Didn't see that coming
Didn't see that coming
Yeah, I have ESPN's Scorecenter app, and it came up as news on my iphone 2 hours ago.
An insane precedent is being set. Not only have Greinke and Hernandez set the market for top 15 pitchers, but the Anibal Sanchez deal may set the standard for what teams pay mediocre pitching. its scary.
With the way teams are trending toward big money to lock-up big name pitchers, the Mariners will get their money worth. Felix is flat out awesome.
Mr. Redlegs - 2012
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Wow. Thoughts about how this compares to Votto's deal in terms of risk / reward?
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
Can't make the Latos/Bailey LTC negotiations any easier. Can I change my vote to neither?
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
So, who tops $200M, Kershaw, Verlander, Price?
"Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons
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