GovClintonTyree (09-29-2021), jpx7 (09-30-2021)
Lets talk bad contracts... The Nats owe Strasburg how much?
This is Corbins remaining money-
The 32-year-old southpaw wraps up the 2021 campaign with a highly disappointing 9-16 record, 5.82 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, and 143/60 K/BB ratio in 31 starts covering 171 2/3 innings. He is under contract with Washington for $23.4 million in 2022, $24.4 million in 2023, and $35.4 million in 2024.
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GovClintonTyree (09-29-2021)
jpx7 (09-30-2021)
Nats have a couple of bad contracts and not much help on the horizon on the farm. Good for them for winning the WS when they did because they are in rebuild mode. The only thing to be concerned about with the Nats is what will Soto do? I doubt they will be ready to contend by the time he is ready to hit FA. So he can either "suffer" through it with an extension and hope the team can rebuild or get bolt after 2024.
Garmel (09-29-2021), GovClintonTyree (09-29-2021), jpx7 (09-30-2021)
Scherzer is going to be paid 15 million per year from 2022-2028
Corbin's actually making 25 million instead of 35 million in 2024 with 10 million of that being deferred to 2025
Strasburg is making 23.5 million until 2026. In 2027 he will get deferment payments of 26.6 million from 27-29
Insurance may pick up some of Strasburg depending on how healthy he remains but that's a lot of dead money for little production/players not even being on the roster the rest of the decade. Specifically 2027 and 2028 where the Nats will pay out 40 million to Scherzer and Strasburg.
So it looks like Scherzers base salary this year was 34 million and all of it was deferred. The Dodgers apparently are on the hook for the prorated amount of this seasons portion of that. So that looks like 11.2 million or so that they will cover of Scherzers future payments.
Yeah, getting to draft a generational position player and pitcher in back to back years helps, as does moving into a brand new ballpark.
They’ve spent themselves into the cellar, and I hope the fans love staring at that flag while challenging the Marlins for last place.