February 16, 20224 yr 37 minutes ago, bmags said: I can get why someone would sign that deal, but he has to be thinking that 10/500 is also within reach very soon.
February 16, 20224 yr Author 27 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I can get why someone would sign that deal, but he has to be thinking that 10/500 is also within reach very soon. Yep. It has to be a little frustrating for Washington that by all accounts they've tried to re-sign their guys with strong offers that never lined up well enough. maybe they waited too long, but I'm sure they are looking around at Acuna in ATL and Franco in TB and kicking themselves.
February 16, 20224 yr Soto's already in his arbitration years? Yeah, that actually seems light. Something weird here and I can't figure it out - B-R lists 2022 as his arb-1 season, but he was paid $8.5 million last year, and they're projecting $16 million this year. Do they count super-2 guys as "Arb-0" or something like that?
February 16, 20224 yr 51 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I can get why someone would sign that deal, but he has to be thinking that 10/500 is also within reach very soon.
February 16, 20224 yr 6 minutes ago, ron883 said: Imagine thinking we'll have baseball in 2026 with future covid outbreaks According to one poster, there was going to be no baseball from 2020 through 2023.
February 16, 20224 yr Soto has 3 arb years remaining. Let’s go $18 million, $22 million, $26 million as nonterrible guesses. That’s $66 million. The Nats will almost certainly offer him 3 arb years if he’s able to walk, so effectively he practically has banked that money. On top of that, this would be a 10/$284 extension. Less than Machado got, Harper, Giancarlo, etc. Theres probably a number that works for him right now, but this doesn’t pay him enough to buy out his career. So the question is - are the Nats serious and going to come back with a legit number, or are they leaking this to say “we tried” so that they could even consider trading him in the next couple years?
February 16, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: I'm 27. At the rate this is going, I'll see a billion dollar contract in my lifetime.
February 16, 20224 yr 11 minutes ago, ScooterMcGee said: I'm 27. At the rate this is going, I'll see a billion dollar contract in my lifetime. Honestly if you look at the rate we went from the first million dollar a year contract for Nolan Ryan in the 1980 season, to Alex Rodriguez with his $25 million a year deal only 21 years later, it is kind of amazing how much we slowed down in the next 20 years, even in true dollars, let alone when you compare it to what revenues have done during the same time period to Max Scherzer at $43.3 million per year in 2022.
February 22, 20224 yr 7 hours ago, kleedawg said: my 2026 plan is retirement. Shah-la, la-la-la-la live for today And don't worry 'bout tomorrow hey, hey, hey
February 23, 20224 yr On 2/16/2022 at 4:05 PM, southsider2k5 said: Honestly if you look at the rate we went from the first million dollar a year contract for Nolan Ryan in the 1980 season, to Alex Rodriguez with his $25 million a year deal only 21 years later, it is kind of amazing how much we slowed down in the next 20 years, even in true dollars, let alone when you compare it to what revenues have done during the same time period to Max Scherzer at $43.3 million per year in 2022. I would need to actually do some research but it seems that players are reaching the majors quicker but also retiring or facing serious injury quicker. I'm guessing because they have to push themselves to the limit to get a chance. Thirteen years seems crazy to wrap up a player.
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