C: None of the AboveWho will win the World Series first?
Padres w/Machado or Phillies w/Harper?
Really not much better than what the Nationals initially offered him. But he got his long contract.
It's basically just deferred money. He wasn't going to get $25m for his age 36-39 seasons so might as well just have him signed for it even if he isn't worth $25m at that pointWhy did he settle for 25 a year AAV? Is it performance laced? Well get a full no trade clause. And he didn't want an opt out. Phillies looking good but i dont think it'll be enough.
Really not much better than what the Nationals initially offered him. But he got his long contract.
https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1100427195552542720
yankees are talking to both didi gregarious and dellin betances about extensions. betances is expected to get done first. didi would obviously not be a small deal. tj is minor factor but certainly not an impediment. moe important: didi and yanks love each other.
I wish my personal life was in a situation where 1 million a year is "really not a lot of money" :PDoesn't seem that bad. Well, it's bad, but I thought it'd be a lot worse.
Also the Bonilla thing is always funny but isn't it like $1MM a year? I know it's money for nothing but it's really not a lot of money.
I am super curious to see if the Phils make more moves this year.Phils just need to sign Keuchel and Kimbrel and be done with it.
I was going to say something about being a world class athlete but it's Bobby BonillaI wish my personal life was in a situation where 1 million a year is "really not a lot of money" :P
Teams don't want player opt outs. You can safely assume that the Phillies deal was either sub-Stanton money with opt outs or the current contract with no opt outs and Boras/Harper took the latter.I bet that's why he didn't sign with Giants and Dodgers. They probably wanted Opt Outs. Esentially if Bryce gets hert and doesn't return to his form they'll be stuck with him and that contract. Still he got paid though.
yup. Opt outs are always a bad thing for a team.Teams don't want player opt outs. You can safely assume that the Phillies deal was either sub-Stanton money with opt outs or the current contract with no opt outs and Boras/Harper took the latter.
I bet that's why he didn't sign with Giants and Dodgers. They probably wanted Opt Outs. Esentially if Bryce gets hert and doesn't return to his form they'll be stuck with him and that contract. Still he got paid though.
I bet that's why he didn't sign with Giants and Dodgers. They probably wanted Opt Outs. Esentially if Bryce gets hert and doesn't return to his form they'll be stuck with him and that contract. Still he got paid though.
True. They're both cut from the same cloth. They were probably willing to lik 8 year max with a higher AAV.I doubt the Dodgers or Giants (their new GM comes from the Dodgers) had any interest in giving him 10-13 years, opt outs or not.
stupid phillies using financial resources to sign an awesome player that will help them win a lot of games
I don't follow baseball super closely, but can anyone explain why he decided to do a 13 year contract?
I thought that he and his agent was wanting to make him the highest paid player in MLB. This doesn't do that.