Yes. I can. Any team can look dangerous on paper. You still have to play the games. The Jays will get there soon enough.
Well if you can imagine the Jays in the playoffs, then I can imagine Cabrera playing 3rd, even though he'll probably DH this year.
ps. Not any team can look dangerous on paper. In fact I could ramble off a quite a few teams that don't look dangerous on paper, the Jays being one of them.
Fielder wanted a pile of money and a term that ignored the fact he is a fat ass. He signed up to be a DH for the next 9 years, not the last couple, all of them. To me that shows he took the money.
Jays seem content to not lose out on strategic assets...Japanese pitcher we were supposed to be top choice? lost
Fielder wanted to come here? Lost
Did you not see the type of contracts they received?
It certainly handcuffs you for almost a decade if something goes wrong with either player which is possible.
Also, you're a slave to the media if you think those statements about the jays were true. There were no official reports saying we were a "top choice" for Darvish, or a "favourite" for Fielder.
Well if you can imagine the Jays in the playoffs, then I can imagine Cabrera playing 3rd, even though he'll probably DH this year.
ps. Not any team can look dangerous on paper. In fact I could ramble off a quite a few teams that don't look dangerous on paper, the Jays being one of them.
Baseball differences aside...
GO LEAFS GO!
I can't imagine a fat tub of goo like Cabrera playing 3B. In his younger days with the Marlins, he was skinnier, so he could do it.
You have to be crazy to think he's worth the contract he just received. AA gets out of stupid deals, he doesn't make them.
I don't think he is worth that contract but I also don't think any professional athlete is worth the large sums they are paid to play a kids game. It's all circumstantial I suppose.
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If anyone wishes the Jays gave Fielder that your 100% completely insane.
Again, I dont think that he's worth it.. but why would I have cared in a non-cap league if my team overspent on one of the premiere free-agents. It's not our money.
Jays seem content to not lose out on strategic assets...Japanese pitcher we were supposed to be top choice? lost
Fielder wanted to come here? Lost
What are you even talking about? Link to Fielder wanting to come here please. Yes they lost on a closed bid. So did everyone that bid aside from the rangers.
I don't think he is worth that contract but I also don't think any professional athlete is worth the large sums they are paid to play a kids game. It's all circumstantial I suppose.
Again, I dont think that he's worth it.. but why would I have cared in a non-cap league if my team overspent on one of the premiere free-agents. It's not our money.
Because, it could hinder them from making other moves in the future. You don't want to be handcuffed with a stupid deal. Thought we were with the Wells deal, but we got out of it by miracle. I don't like the chances of it happening twice.
At a glance 9 years 219 is crazy money but lets see how the deal was structured before everyone goes batty on it.
What if the Tigers paid him $35 a year for the next 5 years which takes him to 32 years old and he performs just like he has done up to now which is not a stretch. Then the last 4 years are worth 44 million so that would be $11 a year and not bad even if he slips a bit in productions easy to get rid of $44 million in today's mlb.
Who knows if there is an opt out clause for the team at a certain point or vesting options.
Let's see the full deal before calling it atrocious which is a high possibility but I think Fielder will be worth it right up to his 35th birthday and then you will see a decline.
No matter what his stats are he could go .300 25 hr and 110 Rbi's and people will think its a bad contract.
If he only hits 25 hr it's been a huge loss for the Tigers. That would make it an even more terrible contract. Especially if as you suggested their paying him 35 per in the first 5 years which is horrible on its own. I would bet there is no out clause and if there is it's only if he's heavily front loaded and it's for year 9.
I love how I read this Jays thread all summer, and of the people complaining about the Jays not signing Fielder or Darvish I didn't see any of them at all post in the summer.
I love how I read this Jays thread all summer, and of the people complaining about the Jays not signing Fielder or Darvish I didn't see any of them at all post in the summer.
Complaining is much easier to do than having a thought provoking discussion.
What if the Tigers paid him $35 a year for the next 5 years which takes him to 32 years old and he performs just like he has done up to now which is not a stretch. Then the last 4 years are worth 44 million so that would be $11 a year and not bad even if he slips a bit in productions easy to get rid of $44 million in today's mlb.
That won't happen though because teams never frontload a contract like that. In fact, most contracts are heavily backloaded. Detroit are competing now so likely, its going to be backloaded so they can have money to make moves in the near the future.
Like I said, if they win their divisions and win a couple of world series, nobody will care about the contract.
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Source: Cordero to #BlueJays, pending physical. One year, $4.5M. Will set up for Santos. #MLB
Drool. If true, will relieve some pressure on our young starters. The last year or two we've really counted on them giving us 7+ innings. Love Cordero.
