i guess, actually, that the possibility of him being traded at the deadline is still a possibility, only now he's an even more attractive trade target for an AL team because he's dirt cheap through 2020 and is an incredible hitter. and also one of the most entertaining personalities in the game
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 23 February 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
harper/phillies is pretty much a thing, apparently. final details being ironed out, expected to be finalized by monday
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 24 February 2019 05:35 (five years ago) link
The Segura/Realmuto/Hoskins/Harper part of the lineup is going to be pretty fun.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 24 February 2019 16:18 (five years ago) link
as a heavy NL watcher i must admit i'm glad that Machado went West and Harper is (likely) going East. this way i'll get to see them on occasion but not so often that they'll ruin all my precious cardinal games
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 24 February 2019 16:25 (five years ago) link
switching to Team Harper Hate
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 24 February 2019 17:34 (five years ago) link
BREAKING: Third baseman Nolan Arenado and the Colorado Rockies are finalizing an eight-year, contract extension worth more than $255M, league sources tell ESPN. Deal includes an opt-out after three years, would give Arenado the largest per-year salary of any position player.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 26, 2019
also! hanle y to the indians on a minor league deal
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 26 February 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
whoa damn
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 26 February 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
lol if nolan arenado swoops in to get the biggest (AAV) contract of the offseason
and also damn, i had dreams of my favorite team of all time, the universally beloved st louis cardinals, picking up arenado someday. maybe they can still grab old tired worn out 2022 arenado
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 26 February 2019 18:15 (five years ago) link
We are hearing Giants ownership/upper mgmt might not be on the same page as Zaidi regarding Harper. They want to offer a long term contract like they did with Bonds and Zaidi does NOT want to. Sabean/Baer step the F up, this is your team, not some slappy's from the Dodgers! @KNBR— Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) February 26, 2019
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 26 February 2019 19:24 (five years ago) link
I'm not sure that Bonds' $40M contract from 25 years ago is the best reference point here.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 26 February 2019 19:57 (five years ago) link
cardinals give miles mikolas 4/68
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 26 February 2019 20:22 (five years ago) link
Amazing. His 2015 contract for the Yomiuri Giants was 2Y/$5M.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 26 February 2019 21:07 (five years ago) link
cardinals sign matt wieters to a minor league deal. he's not great, but he would be the best backup they've had since 2004, when yadi was the backup to mike matheny
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 03:50 (five years ago) link
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26113134/padres-sign-veteran-reliever-warren-1-year-deal
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 3 March 2019 04:40 (five years ago) link
Twins should pounce on Keuchel and Kimbrel.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 3 March 2019 18:17 (five years ago) link
Keuchel must feel so dumb for turning down that $90M/5 extension from the Astros.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 17:36 (five years ago) link
I think I’d be more mad at the agent, who is supposed to know these things
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 18:28 (five years ago) link
that agent is scott boras
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link
iirc his former agent was the one who declined the $90/5 and that Boras is the new agent.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 18:55 (five years ago) link
adam jones 1-year, $3 million with diamondbacks
― na (NA), Monday, 11 March 2019 14:59 (five years ago) link
alex bregman
he Astros and All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman have agreed to a five-year, $100 million contract extension, a source told MLB.com on Tuesday.
...His extension will cover his three arbitration years (2020-22) and his first two years of free agency (2023-24). Bregman will be entering his age-30 season when the contract expires.
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 06:42 (five years ago) link
Gio Gonzalez said the #Yankees deal was the only offer he got.— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) March 20, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 13:57 (five years ago) link
Top outfield prospect Eloy Jimenez and the Chicago White Sox are finalizing a long-term deal, league sources tell ESPN.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 20, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
it's gonna be like 10 years $27 million
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 20 March 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
sounds like six years + two club options for around $40m?
following the trail blazed by jon singleton and scott kingery
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 18:52 (five years ago) link
oh wait
Eloy Jimenez’s contract with the #WhiteSox is expected to max out at 8 years and valued between $75-80 million.— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) March 20, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 18:53 (five years ago) link
would this remove the benefit of service-time manipulation, because if so i'm in favor
― na (NA), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 18:56 (five years ago) link
Isn't that Alex Bregman deal an absolute steal for the Astros? He's 25, so they get his six prime years for $17-M/season. What I am I missing?...I'm surprised he signed, unless he envisions a protracted strike.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 23:30 (five years ago) link
The two arbitration years they're buying out lower the average, but after that he's basically making 30 per. Not too shabby but certainly below his value.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 23:38 (five years ago) link
maybe he's taking the douchebag discount
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 21 March 2019 00:27 (five years ago) link
Any neo-classical economist who truly believe that a subject is always self-interested and rational should look at Bregman's contract.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 21 March 2019 02:58 (five years ago) link
or trout's
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Thursday, 21 March 2019 03:18 (five years ago) link
Cardinals reportedly nearing extension with goldschmidt worth $130M
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Thursday, 21 March 2019 22:19 (five years ago) link
extensions are the new free agency
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 21 March 2019 22:36 (five years ago) link
The cardinal fans in Jupiter FL must have given him a super nice standing ovation on his first plate appearance #bfib
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Thursday, 21 March 2019 22:44 (five years ago) link
Extensions have been replacing free agency for a while now. Mauer and Votto's extensions (with "small market" teams) are two good examples of contracts that were unimaginable just a few years earlier.
Bregman becomes a free agent at age 30 and in another era would be poised to get a windfall 6-7 year deal. But in this era who knows. I can't blame him for wanting to eliminate those distractions for the next five years, in any case he's set for life. This was basically Aaron Nola's reasoning too and he signed for less than half of what Bregman got.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 22 March 2019 03:58 (five years ago) link
So many extensions happening that Snell's $50M/5 got buried.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 22 March 2019 05:08 (five years ago) link
Sale $150M/5
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 22 March 2019 17:10 (five years ago) link
Lol at Sale outperforming Snell x3 in the next 5 yrs
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 22 March 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
Verlander gets a $66 million extension with the Astros covering 2020-21
― but i'm there are fuckups (Karl Malone), Saturday, 23 March 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
whoops
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ronald-acuna-jr-s-new-contract-is-staggering/
Players simply haven’t given up four free agent seasons this far from free agency, especially players of Acuña’s caliber. A guarantee for half that amount that ensured that Acuña hit free agency in his 20s likely would have been a better deal for Acuña and a positive deal for the Braves. This deal isn’t a steal because of the system that players and owners have set up. This is a deal that, even within that system, will likely prevent Acuña from ever being paid at a level anywhere near his true on-field value.
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 01:01 (five years ago) link
this isn't one of the ones that really gets me riled up... it's true that if acuna continues on this trajectory it will be a bargain for the braves but if he doesn't then it's a huge score for him. the exchanging of risk by both parties on this one seems pretty equal to me and at the end of the day the guy is getting $100 million (pre tax...)
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:00 (five years ago) link
obv the system that necessitates these deals in the first place needs to be overturned but there is always a rush to call these deals huge wins for the team but like... does anyone think gregory polanco is a huge steal on what is essentially the 3/24 left on the extension he signed in 2016? development timelines are wacky
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:03 (five years ago) link
i've seen that argument before and it feels like it's based on a concept of "value" that is just the player's potential positive impact over the course of the contract. but every one of these longer-term contracts is based on a market value that balances potential long-term positive impact with potential risk. the risk is factored into the value. and even with that risk factored in, acuna (and trout, and probably other players) are still being underpaid based on that value.
― na (NA), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:11 (five years ago) link
xpost
Obviously some of these contracts suck but in the greater national context of pay inequity it's very hard for me to get worked up about. We're talking about a little more than 600 employees whose average salary is $3.5 million (!)
Alll this indignation would be more productively aimed at perpetrators in the real world. The average salary for CEO at an S&P 500 firm is >350x that of the average laborer.
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:16 (five years ago) link
the players have a legit union w/ real leverage that will serve them again in time, which is more than can be said for almost all the rest of us
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:18 (five years ago) link
i am capable of being indignant about more than one thing
― na (NA), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 15:33 (five years ago) link
great facebook post though