Let's see what happens but the Astros have expected prices to be insane. Giving 300 million to a speed-based shortstop that is turning 30 years old seems like a recipe for disaster.
11-300 for a guy entering his age 30 season who's game relies entirely on out-of-zone contact and speed? Prime Philly Moment. That thing will be an albatross with 5 years to go.
If I’ve already won a ring, then I’m chasing huge long ass contracts like JV and Turner so I can’t blame them.
So the question you have to ask yourself are the Phillies going back to being an 86 win team in that ultra competitive division or were they truly a player away from winning it all?
I think I’m in the Benintendi/Brantley camp for a LF platoon with Yordan. Neither cost you a pick, and I assume their AAV values are similar, with Benintendi getting the longer deal. 2B Altuve SS Peña DH Yordan 3B Bregman RF Tucker 1B Abreu LF Benintendi/Brantley CF McCormick/Meyers/Leon C Maldy/Lee/Diaz
I hope Trey Turner is 23 years old somehow. You're essentially paying 40 million a year for 7 years. And then praying that those 7 years are elite or somewhere close to it. Would you pay 40 million a year for Turner for 7 years? That's rhetorical.
In a few years they're gonna have a 3B/2B with low OBP and moderate pop that they still owe 200 million dollars.
Yep, you want to compliment a team for trying to win, but it's such a foolish way to go about it. Should we address our thin rotation or our glaring defensive issues issue, both of which can be fixed very cost effectively. Nah, let's just grossly overpay a guy who addresses neither because we need more offense.
