Fangraphs: How much is Mike Trout worth?

[G-Snarls]

Have only skimmed it so far but looks like a great read with lots of tidbits on payrolls and roster management:

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-much-would-you-pay-for-one-year-of-mike-trout/

[baseballsss]

Have only skimmed it so far but looks like a great read with lots of tidbits on payrolls and roster management:

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-much-would-you-pay-for-one-year-of-mike-trout/

 

weird i just skimmed through this 20 mins ago as well and was debating posting it lol

[G-Snarls]

Love this quote:

 

"But with that upside comes additional risk. If you went with the Trout-and-scrubs model, and then Trout blew out his knee trying to take an extra base, your season is probably over. The 2013 Dodgers show that it is theoretically possible to just light $50 million on fire and still build a winning team around the ashes of the wasted cash, but it required a $215 million payroll and some pretty great performances from a couple of low paid rookies in order to make it all work. The list of teams that could absorb having $50 million in dead money on the books basically begins with the Yankees and ends with the Dodgers. The other 28 teams would be screwed."

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And this comment:

 

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Bip says:

August 22, 2013 at 6:03 pm

 

The surplus value of Trout is almost entirely offset by Pujols and Hamilton.