August 12, 201312 yr 6. Chris Sale ($850,000) and all of the other pitchers who have taken the Jon Lester Extension pause before inking their contracts. Almost five years ago, Lester signed the largest pre-arbitration contract ever for a pitcher: five years, $30 million plus a team option. It became the most copied deal in baseball. About a year later, Yovani Gallardo signed almost the exact same deal with Milwaukee. A few months later, it was Ricky Romero's turn. And then Trevor Cahill and Derek Holland and Madison Bumgarner and, finally, Sale, who the White Sox locked in this March to a five-year, $32.5 million deal with two club options. If Sale doesn't get hurt, this immediately becomes one of the five best contracts in baseball, alongside Salvador Perez's (three years, $5.25 million, with three club options for $14.75 million total), Matt Moore's (three years, $9 million, with three club options for $26 million total) and the mirror deals that … Paul Goldschmidt would be an MVP candidate if the Diamondbacks were playing better. (USA Today Sports) 7. Paul Goldschmidt ($500,000) and Allen Craig ($1.75 million) signed this season. Goldschmidt's, which doesn't kick in until next season, is for five years and $32 million with a club option. Craig's started this year and covers five years for $31 million with the same option. It is like the Lester contract migrated to first base. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/10-degrees--m...-022434079.html Article about Trout for MVP based on salary/ROI vs. payroll limitations, and includes other "favorable" contracts like Matt Harvey
August 12, 201312 yr "Sale one of five best contracts in baseball" = headline. "Sale is the 6th best contract in baseball" = actual article. Meh, close enough.
August 12, 201312 yr Author QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 07:41 AM) "Sale one of five best contracts in baseball" = headline. "Sale is the 6th best contract in baseball" = actual article. Meh, close enough. If Sale doesn't get hurt, this immediately becomes one of the five best contracts in baseball A bit confusing. Wouldn't you basically say that about any starting pitcher?
August 12, 201312 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 08:59 AM) If Sale doesn't get hurt, this immediately becomes one of the five best contracts in baseball A bit confusing. Wouldn't you basically say that about any starting pitcher? It's one of those things we will always have to deal with. Better to just accept the bs instead of fighting it lol.
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