Kolek planning to go pro
I gotta disagree. He is 27 years old and has has one good season at the plate. He was never even a decent hitter before 2018. In fact, he was a bad hitter.
What youz guys need to remember is that his salary ONE SIXTH of Grandal's. I love Yas and I hope he does well with the Sox. But the Crew's plan to load the lineup with salary last year didn't work out well enough for a variety of reasons although they still made the playoffs. And of course they couldn't go multi-year on any of that with those aging players. Only Cain and Braun have the 'old guy' contracts now.In Stearns I trust.
Long road ahead of us, but spending at same levels of last year still feels appropriate given Braun is off the books after this year.
His OPS was only slightly worse 2 years ago with the White Sox. He, like just about every hitter in baseball, saw an uptick in his power last year.
I completely agree. I wasn’t knocking the move, but just pointing out that he was never a good hitter in the minors. I would rather have them spend the money on 2 quality bullpen guys and one or two offensive guys who aren’t highly valued. Would also love to see them sign Ryu to an incentive laden contract. Two years at $6 mil each with incentives that could raise it to $20 mil per if he starts 30 games.
Agreed. So is Stearns angling to do the Yeli lifetime deal in the next 12 months?
I would bet Ryu would command quite a bit more than that. He was 2nd in Cy Young voting last year and his last 2 years are downright dominant. His track record of injuries and his age will suppress his market, but I'd be shocked if he isn't at least at 3/60 or so.Not to mention his agent...
There's no way Ryu is signing that deal. He's going to get at least Hamels money without incentives tied to it. I'd be shocked if he got less than $18 mil a year.
Based on skill, yes. But teams are giving a long term contract to a guy who is on the DL every year. Hamels has 10 different years where he started more games than Ryu has started in a year ever.We'll see who guesses right, but I think it will be a much smaller base salary than Hamels - unless he opts for a one year deal (not smart with his annual injury history).
Trust me, if the Sox can get Ryu for $8 mil, I'd jump at that chance. I think this market for pitching is red hot, and the Hamels and Wheeler deals yesterday seem to suggest there's a premium out there.
So would I for Milwaukee. But, remember, it will be $8 mil with another $10-$15 mil in incentives for games pitched.
Jockey,IMO 30 starts would make Ryu worth well north of 25 million.
That's where the incentives come in. He probably is worth $25 IF he starts 30 games. But, don't forget, he started exactly 30 games in his rookie year and has not done it since. He also never started over 30 games even once in the Korean Leagues. You gotta be pretty far out on the limb to think he will get healthier as he gets older.I don't dispute what you value him as. I just don't think any team will be dumb enough to give him that kind of money without regard of how many starts he might make.
I'm trying to think of what other significant contracts in recent MLB history were heavily incentive-laden
White Sox rumored to be signing Marcel Ozuna on Monday. No details. Love his bat but a) he's right handed and the Sox are already more right handed than I'd like and b) his arm is awful. How does he figure in RF?
Just a thought, but maybe just get an early start on Eloy's inevitable move to DH, plug Ozuna in left and go get a right fielder.