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I wasn't referring to your post, but iortiz' notion that Cherington would go. It's.....silly.

You're.....serious with this post?

iortiz and a700, your logic is terrible. And the whining about the contract is still stupid. Higher AAV in order to shorten the contract length. Why is this so difficult to understand? We're not reinventing the wheel here.

DFA Craig......I'm serious.

Farrell always one step behind the game this year.

Craig and Napoli are just black holes of suck right now.

Ewwwwwww

In Porcello's case, another huge payday, which is the point. Think about it slowly. Most of these guys are getting their last shot at a long-term, big-money deal. They are winding down physically and lack motivation. Porcello can be a FA at age 30, and then absolutely get a truly ridiculous long-term deal. If motivation's what you're looking for, then this is another aspect of the deal that makes sense for both sides.

iortiz, stop using WAR. You don't understand how it works, hence the discrepancy.

What? Dude, it's a simple question. If he was a free agent, and you were a GM, what's the max contract you would offer?

$/win is a lot closer to 7 million than it is to 6. You are certainly lowballing.

You didn't actually answer his question though.

This man knows what he's talking about

I liked Lester at 5/130 if that's what it took. The 6th year is the breaking point IMO. Too much risk.

He could, and if he does, his AAV will be market value by the third year of the contract if current trends hold steady. I also disagree that Porcello needs to improve his performance to be worth his contract. His 2014 season was worth in excess of the $20 million he'll be paid next year. If he can even approach those levels for the remainder of his contract, he'll be well worth the money.

Koji sucks! Time for Tazawa to close!

Aces.

Twin towers? That's really really douchey.

On another note, the idiocy of "proven performers past their prime" is going away fast, because it's proven to be the dumbest possible way to build a roster. You want a good example of this: Look at the Phillies roster. Just a couple of contracts one or two years too long and that team is terrible.

That was a pretty well-played game.

The amount of stuff you're making up here is staggering. Let me attack this point-by-point: The Sox overpaid Porcello in money to underpay in years. This is not rocket science and it's not something that's even worth arguing about. It's the Sox' strategy to avoid paying pitchers past their prime. No matter how much you (or anyone else) wants to whine about it, it's a wise business strategy for a team with this kind of money. You pay a premium to avoid clogging up a roster spot long term with an aging player, because in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't hurt you as much as it would hurt, say, the Rays. It's simple. Lester is not an ace, and he's exiting his prime. He's exactly the kind of pitcher you don't pay 25 mill a year for six years. Recent late-contract implosions from star pitchers Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee are very good barometers for what Lester's last 2-3 years may look like. He's high-risk, and overpaid in terms of both years and money. That's not his market value, that's the market value of a pitcher who's both better and younger than Lester.

Dat win

Koji time. Nice and easy please.

Ogando looked awesome.

Use common sense. Paying players for what they've done instead of what they're going to do is bad business. As players age, their performance erodes instead of improving. Also, I don't think you understand what "bargain" means. 155 million is above market value in both years and AAV for a player of Lester's stature. I find it quite funny how you defend this signing yet complain loudly about the Porcello one, which is actually below market-rate in years. This is why I say you don't understand baseball economics. I don't mean it as an insult. You just don't.