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Brixton
Anything short of an absolute monster year will land him in the David Freese territory.
McGlynnandjuice
Honestly I was thinking Headley money, but David Freese money seems way more likely
bigkempin
Freese territory? Freese signed for 3/11M, was 33, and has nowhere near Moose’s track record on D. Let’s say Moose puts up a season where he’s healthy and hits something like .250/.310/.430 18/70. His youth, D, and potential would easily land him in the 4-5 year, $14M+ territory. Even if he has a terrible year like .220/.280/.360 12/50 there will still be a team that takes a flyer on him for far more than Freese’s AAV.
mike156
He’s basically a blank slate right now, because you don’t know whether his 2015 season was his true talent level, or just a good year. Because of his age, you know Boras is going to be pitching huge dollar long term contracts. But it’s a significant gamble–the 2012/2014 years were ok, nothing special–the best of them, 2012, had a dWAR he hasn’t approached since. If I were a GM right now, I’d be worried I’d be buying a younger-aged Headley–performing at a contemporary Headley level.
chesteraarthur
He was also running a .260iso, roughly 70 points higher than he’s ever done in the majors and that hr/fb% was 8% higher than he ever has, almost double. This is the kind of stuff you see in small samples and why they need to be taken with a major grain of salt.
Jeff Todd
Of course. Point was just to say he was basically continuing the 2015 season in terms of showing above-average ability at the plate.
seanwh01
Royals will enjoy their last season with their foursome and then resign Hos and Moose and let Cain and Escobar walk.
JKurk22
I’d much rather have Mike Moustakas than Erick Hosmer. He’s much better. Hosmer is way over hyped. If health Moose is the better of the two going forward for sure. If I was KC he’s the one I’d be talking to, not Hosmer
SupremeZeus
He has come a long way from th Moustinkas days.
royalron
I’m a huge moose fan and think he will have a good year, but I really can’t see him getting a contract like that. I don’t think there is a player on the royals that could get roughly 20 million a season. Who needs that level of production for that price? I can see 5 years 65 to maybe 75 million
myaccount
The team that pays him will be making a huge mistake.
Dock_Elvis
Close to 100m based on a 30 year old with a couple solid seasons (assuming 2017 is great).. Just don’t see that happening. I actually see KC maybe being able to retain a few guys…whether they should or not. We’re getting post 30 on these guys contract wise now. Looking at the numbers really does make the Royals accomplishment more amazing….just a great team effort that’s probably been sum greater than the parts. But like the Beatles…I like them together and not so much solo.
Dock_Elvis
Sure would have liked to have seen a healthy 2016 though. We’re looking at one good season in 2015 basically. Any regression and we’re not even talking about being a major league first division starter.
Dock_Elvis
My best projection would be Hosmer and Moustakas resigning in the 15m/season range. Cain and Escobar walk.
angelsfan4life
He would look great in an Angels jersey
KCMOWHOA
Tough to know what to do with him contract-wise I think his growth as more of a spray hitter rather than a one-dimensional pull hitter was real.. But there’s no telling how someone comes back after missing almost a year of baseball. If anything, I’d say the injury almost makes it more likely that he stays in KC. Of the 4 core guys reaching FA after this season, I think a healthy Moose is worth the most. Hosmer is a great guy, but more of a line drive hitter who runs into some monster home runs sometimes and his defense at first is very over rated. Cain is 30+ and despite being the most talented guy on the team, is hurt too often. Teams will overpay for both of them, just not the Royals. Meanwhile, Escobar is likely expendable because of poor hitting and seemingly declining defense, and of course because Mondesi is a natural SS. If the team is willing to spend some money and Moose has a bounce back year, I think he could re-sign.