I asked in the other thread why this guy is considered a better option than Owens. I'm not sorry to see Owens go back down, but like you said, this guy's majors track record isn't good.
Six mil is virtually minimum wage nowadays. I think it's odd they gave him a 2 year deal but it doesn't bother me much give the 2015 production level he was coming off.
Isn't the answer to your question OPS+?
I love OPS. I don't take stats as seriously as some out there, because you can drive yourself crazy with this stuff. But as a quick guide to a player's usefulness, I like it a lot.
I think with the English Premier League they move matches to different days during the season as dictated by the tv companies when the front-runners for the title emerge.
ESPN sucks because they have contributed to adult ADD, their coverage of sports is superficial, and their magazine is garbage designed and written by nine year olds.