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Melvin McMurf
CJ Wilson? Retirement candidate?
McConaughey'sLincoln
Ouch! You’re a baaad man
statmaster96
Well he is 35 and he’s been injured a bunch so the idea is not that far out.
pitnick
I am indeed scoffing at Gomez ever being in the running for $200m. I’m not sure where the idea comes from that Gomez had more success than Ellsbury at the plate, unless you’re only looking at certain counting stats.. Ellsbury’s career batting line going into his walk year was .297/.350/.439/.789, good for a 108 OPS+ after the brutal Fenway adjustment. Gomez going into this year was a much less impressive .260/.314/.418, for a 97 OPS+. You could argue, I suppose, that Gomez’s peak was higher, but Ellsbury’s 2011 was far better than anything Gomez has ever done. Even if you restrict to Gomez’s three years stretch from 2013-2015 and compare to Ellsbury’s 2011-2013, he’s as good, but no better. More power, but less avg/obp. Maybe give Ells the nod in baserunning, maybe Gomez in defense.
Beyond the extra year of age and lesser offensive numbers, there’s enough red flags (poor K% and BB%, still-great-but-declining defensive numbers, injury history that’s almost as bad as Ellsbury’s) to suggest he wouldn’t even hit $150m with a great 2016, let alone $200m.. His rep as being an angry pain in the ass hothead I expect would also soften his market a bit.
ray_derek
Agree for the most part, but don’t forget the market value of center fielders, and really any player continues to rise. Today’s salaries are a lot higher now than when Ellsbury signed.
Sonny 3
Cashner has just had a lot of bad luck also bad fielding behind him. Also, your team has to score runs behind you in order to win. When your team only score one or two runs, it puts more pressure on the pitcher.
dadabo22
Whether or not Carlos Gomez has a bad season, he’s still a steal in the offseason. A team like the Diamondbacks would be a great fit for him. They lack outfield depth and signing Gomez would be make them a World Series contender.