Bellhorn04
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Well, I think it's just about the 10th anniversary of their Teixeira swoop.
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Where did you get the $28mill number from?
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Price's postseason heroics should add something to any evaluation of his 2018 season. These are real games we're talking about. As for Mookie, yes, his postseason hitting numbers should detract, but of course his fielding and baserunning would also have to be figured in.
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I think you're wrong about the loss of IFA funds. You only lose IFA funds if you sign a free agent who received a qualifying offer. You lose $500,000 if you were under the luxury tax cap and $1 million if you were over the cap.
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The calculation doesn't really measure what the players are worth. All it really tells you is how much the average free agent is getting paid per WAR. Like I say it is inflated because there have been so many free agent busts.
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It also seems that these things are just much more slow-developing now.
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The fangraphs values are based on actual dollars per WAR for actual free agents. The reason the dollars seem inflated is because all the busts like Pablo are included.
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But you can't even put a dollar value on Price's magnificent contributions to the Red Sox 2018 World Series championship.
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Not sure how that could be done beyond the WAR that's already measured.
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Alright Nick. I like the fire in this post!
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Full marks for trying, but no GM in their right mind would have paid a nickel for the version of Pomeranz that was on display in 2018.
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Neither FanGraphs nor any of the other stat systems, as far as I know, have made any attempt whatsoever to build postseason performances into their numbers.
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Shame on you, man.
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Yes. Sometimes it falls a little flat, as with 'King Kong of Slug', but it doesn't discourage him.
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How many teams, honestly, are in a position to pay $250 million in payroll costs (including the taxes)? Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, maybe one or two others?
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That's right. I'm fine with it, and all Sox fans should be. We ploughed through all the limits in quest of a ring. We got the ring, we have to pay the penalties. That said, it also points out that it wouldn't be a very sharp strategy to do this every year.
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So Boras is calling the Harper auction 'Harper's Bazaar'.
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The difference being that the big-time player opt-outs are 'early' in the contract, giving the player the best of both worlds, security AND opportunity. The team options are always 'tacked on' at the end. Player opt-outs like the one in Price's contract are obviously just one more incentive for the player to sign on the bottom line.
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Scherzer's contract has been a steal, crazy as that might sound. Jeter's contract was excellent based on his fWAR. His offense more than compensated for his defense. You're just going to have to accept that.
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Sure, they could have not acquired Kinsler, or Pearce.
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Well, it's a collective agreement, so you have to make some concessions. And big market teams still have a nice advantage unlike in the NFL.
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Maybe front-load it and give him an opt-out after 3 years.
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Leaving salaries out of it, the Mets trading Wheeler for Swihart and Johnson would be like us trading Porcello for a backup catcher or utility guy, and a #5/6 starter/long reliever. You just don't do things like that.
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Aha. Well, 2018 should not be long-forgotten. What's the point of it all if a magical, perfect season is quickly forgotten? What you're describing is a neurotic need for constant gratification that by definition cannot be satisfied - the type of mentality you see on game threads. We've already had d-money check in to say he's not very excited with our offseason so far!
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I think the Price contract is a perfect example of the kind of high-risk signing that can make or break. Was it a good move or bad move? The jury is still out, I suppose. But Price was integral in winning it all this year, and as another poster here keeps saying, flags fly forever. Plus at the end of 2018 Price looks like the real David Price, healthy and happy, with a rejuvenated pitching approach, and maybe a guy who can be a huge asset in his remaining 4 years. But who knows? The risk and uncertainty are still there.
