Laika

Yeah those older guys were being abused. It was back-to-back outings, not enough days off in between multi-inning outings, etc. The modern approach is more gentle. There are also more advanced ways to measure pitcher fatigue.

Montgomery better but they are both low-end options in a 20 team league.

Why does Zack Kassian get to play with McJesus?

Better than the Canucks mains

The all Canada division should be permanent.

I only picked him up because I have the other Chicago goalie. One of them might be okay. Subban probably sucks

So Springer's market right now is down to Toronto and maybe the Blue Jays. Hmmm.

That's a weird one for me. Baez was not very good under the hood last year. Astros are not the team I would expect to give him two years. Might be worse than AJ Cole?

I never said I was smart Other people say that but not me I'm just here to bloviate

I don't, I just think they are not super far apart in terms of expected contribution and talent. Decent chance Walker gets hurt and barely pitches. Also a better chance than people realize that Walker just sucks because his stuff f***ing sucks.

I'm not counting innings at all - I'm looking at time. He's been throwing since his recovery was completed.

He got the most recent surgery in April 2018. 2020 essentially was his second year post-surgery.

Awesome.

He's a recognizable name as a former top prospect, only 28 so people see upside, and he helped the Jays in 2020 which gives some people the feels.

If that logic was sound the projection systems would agree with you

Walker's SwStr% was atrocious. I think he's basically batting practice once he settles in as a full time starter and hitters are allowed to use video and all that stuff again.

If Toronto wants to add another below average talent who will just huck mediocre pitches into the zone without getting whiffs, just give Jake Arrieta or Waino or someone like that a one year deal. Less $$$. Arguably more durable/reliable.

Zero interest in Walker. Some people will see this is an unreasonable opinion but I don't even expect him to be better than Roark or Kay.

Or last chance to get anything for him? He's pretty s*****, relative to past expectations.

I don't think there was anything different, at least as far as using up an optional assignment year goes. Luciano should have burned one. Mistake on RR?

Take the lump sum. Spend a reasonable small amount on fun stuff you could not afford, then put 85% of it in a robo-ETF (and never look at it, treat this like your estate to pass on and only access it if necessary) and 15% in bitcoin (swing for the fences!) or whatever penny stocks Dick_Pole tells you to buy.

What's the highest marginal tax bracket (federal) in the US? By the time Hendrik's career is over he'll have made like $66M including this full amount. If he has even half of that invested, $30M making only 1 point per year = $300,000 in annual income for him. In Canada anything above $220,000 is taxed at the highest level. Point is that maybe all of the $15M would be taxed at the highest level regardless of whether he gets it at once or over 10 years. This might be different if Hendriks mismanages his money and the $1.5M / year is his only income, then I guess he would save a bit of tax (but the amount is probably not huge - your talking about a few points of difference on a few hundred thousand dollars). This might also change a bit if he can do annual income splitting with a spouse who doesn't make much/anything. Even if there are small taxation benefits to receiving the money over time the benefits of getting it all up front would blow those savings out of the water, unless Hendriks puts it all in a WNBA team or something and takes a some big losses.

thank you for your contribution norman

It's 3/$39 and then a $15M option for year four. If the Sox decline the option they buy him out for $15M, but it is paid in installments over ten years. So he is guaranteed $54M but the final $15M is worth significantly less if he is washed up in 2024 and bought out.

87% of the free agents are still free agents man