Thethe is back on the McCann decline I see.
Thethe is back on the McCann decline I see.
The Diamondbacks absolutely lucked out when they gave Goldschmidt his contract. They signed him in March for 5 years $32 million. With a club option for 14.5 millino in '18. Wow. Talk about a steal. Goldschmidt is going to be the next best 1b in the league imo. Interesting to see what Freeman commands. Did he turn down an offer already? If so does anyone know the figures?
edit: for those that don't know this is Goldy's line this year (3 games remaining)
.303/.403, 103 r, 36 hr, 124 rbi, 15 sb
Yeah, thats the best contract in baseball right now. Maybe Chris Sale is in there as well.
I believe Freeman has one more year of MLB expereience under his belt but you have to hope that we can sign him for something like 8 years 120 million.
Natural Immunity Croc
YOu don't know that Mac will or won't be better than he was this year. He's a multiple time all-start, multiple silver slugger winning catcher. Sure he could fade away or he could keep on keeping on, you don't know. As far as Medlen goes, he may very well be a borderline ace. But he's just that, borderline. Mac is a borderline HOF catcher. Sure he could stink the next 3-4 years or he could keep playing well.
I would invest the money in Mac then package Gattis with Johnson for a long term 3B option and propsects. We have a chance to build a dynasty and keeping Mac around for a few years should solidify that more.
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
I just don't know. We all love Mac. He is the heart and sole of the team outside of Huddy. I just don't see how it makes more sense to give a 30+ year old catcher who hasn't been a top hitting catcher for a couple years a long term deal over a guy who has pitched like a TOR starter for the last 18 months. I'm just concerned that Mac is not going to age well and that while his injuries are something of the past they could have taken a toll on his future performance as well.
The argument about Mac being a HOF catcher is just silly. Sure, he is a potential HOF catcher because of his whole career and not what he is currently doing. Medlen is CURRENTLY a borderline ace.
Natural Immunity Croc
Good teams dont pay for what players have done, they pay for what players will do. Yes McCann has had a fantastic career and I hope he goes on to a HoF career but what he has done is irrelevant to the situation. He is a good hitting catcher no longer an elite hitting catcher. There is no reason to think he will hit better going into his 30's. Now if we could DH 2-3 times a week then his hitting might pick up because of less wear and tear on his body but we cant do that. I think its very possible he has a resurgence in his career DHing part time and moving to a better hitters park but that wouldnt happen with the Braves. I like Brian but he isnt 15 million a year better than Gattis. 15 million I think is conservative.
Add on to that letting McCann go we get a top 40 or so draft pick. Its the best move no two ways around it.
thethe (09-27-2013)
Over the last 3 years Mac has a 110 wRC+ ignoring his bad year he's been pretty consistently around 120.
Mac's career wRC+ by season
2005 - 93
2006 - 142
2007 - 95
2008 - 135
2009 - 119
2010 - 123
2011 - 122
2012 - 87
2013 - 122
Medlen has done very well the last 2 seasons, BUT those great numbers are propped up by a hot streak last year he'll likely never replicate again. This year he has an 88 ERA- and a 95 FIP- neither are ace level.
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
Seriously Zito? You are taking away a hot streak from Melden and taking away a bad season from Mac to do this comparison?
Come on man. Its more than likely that Macs best years are behind him. If a team wants to pay hjim for what he has done then by all means let them do it. Medlen still has his best years in front of him or at least something resembling what he did this year.
Natural Immunity Croc
New expectations are built in each year. You can't just look at someones history and predict what they are going to do in the future. Thats is a foolish game to play. Thats the type of game that gets you into a 4 year extention for Dan Uggla. Look at what he did before!
Natural Immunity Croc
i checked the schedule on the MLB at bat app
it lists thursdays game in this order:
game 1: nl div winner 3 vs div winner 2
game 1: nl wc winner vs nl div winner 1
really hope that's the case if the braves get the #1 seed... tired of the stupid early games