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Fielder Looking For Mauer & Teixeira Money?

By Mike Axisa | April 12, 2010 at 2:38pm CDT

A person familiar with the talks between the Brewers and Prince Fielder suggests that the eight year, $180MM+ contracts signed by Joe Mauer and Mark Teixeira are viewed as just a starting point by the first baseman's people, says SI.com's Jon Heyman. Another suggested that Fielder is seeking to join Alex Rodriguez in the $200MM club.

Owner Mark Attanasio remains hopefully that they'll be able to keep their star first baseman, but he and Scott Boras "appear to have taken a vow of silence regarding the most important player negotiations in the Brewers' history." One player told Heyman that he thinks the team's chances of retaining Fielder are "very slim," and a team official conceded that even though he enjoys Milwaukee, the team doesn't sense that he'll take a discount to remain there.

"When you evaluate players at the major league level, those who have done certain things by age 25 are extraordinary, and two of those things are 40 home runs and 125 RBIs. You certainly can count the number of players who have done that,'' said Boras. "Extraordinary performance at a young age gives you totally different career indices."

There's no denying that Fielder has been immensely productive in his young career, but such production at first base isn't the same as getting from a catcher or shortstop/third baseman. Teixeira, another Boras client and first baseman, is viewed as a better bet to remain productive into his 30's because there are no concerns about his size going forward.

Fielder, 26 in May, has hit .288/.393/.575 over the last three seasons, averaging 43 homers per year. He'll make $10.5MM this season, and will be eligible for arbitration in 2011 before becoming a free agent after that season. Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, and Adrian Gonzalez can all potentially be part of the same free agent class, so if a team doesn't want to meet Fielder's demands, they'll have plenty of alternatives.

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  1. frasco27

    15 years ago

    he deserves more than texeira and everybody think that because hes overweight hes going to have a shorter carrer than tex but hes not a catcher hes a firstbaseman and if a team wants in his 30s(the best its to trade him in his early 30s)he can be traded to an al team to part time DH abd play some first base.

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    • Triteon

      15 years ago

      Dude, you need one of those fancy keyboards that have the punctuation keys.

      Reply
      • BIGPELF

        15 years ago

        h.a.h.a

        i really need it….

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    • jwsox

      15 years ago

      he wont get more solely due to the difference in defense…tex is a much better defensive first basemen than price…price will more than likely be a Dh sooner than later

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      • crise

        15 years ago

        The defense is part of it, but the bigger issue is the “athleticism”. He’s a better defender because he’s more mobile and projects to stay more mobile longer.

        (E’s-hay ot-nay eally-ray at-fay.)

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  2. JayLGee

    15 years ago

    No suprise here. That said, I dont think he gets or deserves Mauer or Texiera money, but he’ll get his. If the crew falls out of it( which im sure they will with that crappy pitching) the smart thing would be to trade him for some good young pitching at the deadline. Still plenty of good, young players ( Braun, Escobar, Weeks, Gallardo, Mcghee, Gomez) to build around, but that pitching has to be improved by people not named Bush, Davis, Suppan, Vargas, etc.

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  3. pageian

    15 years ago

    Mo Vaughn II? Seems possible if not necessarily likely. Caveat Emptor.

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  4. Mercenary480

    15 years ago

    He wont get either Mauer or Tex money…
    1) Tex is much better on the defensive side and hits for a better average with the same amount of power…
    2) Mauer… Yes Mauer did take a discount, because I’m pretty sure he could have had A-Rod money… However once again, he plays a much more demanding position and he plays it very well, and hes a batting champion who hits in big time situations, and can get in the upper 20’s in HRs…

    Fielder will most likely get what Holliday got, even tho STL over paid for Holliday… that seems about right for Fielder… 6-7years 100-120mil… To me he doesnt break the 20Mil a year mark

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  5. Triteon

    15 years ago

    If Fielder is going to make this about money, then yes — someone will give him $20MM, but only on a short contract. The risk of him turning into a Mo Vaughn (nice call, pageian) or even his Dad. Cecil had several great years, signed the big contract, then slowly declined after the trade to the Yankees. That’s too much money to spend on a guy who is average defensively, has a weight problem and has yet to show maturity as a leader on or off the field.

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  6. bomberj11

    15 years ago

    I’d like to see him stay with the Brewers, but because his agent is Scott Boras, I don’t see it happening.

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  7. powertech84

    15 years ago

    I really hope the brewers don’t sign him. Lock up weeks and bush and still have 10 mill a year left over.

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  8. invader3k

    15 years ago

    How many teams out there are going to pay him $200+ million, or even “Teixeira/Mauer Money”? This seems eerily similar to when Boras was throwing out a $50 million figure for Stephen Strasburg, and ended up “settling” around $15 million. He’s done stuff like this time and again and the media keeps feeding the monster.

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    • Robby L

      15 years ago

      I was about to post the same thing, it reeks of Boras. . “300 Million” also comes to mind.

      Reply
  9. pmc765

    15 years ago

    What is the suspense here?

    Fielder is a Boras client. Boras clients have to fire their agent to sign an extension. This is absolutely not happening.

    As Ron Shapiro recently pointed out, Boras clients are sacrificed on the altar of Boras’ highest priority: landing the next client. A fair market value extension that gives a client security at the expense of possible max dollars doesn’t wow potential new clients.

    So Prince will become a Boras gypsy, and if he stays healthy and productive until he is very old he will do fine.

    But the risk that he will regress is extreme. And that obvious risk will deter any sane GM from committing silly long term money.

    Recent comparables include Mo Vaughn, Cecil Fielder, Carlos Delgado, David Ortiz, Frank Thomas, Jason Giambi, and a non-first baseman who should have played first base, Greg Luzinski.

    Pass. You can replace that production at first base, or most of it, far less expensively.

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  10. Trious

    15 years ago

    Not a chance in hell he will get $200 million

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  11. Zack23

    15 years ago

    180m for 5’11” 270+ lbs? ha yeah ok.

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  12. ReverendBlack

    15 years ago

    Really bad press for the Brewers. Not only does it hurt their chances of retaining him, but this seriously hurts his trade value. Even teams with money to spend don’t want to hear that the guy is going to push for top dollar.

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    • melonis_rex

      15 years ago

      A big-ish market team that needs the short term power boost (Mariners, Red Sox), could still trade for him.

      Remember, it was well known that Matt Holliday wanted a HUGE contract, but he was still traded twice when close to FA—with elite prospects changing hands both times. Same with CC Sabathia. It will be the same with Fielder.

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  13. User 4245925809

    15 years ago

    I just hope that Boston steers clear of this guy if/when he reaches free agency. he reeks of severe drop off from being far too huge all during his entire playing career, just like his dad and signing him to a large Tex/giambi like contract will be nothing but another mistake for the team, as well as feather in Boras’s cap and huge mistake for years to come.

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  14. optionn

    15 years ago

    He should get more than Mauer if production rather than other factors is the primary purpose of paying an employee. Why did Holliday get soo little in comparison to Mauer or Teixeira?

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