“Pirates. Those idiots.”
-John Angelos
"Look at the Oakland A's. Now that's a team we want to emulate."
-Also John Angelos
Posted 25 April 2023 - 12:22 PM
“Pirates. Those idiots.”
-John Angelos
"Look at the Oakland A's. Now that's a team we want to emulate."
-Also John Angelos
Posted 25 April 2023 - 01:03 PM
An amazing deal for Pitt.Wow, tremendous deal for Pittsburgh. Reynolds is three years (incl rest of 2023) from FA, but not a ton of injury risk for a position player. Nimmo just got 8/$160M. Making some rough arb estimates, looks like Reynolds signed away 5 FA years for $75M or less. Obviously the player has to give a discount in order to get the guarantees sooner, but that's a pretty steep discount.
Everybody has different priorities, but we should absolutely be finding out which of our young guys values security.
Posted 25 April 2023 - 01:56 PM
I think Reynolds is a better player than Mullins, but same age and contract status. I'd have no issues locking Mullins into a 7/$100M extension like this. If you can do it for less because he's not quite the same level, all the better.
Posted 25 April 2023 - 02:27 PM
Posted 25 April 2023 - 04:14 PM
"Look at the Oakland A's. Now that's a team we want to emulate."
-Also John Angelos
Posted 25 April 2023 - 04:32 PM
I think Reynolds is a better player than Mullins, but same age and contract status. I'd have no issues locking Mullins into a 7/$100M extension like this. If you can do it for less because he's not quite the same level, all the better.
If I'm Mullins, before I listen to the O's buyout offers, they first must extend Adley.
Posted 25 April 2023 - 04:51 PM
If I'm Mullins, before I listen to the O's buyout offers, they first must extend Adley.
I've never heard of a baseball player doing something like that. I'd be pretty surprised if Mullins refused a big enough contract because other guys hadn't been taken care of first. Also, what if Rutschman just doesn't want to extend?
Posted 25 April 2023 - 07:26 PM
Posted 25 April 2023 - 08:06 PM
I don't think so either, but he's close. Not as good ofMullins isn't as good as Reynolds.
Posted 19 May 2023 - 03:25 PM
Posted 19 May 2023 - 03:33 PM
If an extension can be done now, I wouldn't be upset.
If an extension doesnt happen now, I just let the next few years play out and not worry about it.
Won't bother me at all if the O's trade him with a year or two left in his team control.
Posted 19 May 2023 - 08:30 PM
I am fine either way but an extension, for me, has to be built around the idea that he's a solid hitting catcher. His value is way less if he's not behind the plate so any contract would have to be based around how long he can catch and continue to hit. If he's a DH or 1B then his value drops a fair bit. Still good but not near what he's worth when he's catching.
Posted 19 May 2023 - 11:11 PM
I am fine either way but an extension, for me, has to be built around the idea that he's a solid hitting catcher. His value is way less if he's not behind the plate so any contract would have to be based around how long he can catch and continue to hit. If he's a DH or 1B then his value drops a fair bit. Still good but not near what he's worth when he's catching.
Like Joe Mauer.
Posted 20 May 2023 - 08:06 AM
I'm willing to give him a 10 year, $300 million deal right now. He can/will be able to transition to 1B in the future when his knees start to fail him a bit. Till then, you use him 4 out of 6 games a week behind the plate, have a guy like McCann, who is very good behind him, and you enjoy the ride!
Posted 20 May 2023 - 08:19 AM
I'm willing to give him a 10 year, $300 million deal right now. He can/will be able to transition to 1B in the future when his knees start to fail him a bit. Till then, you use him 4 out of 6 games a week behind the plate, have a guy like McCann, who is very good behind him, and you enjoy the ride!
Too much $$$ for me. I love Ruts. But I don't see him as a $30M/year guy.
Posted 20 May 2023 - 02:22 PM
Too much $$$ for me. I love Ruts. But I don't see him as a $30M/year guy.
Who would be worth $30m a year?
Posted 20 May 2023 - 04:14 PM
Adam Frazier.
You jest, but the moment he figures out how to consistently hit from the LH side of the plate, he'll be worth 40 million.
Posted 20 May 2023 - 04:49 PM
Who would be worth $30m a year?
Well beyond the simple no athlete is worth $30M/year how long a list would you like? Off the top of my head here are guys clearly ahead of Ruts IMO.
Ohtani
Trout
Judge
Acuna Jr.
McClanahan
Cole
Devers
Posted 20 May 2023 - 05:30 PM
Well beyond the simple no athlete is worth $30M/year how long a list would you like? Off the top of my head here are guys clearly ahead of Ruts IMO.
Ohtani
Trout
Judge
Acuna Jr.
McClanahan
Cole
Devers
I'd be comfortable replacing Rutschman with Sean Murphy. That's it.
And not that it matters, but the Yankees will regret handing Judge that contract last year instead of six years ago after he hit 52 home runs in 2017.
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