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

[Dalyn]

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.

It's rough being black in America.

 

[BremanFan88]

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.

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

 

[nsacpi]

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

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.

 

[jpx7]

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

Ancien Régimes are always pretty backward-bending.

 

[Dalyn]

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.

The proper plural form of Markakis is Mukaki.

 

[BremanFan88]

It's rough being black in America.

 

[thethe]

The proper plural form of Markakis is Mukaki.

Well done.

 

[BremanFan88]

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.

What about 3 Mukaki?

 

[thethe]

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

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

 

[The Tariff King]

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

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

 

[BremanFan88]

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

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

 

[nsacpi]

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.

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.

 

[BremanFan88]

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

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

 

[Dalyn]

Well done.

 

[Heyward]

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

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?

 

[Heyward]

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

Everyone is overpaid.

 

[Perfect Cell]

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

 

[BremanFan88]

Superior Franco coming though...

 

[The Tariff King]

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

 

[BremanFan88]

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?

Yes.