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mrnatewalter
The article says “Here’s more from the AL East” and proceeds to talk about the Cubs, Tigers, and Astros. A little funny, I guess.
kbarr888
Nice catch………I guess they started out with just the Tigers ……..and it got out of hand…..LOL
Steve Adams
Ha, I started out with Donaldson and intended to go that route, then changed course.. Forgot to edit that line! Thanks for the catch.
The Zeroes
I wonder if the difference between Cubs and Arrieta along with the Orioles and Zach Britton has anything to do with their respective agent??
rrieders
I’m curious as to why Max Scherzer has not been brought up at all in previous discussions about Arrieta.
Scherzer avoided arbitration with the Tigers by agreeing to a 1-year contract worth $15.525 M for 2014, which represents a raise of $8.8 M from his 2013 salary of $6.725 M. That contract represents the largest raise ever for a starting pitcher and helps explain Arrieta’s substantial filing number.
The Scherzer comp should preclude the application of the “Kimbrel Rule” (which shouldn’t even be a thing, but that’s a discussion for another day). This leads me to belief Matt is either unaware this compsexists or for some reason doesn’t believe its applicable here, which given the similarities between the two players is extremely hard to believe (20+ wins, 210+ IP, 230+ SO, Cy Young, lost in the LCS, etc.)