyer, he's been a solid pitcher for a long time, and I think it's the coolest thing that he's 46 and will at least play until he's 48. He has 246 wins, that isn't a fluke. I'm just kinda surprised that the Phillies gave him an extra year, I can't imagine for the life of me that Moyer had hard offers from other teams for one year $8m let alone anything near a 2 year deal. It's not a huge contract, or a long one, so its doubtful that it'll hurt the Phillies. If he stays healthy like he always has, although at 46 there's no sure thing, he could help them out on the back end of the rotation, I just keep coming back to the fact they had to give him that extra year.

Thanks to FanGraphs for some of the stats.