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leftykoufax
This guy is one of my fantasy mainstays in my league, pay the man, he deserves it!
Lefty_Orioles_Fan
That’s nice, but his attitude sux!!!
He wants 30+ million a year, I say let the Yankees pay him
dorfmac
Odd you say that because I’ve never heard him or his agent say anything of the sort. Not to mention, he’s worth $30/year.
newera36
That statement is just nonsense.
ilikebaseball 2
What’s an appropriate 2 year deal? 30 million?
davidcoonce74
I’d add at least ten million to that number.
chesteraarthur
why? you are looking at 11ish this year and 17-18 next year. 30 is probably right about what it’d take
Chefno2
If Dodgers don’t end up signing Machado after 2018 or Arenado after 2019 then I’ll be shocked. Turner has a 4 year deal thru 2020, but talents like these guys are the exception. Large market teams will make a wondrous mockery of AAV during those FA years.
gomerhodge71
I don’t know about the Dodgers. I see the Angels, Yankees or some dark-horse team like Arizona getting in on Manny. I still haven’t ruled out the O’s locking him up, though.
Chefno2
I’d love to see Angels sign one of them. Would be awesome to see them paired with Trout. But their ownership puts me in doubt. Who knows though, perhaps the Brewers could sign both and surprise the world.
kbarr888
With Machado, Harper, McCutchen, Donaldson, and possibly Kershaw all becoming Free Agents in 2018, who gets the biggest deal? The Longest deal?
Will Arenado benefit from being the “Best Bat available in 2019”? Or will 2018 wipe out the “Big Money Available”, and the Big Market Teams will have less cash to spend?
Assume that Harper performs more like 2015 going forward, Machado stays healthy (knee issues in the past – not good for a 3B/SS), Kershaw doesn’t have a lingering issue with his back, Cutch shows that 2016 was a fluke, and Donaldson doesn’t start a decline (like McCutchen may have). It’s probably not fair to add Donaldson because he’s 31 now, and will be 33 that winter, so he won’t get a lengthy contract.
davidcoonce74
If Kershaw opts out and the back isn’t a long-term concern then he probably gets the biggest contract, followed by Harper, who will still be only 25 years old. Machado is starting to show signs that perhaps the knees are an issue already; he didn’t steal a single base in 2016. Still, all three of them will easily break 200 million.
McCutchen and Donaldson will be in the wrong side of 30 and even before 2016 Cutch was showing signs of decline in defense and base running. They’ll get Encarnacion money.
jakem59
Machado not stealing a base isn’t a sign his knees are going, besides 2015 he had never stolen more than 3 in a season. Bucky doesn’t tend to play much small ball.
davidcoonce74
Then why did he steal in 2015? Same manager, same personnel. Showalter said in an offseason interview the reason the O’s didn’t steal more in 2016 was because he didn’t have the players for it.
MB923
The longest deal would go to either Machado or Harper since they are younger than McCutchen and Donaldson. I say Harper gets longest deal and biggest deal. Followed my Machado, Kershaw, Donaldson and Cutch.
therealryan
Harper and Machado will get the biggest contracts and it probably won’t be close. I wouldn’t be surprised to see both of them go $300 . Kershaw’s AAV will most likely be in the same neighborhood, but he’ll be more like a 6-7 year deal compared to a 10 or maybe even 12 year deal for Harper and Machado. Cutch and Donaldson may both struggle to break $100 million due to their age and possibly production.
67redsox
Machado is a head case. I can’t imagine the Orioles signing him to a long-term deal. It’s just a matter of time before he snaps and his attitude ruins his career.
jakem59
The spat with Ventura was justified and the incident with A’s was so long ago and he’s been fine since. The throwing of the bat was obviously intentional and childish but the shouting match with Donaldson (who actually may be the biggest nutjob in the league) I’ve always seen as justified. Donaldson went very hard into his ribs on a play that, since little league, you’re taught to go to first with the ball. Donaldson went into him hard on purpose, his little smirk after verified that.