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Joe Lazar
“Both are mild surprises, though Molina more so, given his younger age and the scarcity of the catching market.”
You say that last part as if should he not retire, he’d be sure to get a good contract. He saw first hand how that worked out for him just this past winter. I’m sure the “scarcity” on the catching market no longer goes into Molina’s thinking.
Steve_Adams
I’m of the belief that a one-year, $4.5MM deal for a 35-year-old catcher with a sub-.300 OBP is a pretty good contract.
Bengie didn’t get the years or dollars he was looking for, but he was still offered a one-year deal worth more than $5MM from the Mets. I think that’s pretty good for someone of his skill-set. He disagrees, obviously.
He won’t get a three-year deal, no, but it’s also not like he’s going to be forced into a minor league contract either (well, barring a catastrophic collapse).
soxin10
Billy Wagner retire? Has any player (in the last 20 years) retired with a year left on their contract leaving a bunch of money on the table? I know players like Chipper Jones have said he would retire if he could not perform to that level, but has any player actually done it?