MLB Offseason

FRPLG · 01-16-2014, 11:40 AM

To me when considering this you have to first ignore players on first contracts whom you have to scout, draft, develop and keep healthy...all of which makes them basically a totally different animal.

Once you get to established pitchers on second+ contracts the cost of wins goes up almost exponentially.

A pitcher who can win an average amount of games is worth an average amount of money...say $7 mil for 10 wins.

But a pitcher who can win 20 games is worth more like $20 mil (not $14). That's just what these guys get paid. A lot of them.

When you consider his age (25...young), health history(good...very good), stuff (hard to argue he isn't the best pitcher in the league), the length of the contract (only 7 years), and the financial resources of the team I think the money makes as much sense as any contract in sports does. It seems ridiculous on its face but I don't think I could figure out a way to spend the $30 mil per year to get his type of predictable production versus risk.

01-16-2014, 11:40 AM	#17
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 45 Posts: 10,164	Re: MLB Offseason To me when considering this you have to first ignore players on first contracts whom you have to scout, draft, develop and keep healthy...all of which makes them basically a totally different animal. Once you get to established pitchers on second+ contracts the cost of wins goes up almost exponentially. A pitcher who can win an average amount of games is worth an average amount of money...say $7 mil for 10 wins. But a pitcher who can win 20 games is worth more like $20 mil (not $14). That's just what these guys get paid. A lot of them. When you consider his age (25...young), health history(good...very good), stuff (hard to argue he isn't the best pitcher in the league), the length of the contract (only 7 years), and the financial resources of the team I think the money makes as much sense as any contract in sports does. It seems ridiculous on its face but I don't think I could figure out a way to spend the $30 mil per year to get his type of predictable production versus risk.

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