Kimmi
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I'm with you. It's hard to have any sympathy for the players.
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I understood what you were getting at. I guess the idea that a player would sit against a tough pitcher so that he doesn't hurt his numbers just doesn't sit well with me at all. I don't think you're being cynical about it. I'm sure it would happen, but it shouldn't. It's like players who have great years in their contract years. They're suddenly motivated to train harder or spend more time in the batting cage or something?
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I am okay with overpaying free agents a little. I am okay with giving JD the 5 year contract. I am not okay with grossly overpaying, especially when it involves bidding against yourself. I do not like the idea of doing away with the draft altogether. However, I think there could be some tweaks with the way the team controlled players are paid. Some suggestions might be to decrease the number of team control years from 6 years to 4 years, or maybe having an age limit where a player automatically becomes a free agent, regardless of years of service? Or increasing the league minimum salary? The problem is that most players are improving while they are team controlled, and peak at about age 28. By the time they get ready to sign that big contract, they are already in decline.
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Well a player that is too scared to face a tough pitcher doesn't deserve the extra year.
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Well IMO, players should have a bit of pressure to perform. Keeps them honest.
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It does tend to put a sour taste in one's mouth. We will all be fine once baseball season starts.
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I just don't see a reason why either the players or management would be opposed to it. I'm sure the players would rather have 7 guaranteed years, but when that's not happening, why not go with 5 guaranteed years and 2 performance based vesting options?
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Common sense.
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Dear MLBPA, you’re at fault for the FA slowdown
Kimmi replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in Other Baseball
I am interested to see what happens next offseason when there are big fish in the free agent market and the Yankees and Dodgers have reset their penalty. I am sure that Harper and Machado will get good contracts, but will they be tempered in comparison to current expectations? It sceems like Harper is expecting a 10 year contract. What if his best offer is 'only' a 6 or 7 year deal (which is still bad enough)? -
I've said it 100 times, but I'll say it again. Blaming Farrell for Wright's injury is just silly. That would be like blaming Dombrowski for Swihart's injury.
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Do you know of any good reason why teams are not allowed to offer options based on performance?
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The owners can afford to pay out these ludicrous contracts and heavy penalties for going over the luxury tax limits. But why should they be obligated to do so? I could understand the players being upset if they were being lowballed. But they're not. All of the contract offers that have been reported are very fair. In fact, they are already overpays, if you ask me. It's the players that need to come to grips with their demands, not the owners.
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I'm not sure why MLB does not allow options to vest based on actual performance, rather than just on plate appearances or innings pitched. If a player performs at a certain level agreed upon by both the team and the player, then the option for the next year vests. The Red Sox could give JD a 5 year guaranteed contract with two vesting options based on performance. That would eliminate some of the risk and give JD a potential for years.
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I have always preferred increasing the AAV in order to give fewer years. Porcello's contract is a good example of doing that. I don't want Dombrowski outbidding himself, but if he is going to do that, I hope he increases the $ amount instead of giving a 6th year.
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I agree. It does appear that Dombrowski made the right choice on who to keep, but maybe it really wasn't his choice.
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LOL Touche'.
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As am I.
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I'm not saying that we'll necessarily finish in last place (or even 4th), but rather that we will not be expected to make the postseason for those seasons. It might not be for 3 years, but then again, it might be.
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Those offers are a reasonable slice. As others have mentioned, none of the free agents this offseason are exactly the type of player that you go all out for.
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+100 You said this much better than I. It really is difficult for me to muster up much sympathy for the players.
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I think you are nailing most of your posts with the 'or not'.
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Exactly. The players agreed to all of the parts of the CBA that are supposedly now contributing to this free agent freeze. Sorry, but I don't have a lot of sympathy for them.
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Not only is Hosmer reportedly holding out for 8 years and JD holding out for 6 or more, but I read today that Darvish has multiple offers over $100 million and Holland just turned down a 3 year, $52 million dollar offer. Seriously, what are these guys expecting?
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My point is this: If given the choice between having monster team for 3 years, then potentially being out of contention for the next 3 years, or of having a contending team year in an year out, I'm going with the latter. How much greater is the monster team's probability of winning the World Series over the contending team. Is it a big enough difference to go for broke? IMO, it's not. If Dombrowski keeps us in contention after 2020, then I will readily admit how wrong I was.
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Stay strong Dave, stay strong!
