Finally (starting last year), baseball clubs are paying players for future performance, not past.Thurman15 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:51 pmKimbrel and Keuchel are delusional with their demands. Kimbrel wanted 6 years and now will settle for 5 ? Snowball's chance in hell he gets 5 years, and I doubt he even gets 4. He may get 3 years. He was scary wild in the World Series and has a history of poor control. Now he is 31 (I believe). He may not ever get good control back again. Look at Adam Ottavino's numbers....in Colorado no less. You can sign him for less than Kimbrel and he may well be better.
Keuchel wants 5 years ??? Good luck Dallas. Maybe if you could strike out your sister you'd get more money, but come on, look at age and that low strikeout rate. No way he gets a big contract. Again I say 3 years max, or if he gets 4 he won't get anywhere near the total dollars he thinks he will.
Poor Mike Moustakos....looks like he is screwed AGAIN. He asked for 5-80 I believe. Not gonna happen. He proved his power again, but unfortunately proved he won't walk again.
Bottom line, teams have finally learned not to pay guys in their 30's. You need to pay for what a player WILL do, not for what a played "has" done.
They are finally thinking like us!
The Angels are still paying Pujols for numbers he put up in St Louis fer crissakes!
We've seen the best of Kimbrel. We've seen the best of Keuchel.
To expect more is foolhardy.
They should not get the money figures that have been tossed around. To be fair, those stupid money and years totals have been pedaled around by their agents, not them.
Kimbrel getting three years at 45 million sounds about right.
If I'm a team, I let him go if not agreeing to that figure.
Since I'm playing the guessing game...
I believe the only team who should offer Bryce Harper 10 years should be the Nationals. Only because they all have an ongoing relationship.
I would not give any player a contract past seven years.
Unless his first name started with an 'M' and last name started with 'T' or 'B'.
And I would not offer that to any player like Manny Machado.
Machado can be a detriment.
Anything can happen with his personality.
That thought has to come before mere talent when talking seven years.
Being tethered to a temper mental (on purpose) player for seven years can be bad, very bad.
Pass.
Waiting for interesting signings like Pollock, Dozier, Lemahieu, and Moustakas.
I love the contract Kikuchi signed with Seattle. Could be very beneficial for both parties.
If serious about signing Pollock, I would suggest incentives for 100, 120, and 145 games played.
His talent is not what is in question. His ability to stay on the field is the deal or dea lbreaker.