I would not be surprised if Heyward is the top paid free agent this off-season, both in terms of AAV and total dollars.
To what "degree" is Heyward's offense being criticized? Saying his bat isn't worth $25 mil isn't really criticism.
Heyward's defense is overvalued by WAR, IMO, so the "worth x amount of wins" argument doesn't work.
I think that's a reasonable point. But I think even if you apply a 10-20% haircut to the defensive part of Jason's value, you end up with a player who is near or at the top of this year's free agent crop. Especially when you consider his age and other variables that help you predict how a player will age.
I've read 5/100 as a rough gauge for Gordon, but he will be 32 while Heyward will be 26. Heyward is 1 or 1a in terms of 2016 position player free agents.
What type of contract do you think Cespedes gets? He's on par with Heyward offensively, much worse defensively, and 30 years old.
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in a historically bad year for them.
I have come full circle on Heyward, but he is not a impact bat as much as this team needs. I feel like a better bat with less D would cure more of what ails us, but that option isn't really out there this year. So, we are stuck improving however we can. I do feel like his youth helps a lot, but 25M is crazy money.
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