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AndenMan22
Crap, I’m a Detroit fan.
DTown27
Crap? That’s an overpay compared to J.D.’s big bat, Gold Glove consideration, and extra year to prove his worth.
JT19
$14.3 million is an overpay for solid defense, .284/.348/.470, and 22 HRs while playing the more exclusive position (when compared to J.D.)? I hate to see what you’re gonna call J.D.’s contract if $14.3 is overpaying.
maccheezy
This is overpaying. Moose has had one good year so far and that’s it. He didn’t look like he should’ve been in the majors a lot of the time the previous couple of years. He has a pretty good glove and decent arm. Makes great plays and stumbles on the brain dead ones. I’d be perfectly fine with them getting rid of him for better options but it won’t happen. I’d say they overpaid by about 4 millions at least over the 2 years.
AcaciaStrain
The dollar amount of this deal is basically irrelevant. It’s not really an overpay nor an underpay. It’s basically what Moustakas will probably earn anyways for the next two years.
Also I don’t see what JD Martinez has to do with Moustakas. Martinez is a better player on a different team at a different position.
tycobb016
i got moustakas ranked between 11 and 14 last season at 3B. he is ok. cant think of anything else to say about him.
tigerdoc616
Interesting trend going on. Cain, Mousetakas, JD Martinez, all settled for their last two arbitration years, but did not extend further. The 2018 free agent class was thought to be kind of weak. Knowing that could it be these players would rather enter free agency and cash in than take a longer extension? Are the teams even looking at longer term deals? 2018 could be very interesting, as several recent FA’s have opt outs that hit in that year as well.
hozie007
I think Moose has earned this extension and his numbers show he has improved defensively and grown offensively. If those trends continue, he will command a decent sized contract come Free Agency. Not a bad move by KC but if he were playing for a larger market team, I think the numbers would have been significant;y higher.
oct27
People don’t seem to get understand these deals. It’s not an extension. It’s just taking care of this years arbitration and next years arb both right now. It’s not a ‘market size’ thing either. It’s what he earned based on performance in relation to his peers.
btc24
Good deal for both sides. I expect Moose to hit around .275, 20 HR, 80 RBI, and play above average defense… Certainly #s worth 7-8 million per. For those of you saying it is high on the dollars, when he hits FA, as long as he doesn’t pull a Jay Bruce and massively regress, he’s looking at 15-20 million per year over 4-5 years.