Yeah, if he stays healthy and has a 4+ win season, the extension will be a bit less than he would have gotten on the market. But the odds of that are, what? 15%? Less? And they've prematurely risked a 90M sunk cost betting on that outcome.
It's hard to take you seriously because you start from the premise that every contract is good, and then find the defense of it. I don't think there's a single contract this offseason that you were willing to concede doesn't seem likely to work out well.
I want to see the analysis that led them to believe they had to do this now. Worst case he breaks this year and you don't want him back next year. Best case he has a 3-4 win season, and you probably still get him with a 5/90 offer going into his age-37 season.
Just 3 illegal rosters left: EZe, connorp Jr., and known slacker Spanky99
Also, reminder to please clear room on your farms before the draft starts tomorrow.
I'd move picks/prospects for a CF, SP or SS that's not close to retirement. Not looking to break the bank on an elite player - just a clear contributor.
Reminder to clear room on your farms before Friday to make room for your new picks.
Also, the following team's have roster maintenance to do before the draft on Friday:
Carlos Danger
EZe
guy running FantasyNewb's team
KingFiller
SpeedyGose
Spanky
connorp Jr.
Weird offseason. Traded DeGrom/Scherzer/Wheeler for Arenado/Tim Anderson/Nimmo and change. I'll be worse for it this year if the arms stay healthy, but if I expected that I wouldn't have moved them.