Sox sign Napoli

If they did only commit for 3 years, I like this. 1B for at least this year, 1B/DH to replace Ortiz for 2014 and 2015. Not to mention he is a Sox killer.

I disagree with the coddling part, but I do think you’re right that we’ll start to see clubs pitch young guys more. With contracts like this club control becomes that much more important. Teams that can get the most out of their players before they enter free agency will be rewarded for it long term.

If only a few teams can afford their next contract, why not pitch the shit out of those young arms while you have control of them?

I hope that does happen. I still suspect that the coddling has gone way too far.

I’d go with most everyone after that age. Steroids and HGH helped guys continue being great into their late 30′s or even 40′s. Naturally, there are very, very few guys that can do that.

I just want to see the dichotomy of teams and their young pitchers in the next few years. It’s always been about coddling them. If only a few teams can afford their next contract, why not pitch the shit out of those young arms while you have control of them?

Agents will despise the idea. But, I’m not sure what recourse they will have in that matter.

His length and money demands must be a huge part of that. He’s an old 31 with a history of odd injuries and problems

HIs history of luring fans to their death may also be a factor.

Generally I’m more about being conservative with sluggers (like Hamilton). Even power pitchers have shown the ability to pitch and give value to a team well into the late 30s. Not a lot mind you, but there are certainly more pitchers who have done it than sluggers. Invariably a guy who lives and dies by the home run has to maintain a certain bat speed and invariably that bat speed starts to slow down around 33-35….just look at Carlos Lee for proof of that.

But, the numbers that are being thrown around now for average guys is just absurd. Good for them, but wow.

The market is actually going to start driving teams to pitch the hell out of their young guys while they are under club control. This will be something to follow in the next few years. The battle between player/agent and team on handling pitchers (see Strasburg, Stephen) will get ugly.

Precisely my point. He’s a headcase and so is Grienke, just in a different way.

It’s the very same reason that the Rangers are not falling all over themselves to resign Hamilton.

His length and money demands must be a huge part of that. He’s an old 31 with a history of odd injuries and problems.

Sox sign Napoli.

My first thought when I read those numbers was whether his mental condition would allow him to carry through the contract. It’s the very same reason that the Rangers are not falling all over themselves to resign Hamilton.

Your other points are legit, but this runs afoul of the dreaded Small Sample Size.

Oh no. I agree. But, if the other points are valid and he is slightly above average, then commanding that jack must be because he is a proven big game pitcher…

His total of 3 playoff games, regardless of success, say otherwise. Take the 3 games into consideration to see if he was lights out. He wasn’t.

This is just maddening. And 6 years worth of it? Even worse. He’s 29 already. Paying him $25m per until he is 35? Yikes…

Gammons said on MLB Network that Greinke looking at about 6 years and $25 million per. Texas, Angels, Dodgers, and Nats are all in on him. Also, can’t state how happy I am to see the spankees may need a new left side to their infield.

Please not the Nats.

Your other points are legit, but this runs afoul of the dreaded Small Sample Size.

miz…are you trying to make “me sympathetic to fat people” a meme? if so…lamest meme ever.

it’s a personal meme. I have no agenda otherwise.

also, counterpoint: the “spencer loves Creed” meme was the lamest ever and that caught on like one of those hitchiker seeds that sticks to your Birkenstocks after walking through some weeds.

Gammons said on MLB Network that Greinke looking at about 6 years and $25 million per. Texas, Angels, Dodgers, and Nats are all in on him.

Q: Is the guy unhittable?
A: 9 seasons, slightly above average in most statistical categories. He’s not Justin Verlander or Clayton Kershaw.

Q: Must be an innings eater then?
A: 2 seasons with more than 220 IP.

Q: Huh. It must be his mental makeup that makes him attractive… Is that true?
A: Dude is mentally unstable. Like, seriously, bad wired.

Q: Regardless of that, he has to be a bitch in the post-season then, right?
A: 3 starts, 1 win, ERA of 6.48.

Q: I am out of questions
A: I am out of answers…