Why is Wheeler (5 years $118M) worth so much more than Bumgarner (5 years, $85M)?
Wheeler vs MadBum
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Wheeler vs MadBum
Put your GM hats on...
Why is Wheeler (5 years $118M) worth so much more than Bumgarner (5 years, $85M)?
Why is Wheeler (5 years $118M) worth so much more than Bumgarner (5 years, $85M)?
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer
Re: Wheeler vs MadBum
You have to pay a premium for streaky and overrated these days.
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Re: Wheeler vs MadBum
Really shows the Phillies had to protect their Harper investment (i.e. looks pretty silly to invest that much and then have to rely on Nola/Moe/Larry/Curly to keep you in the game). Didn't have the juice for Strasburg and Cole, so went to the next tier. Wheeler is good, but I am not sure he is that much better than others on his perceived level.
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer