Padres have apparently made serious offers to both Machado and Harper.
Padres have apparently made serious offers to both Machado and Harper.
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buck75 (02-17-2019)
I'm ok with our pen with/without Kimbrel, and i think Philly loses their 2nd and 3rd round picks if they signed both.
Still not sure it makes much baseball sense to sign Kimbrel given the nature of the position and the amount of pitching depth the Braves have. If it was no longer than 2 years with an option or 3 total years, i guess i wouldnt hate it given the Braves dont have much money committed (right now).
Everyone seems to forget Posey was a 2 WAR player even with the bum hip last year. 2 WAR put him in the top 10 at the position. I think Posey will come back strong this year but his days of being the best catcher are over. Posey would be a good player to have. Unfortunately, he is owed to much on his contract to ever be a Brave. If Posey comes back and is playing at a 2 to 3 WAR pace no way the Giants eat much of this salary.
I do expect the Giants to start a rebuild around the trade deadline. Posey will be their best trade piece. I think the PR would be better for the Giants to eat a big part of his salary so they can can get a top tier player for Posey.
I'd honestly rather the Phils spend and get Harper this year rather than Trout next year! There's s chance they still could sign Trout next season as well. Now that would be scary!
Both Harper and Machado playing chicken cause they know Philly is desperate to sign one of them and is apparently willing to beat any offer.
Would be quite hilarious to see both players spurn Philly though.
The Faillies are sitting around 125 million. If they add 30 more for Harper then I can’t see them adding another big contract this year and still go after trout. I mean I guess they could but they are going to be struggling to afford pitching and role players. Like cheff said above. I see their competitive window being around 3 years and then things are going to get expensive. Especially with the farm not looking great right now.
Coppy
Just reading again stuff on Twitter and Heyman saying Harper has multiple offers of $30 million a year for long term type contracts. I’m sorry, no athlete, no matter how talented is worth that much. If the Phillies are crazy enough to do that, they will pay for it after 2-3 years.
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NBA players are getting 40-50 million AAV with how much the sport has grown. Baseball used to be the gold standard for pro athlete contracts, not anymore. It appears the bubble is bursting sooner than I imagined. I would have thought it would have bursted after Trout hit FA, not Harper/Machado.
Forever Fredi