That's pretty scary in it's own right. One of the best prospects of all time who's put little to no extra effort to get to this point. I don't know if this is true, but you'd have to think that gives him a much higher ceiling v. the kid who's been weight lifting since he was a tween and already had his body is premium condition as he ascends up the ranks.
Howie Kendrick? The only other that comes to mind is Neil Walker, but he accepted.
Mark Trumbo? He rejected a QO, but got 3 years,$37.5M Contract....he's pretty much out of baseball now.
I agree. I also think FA's know that if they accept the QO, the following offseason they won't have draft pick compensation attached to their contracts and that increases their value.
Indeed. I also can't believe the entire league didn't exploit this loophole more. AA turned our farm system around in a heartbeat using this tactic. Sign or trade for players one 1 year deals, let them walk in free agency and add a draft pick between the 1st and 2nd round.
AA found and exploded the loophole in the CBA to land us several extra draft picks which accelerated the rebuilding of our farm system (before he eventually traded some of it away).
Any other tinfoil assumptions you'd like to base your opinions on?
It's also amazing to see how quickly people twist reality and forget that AA built the Jays a very strong farm system after inheriting the s*** that JP left behind.
Didi seems so underrated. It's almost insane that 2/25 might actually be what he signs for. I'm definitely on board with adding Didi. I never thought he got enough credit for the job he did stepping in to replace Jeter.
What about trading for Kyle Hendricks? He has 3 years remaining (around $42M) + a vesting option I believe. I wonder if the price tag is significantly lower than it is for Darvish simply because he's a smoke and mirrors guy v. the dominant upside that Darvish brings?
I thought it was the worst kept secret in baseball that Cano's always been on PED's? I won't lie though - Ang might be my source for this information. I'm not even sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Tanaka's prime advantage over the others typically listed is he was actually healthy and pitched well last year. Almost everyone else mentioned was hurt