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davedsg
neither Duquette nor Showalter were the Orioles first choice. Either way, they’ve done a great job with the Orioles. Its hard to believe they were the doormat of MLB only 4 years ago.
mstrchef13
Yes. I’m very glad that Bobby Valentine decided he was too good to be the manager of the O’s.
jjs91
Can star players also decline? Sherman has the inside scoop.
Jaysfan1994 2
Well seeing as many defied the aging curve earlier in this century do to PED use, I guess it’s not out of the rheum of possibility that sports writers are expecting everyone to hit into their late 30’s like David Ortiz.
Mikenmn
Sherman is stating the obvious. Of course, the 40 year-old Jeter is diminished. It’s going to be the very rare player who isn’t, but we should also understand that in the era of free agency, a top talent is going to have the leverage to get a multi-year deal that is going to take them into their athletic dotage. In an odd sort of way, this where the smaller revenue teams have an advantage. They can’t commit to the giant deals, and, for “icon” players, if they are still retaining them, they can cite their own financial strictures in offering affordable contracts (or none).
start_wearing_purple
Ok, Pedroia had a bad offensive year. But according to fangraphs he still had the 5th highest WAR among second basemen and had the best UZR among all MLB infielders. On top of that the guy is a leader and is acknowledged as one of the hardest working players in the game.
If he keeps all that up, I’m willing to bet the Red Sox are fine with his bat regressing.
Jaysfan1994 2
He’s had hand injury related problems for two years now, no doubt those are the culprits in his offensive decline.
Pennsy
It doesn’t get talked about as much as some of the others, but who would have guessed Ryan Zimmerman’s contract would ultimately end up looking to have as much or more dead money than Jayson Werth’s?
Jaysfan1994 2
Zimmerman’s production is still there, a 120OPS+ is hardly considered dead weight compared to that of Pedrioa and or Wright’s production falloffs. Zimmerman just needs to stay healthy.