Does Price opt out

[Slasher9]

Price in Boston in 480 IP in 3 years:

 

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[TD=class: Right, bgcolor: #FFFF88]39 W[/TD]

[TD=class: Right, bgcolor: #FFFF88]19 L[/TD]

[TD=class: Right, bgcolor: #FFFF88].672 W%[/TD]

[TD=class: Right, bgcolor: #FFFF88]3.74 ERA[/TD]

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And this is with losing almost a whole year to injury. I'll take it.

 

he got us a parade. IMO his contract is worth it no matter where the final numbers end up.

[a700hitter]

he got us a parade. IMO his contract is worth it no matter where the final numbers end up.

But he has been pretty darn good during his tenure, and people have been rooting for an opt out since day 1. I never understood the logic.

[Slasher9]

But he has been pretty darn good during his tenure, and people have been rooting for an opt out since day 1. I never understood the logic.

 

but if he did opt out that would be a win-win, no?. he got us a parade...and if he opts out we are out from under $31MM x 4 as he heads thru mid 30's.

but again, he doesnt need to throw another pitch and im good with the contract. that's how much a parade means to me.

[a700hitter]

but if he did opt out that would be a win-win, no?. he got us a parade...and if he opts out we are out from under $31MM x 4 as he heads thru mid 30's.

but again, he doesnt need to throw another pitch and im good with the contract. that's how much a parade means to me.

I disagree. If he is worth more than his current contract, then the Red Sox hold an undervalued asset. Why would we want to lose an undervalued asset? If he is not worth his current contract, then he will not opt out. There is just no economic logic to hoping that he opts out.

[harmony]

Price in Boston in 480 IP in 3 years:

 

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[TD=class: Right, bgcolor: #FFFF88]39 W[/TD]

[TD=class: Right, bgcolor: #FFFF88]19 L[/TD]

[TD=class: Right, bgcolor: #FFFF88].672 W%[/TD]

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And this is with losing almost a whole year to injury. I'll take it.

David Price has posted 8.8 fWAR, valued at $59.9 million, in his three Boston seasons while being paid $90 million. If he does not opt out, the lefthander has four years and $127 million remaining on his contract.

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=3184&position=P#value

 

I question whether a 33-year-old Price would do better on the open market.

[SoxnCycles]

According to Alex Spe

ier and WEEI, via Twitter, Price is not opting out.

no surprise there.

[Dojji]

According to Alex Spe

ier and WEEI, via Twitter, Price is not opting out.

no surprise there.

 

I've known he wouldn't opt out since he had his injury troubles last year. Price wasn't going to do better than this contract unless he stayed completely healthy and effective which mostly through no fault of his own, he did not. To me this whole thread has been a nonissue from day 1

[Bellhorn04]

I've known he wouldn't opt out since he had his injury troubles last year. Price wasn't going to do better than this contract unless he stayed completely healthy and effective which mostly through no fault of his own, he did not. To me this whole thread has been a nonissue from day 1

 

Are you trying to suggest we're wasting time here?

[notin]

It’s official.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/10/david-price-announces-he-will-not-opt-out-of-red-sox-contract.html

[SoxnCycles]

I've known he wouldn't opt out since he had his injury troubles last year. Price wasn't going to do better than this contract unless he stayed completely healthy and effective which mostly through no fault of his own, he did not. To me this whole thread has been a nonissue from day 1

 

Well, you are truly amazing.

Not sure why you waste your time with us peons.

[Dojji]

Are you trying to suggest we're wasting time here?

 

Perish the thought.

[a700hitter]

It’s official. He is not opting out.

[mvp 78]

He's learning to pitch with diminished stuff. He'll be good for the next 4 years if his arm doesn't fall off.

[cp176]

Are you trying to suggest we're wasting time here?

 

Come on stop that! You think that there are people posting here who aren't wasting their time? I am I understand that for sure but it is kind of fun some of the time. lol

 

There must be a few people out there - anyone who thinks that he might opt out this contract - who don't realize that David Price is an intelligent man.

[TylerD]

he got us a parade. IMO his contract is worth it no matter where the final numbers end up.

 

This.

 

Pitchers don't often come up as clutch as he did in 3 straight games in the playoffs not to mention pitching out of the bullpen.

[Kimmi]

I've known he wouldn't opt out since he had his injury troubles last year. Price wasn't going to do better than this contract unless he stayed completely healthy and effective which mostly through no fault of his own, he did not. To me this whole thread has been a nonissue from day 1

 

I really never thought he would opt out in order to try to get a better contract. I thought there was a good possibility of him opting out if he was truly unhappy playing for Boston. Having pitched the way he did in the postseason and winning back the fans, there was no way he was opting out.

[cp176]

have we heard this before - With respect to David Price (God bless him for what he has done), it is all about the $. End of story. There is no way anyone was going to pay him what What Boston is paying him. I'm sure that he is happy that fans seem to love him now but seriously, it is all about the $ with him. I still like him a lot though.

[mvp 78]

have we heard this before - With respect to David Price (God bless him for what he has done), it is all about the $. End of story. There is no way anyone was going to pay him what What Boston is paying him. I'm sure that he is happy that fans seem to love him now but seriously, it is all about the $ with him. I still like him a lot though.

 

It's all about the $ with every single person in the world. I'm sure cp, you were no different when you were getting reviewed at work and wanted to be paid fairly. Why should Price opt to take less than what the market will bear for him?

[mvp 78]

@redsoxstats

 

How Price has matched up with the top 2 starters on the market this winter, 2016-2018.

 

W L ERA FIP K/9 BB/9

39 19 3.74 3.76 9.0 2.3 Price

35 28 3.77 3.78 7.3 2.7 Keuchel

30 33 4.03 3.70 9.2 2.9 Corbin

[cp176]

It's all about the $ with every single person in the world. I'm sure cp, you were no different when you were getting reviewed at work and wanted to be paid fairly. Why should Price opt to take less than what the market will bear for him?

 

That doesn't make Price a bad person. Makes him intelligent. Like I said, I still like him, but I don't think that he is coming back to hang with us fans and the Boston media. He shouldn't have opted out and obviously he didn't. I'll bet on the fact that he wasn't going to get abetter offer foramen else. I'm glad he is coming back. As for me - teacher, pay scale, didn't make much money, had fun.