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Post by bigh0rt on Dec 1, 2014 10:24:29 GMT -8
4 years, $57 million. Would have been okay with the Mets spending that on him. Oh well.
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Post by GF14 on Dec 1, 2014 11:00:29 GMT -8
4 years, $57 million. Would have been okay with the Mets spending that on him. Oh well. Had to be an AL team where he can DH. You really want him in the outfield for the next 4 years? |
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Post by bigh0rt on Dec 1, 2014 15:04:48 GMT -8
4 years, $57 million. Would have been okay with the Mets spending that on him. Oh well. Had to be an AL team where he can DH. You really want him in the outfield for the next 4 years? He's Mike Trout compared to the crop of OF on the Mets. |
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Post by aussiedodger on Dec 1, 2014 18:52:32 GMT -8
This is quite risky IMO. The Mariners are buying his 34-35-36-37 seasons basically to improve in 2015.
Cruz has been very consistent with his .ISO (7 seasons of .200+ in a row), but he's never had a full season of .50 BB/K and his last 4 seasons of OBP are .333, .327, .319, .312. It doesn't take a very serious injury to sap someone'e power output, and if this happens to Cruz you've basically got "replacement man"....for $15mil.
I'd much rather have Butler for half the price and hope he flukes a good power season or two.
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Post by kab21 on Dec 1, 2014 22:39:35 GMT -8
Butler's deal was fair despite his limitations. I'm not sure if I have mentioned it on here but Cruz's deal is another example of teams having money to spend but basically nowhere to spend it. Most of the deals so far this offseason are overpriced and definitely too long for older players.
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