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tuner49
JD is 28 and should be able to sign a 4 year deal. That would put 2 years of Arb. with 2 years of FA and then he could hit the FA market at age 32. He would not want to go 6 years and then be 34 and Detroit would be wise not to go 8 years.
Tigers could pay a total of $60-64MM for 4 years. That would give JD his $8MM for’16 and his projected $12MM for ’17(his Arb years).He then would get $20-22MM for ’18 and ’19, (the approximate going rate for top 10 FA hitters). I know some would say $20-22MM could be low for FA in ’18-19, but it discounts the risk the Tigers take for a longer term contract.That would get the Tigers an AAV of $15-16MM, which is less that a QO going forward.
Another option is to sign 2 contracts: lock down ’16 at $7-8MM to save on Luxury Tax this year and then a 3 year/$56-ish MM deal with and AAV of approx. $18+MM..
hinerism
The Tigers owner Mr. I could care less how much debt he takes on. If he likes JD he will extend him, plain and simple. I see a 5 year deal worth 100 million, back loaded.
Jasonzx3
Seriously. Illitch is just going to let the next owner deal with the payroll.
hook316
His son?
oldleftylong
Seriously, the next owner is Chris Illitch.
scrand
The term is “couldn’t care less”….if he could care less then he wouldn’t have yet reached the point where he couldn’t care less.
Ray Ray
Is he the best waiver pick up in recent history? I can’t think of another better one.
tuner49
Tigers new GM(and former assistant GM) knew JD since High School and has followed him closely. When he became available, the Tigers pounced!!!.
Michael Macaulay-Birks
Best one I ever remember, I wish Boston would’ve picked him up…we were too busy picking up fat third baseman