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  1. moonslav59
    He doesn't get hit.
  2. moonslav59
    It wasn't less, if you don't count arb years.
  3. moonslav59
    You keep talking hindsight. I'll ask again, would you be happy, right now, if the yanks had just signed Sale to the same contract he just signed with the Sox?
  4. moonslav59
    Which makes a huge difference. He'll make $40M over the next 2 years (would have been arb years of $17M + $23M). He then makes $33.5M for 2 years before opt out chance. Then, $30.5M and $32.5M after the opt out and counting the option year. That's more than Sale gets,
  5. moonslav59
    You never answer my questions.
  6. moonslav59
    Yes, and he turns 31 in 3 months.
  7. moonslav59
    Makes you think that when they offered him the $2.4M, they either expected him to make the 25 man roster, or they thought $2.4M was worth having at AAA as a catching insurance policy. Or, maybe Swihart's "improvement" surprised management and forced a change of plans. I'm glad we have Leon as insurance, but as much as I like having him on the team, I think that $2.4M could be better used at the deadline on a pro-rated contract. In a sense, $2.4M can get a $7M pro-rated contract on July 31st.
  8. moonslav59
    For a catcher over 7 years...certainly better than above average. How about 4.1, 3.8 and 3.5? Those were his best 3 seasons. Is that "a few above average seasons" or a few "great" seasons?
  9. moonslav59
    I misquoted you, sorry, but I'm not sure there's much difference in the two. Maybe your criteria for "greatness" is different from mine. He had the third best WAR for a catcher in those 7 years. Yes, that's above average, but to me, it is exceptional and great. 32 catchers with 1500 PAs 3rd in WAR at 18.2 (top 9%) 5th in OBP at .357 (top 16%) 7th in SLG .453 (top 22%) 7th in OPS at .811 (Only 3 catchers had an OPS higher than .811 last year. Tek averaged that over 7 seasons.) To me, this is certainly closer to "great" than just "above average."
  10. moonslav59
    I moved him down from where others have him, but I agree with your point. I really like Mata, too, so switch 'em.
  11. moonslav59
    Kinda low.
  12. moonslav59
    For 6-7 years. I guess the word "great" is subjective, but to me an .811 OPS from a catcher is great. It was 3rd best in that period. Add that to his defense and the intangibles he brought to the game, I maintain he was great for a period of time. If you want to say very good, I wouldn't argue, but "barely better than average" is way off.
  13. moonslav59
    I think they changed the rule based on what happened to Castillo.
  14. moonslav59
    You guys do a great job. Thank you!
  15. moonslav59
    Of course, but I'd say the consensus opinion before "hindsight" was that it was an underpay and for less years than open market expectations. Do you disagree with that assessment? Would you be happy, if the Yanks got him on those terms?
  16. moonslav59
    I'm so pumped up for this season!
  17. moonslav59
    I guess I'm still confused. Is there a way we could have gotten out from under the $2.4M deal, if nobody claims him or not?
  18. moonslav59
    I'll take Betts over Eovaldi + Happ.
  19. moonslav59
    Then, we should have just released him.
  20. moonslav59
    All I can say is LMAO!
  21. moonslav59
    You know damn well, if the Yanks signed Sale to this great deal, you'd be pumped up. Many felt he was worth $33-35M x 5 years
  22. moonslav59
    Some great pitchers, it doesn't matter. I agree. Some like ERod either. There is a long history of some all time greats having a personal caddy. Do all the catcher numbers with Sale and Price concern you at all? Not even a little bit?
  23. moonslav59
    So, if nobody claims him and we don't ask him back, we still owe him $2.4M?
  24. moonslav59
    I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Cobb had not been all that good, especially the 2-3 years before signing. Happ had a 3.43 ERA in the 3 years before signing for less than Cobb, who was at 4.20 the previous 3 years. "Much better?" Eovaldi was overpaid due to his playoff performance. I'm not sure you can claim he set a new bar for other GMs to overpay. Let's see what Keuchel gets. Where's his overpay?
  25. moonslav59
    I'm saying Cobb, Happ and Eovaldi are about the same. Cobb got more last year, so where's the "going up?"
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