Last 5 AL MOY winner's teams - all low payroll teams:
TB
TB
MIN
OAK
MIN
Looks like the last time the manager of the WS champs won the award was Ozzie Guillen in 2005.
It's a joke.
Forget it then LOL
It's time for someone to come to their senses. 4-5 win players (in their prime) should not be getting anything like those numbers. Xander is not Mookie.
Risk factors are everywhere.
Lindor signs with the Mets for 341 million and turns in a .734 OPS.
Mike Trout misses most of the season with a strained calf - a strained freakin' calf, on an innocent-looking play.
About risk factor:
-Carl Crawford had a much higher WAR for his age when we signed him than Seager has.
-Red Sox fans consider the Crawford signing one of the worst, if not the worst, in team history.
-Crawford's deal of 142 million is less than half of what Seager is projected to get!
I wonder if JH decided that the 217 million for Price was the highest he ever wanted to go. When you think about it a bunch of other teams have given out contracts higher than that. Even Seattle!
His existing contract has 4 years and $80 million left.
Your offer is reasonable, but in the current market it's probably light. I'd go $150/6, but that would probably be light too!