Braves sniffing around on Markakis; Official 4 years 44 million.

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Originally Posted by BremanFan88

I'm still a little weirded out by those saying Markakis is going to age well while Heyward will have to retire in 3 seasons though.

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It's rough being black in America.

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Originally Posted by thethe

No....you would be foolish to discount any data in a decision of such inportance. My stance with Heyward value was clear. Defense is one of the first skills to go and I don't want to pay for defense as a player gets close to 30. The ability to hit a baseball is a skill that ages much better.

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Good thing Jason can hit a baseball. Even better than a 31 year old Markakis...

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Originally Posted by Julio3000

Shoot, $44M for Markakis is a bargain, considering it would only get you one year of Jason Heyward.

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That's an interesting way to put it. Or more precisely which is better Jason Heyward plus a replacement level player in left or two Markakises. I dare say my choice for over the next four years would be Jason and the replacement player.

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Originally Posted by Julio3000

Well, apparently the new/old regime is into Greek.

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Ancien Régimes are always pretty backward-bending.

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Originally Posted by nsacpi

That's an interesting way to put it. Or more precisely which is better Jason Heyward plus a replacement level player in left or two Markakises. I dare say my choice for over the next four years would be Jason and the replacement player.

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The proper plural form of Markakis is Mukaki.

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Originally Posted by Dalyn

It's rough being black in America.

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Originally Posted by Dalyn

The proper plural form of Markakis is Mukaki.

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Well done.

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Originally Posted by nsacpi

That's an interesting way to put it. Or more precisely which is better Jason Heyward plus a replacement level player in left or two Markakises. I dare say my choice for over the next four years would be Jason and the replacement player.

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What about 3 Mukaki?

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Originally Posted by BremanFan88

Good thing Jason can hit a baseball. Even better than a 31 year old Markakis...

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And he'll only cost more then double the value for 10 years.

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Originally Posted by Heyward

Trout only got 24 mil a year, are you saying Heyward is as good/better than Trout?

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Trout will be making 34 million a year the last three years.

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Originally Posted by thethe

And he'll only cost more then double the value for 10 years.

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Assuming Markakis isn't already in a decline and is probably already being overpaid.

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Originally Posted by thethe

No....you would be foolish to discount any data in a decision of such inportance. My stance with Heyward value was clear. Defense is one of the first skills to go and I don't want to pay for defense as a player gets close to 30. The ability to hit a baseball is a skill that ages much better.

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Aging patterns for defense is an area that needs more research. But there are quite a few 30something players who remain excellent defenders. Guys like Hardy, Pedroia, Headley, Peralta, Gordon, Kinsler, Zobrist, Utley, Rollins.

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Originally Posted by thethe

And he'll only cost more then double the value for 10 years.

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Also it will probably take Markakis the entire length of his contract to equal one year of Heyward. That's terrible value for us.

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Originally Posted by thethe

Well done.

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Originally Posted by BremanFan88

Good thing Jason can hit a baseball. Even better than a 31 year old Markakis...

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Has anyone said Markakis > Jason?

Is Jason worth 25 mil a year on top of 6 years of Jenkins, 4 of Miller (maybe more if they extend him), and 4 of Markakis at 11ish a year?

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Originally Posted by BremanFan88

Assuming Markakis isn't already in a decline and is probably already being overpaid.

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Everyone is overpaid.

Not impressed. Makes no sense vis a vis the Heyward deal. In fact Im really not impressed with the Hart Regime at this point.

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Originally Posted by Dalyn

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Superior Franco coming though...

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This thread is reaching levels of Hot Nudism... into the night we go.

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Originally Posted by Heyward

Has anyone said Markakis > Jason?

Is Jason worth 25 mil a year on top of 6 years of Jenkins, 4 of Miller (maybe more if they extend him), and 4 of Markakis at 11ish a year?

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Yes.