Freeman got less than Arenado's current AAV. Yes, 3B should command more than a 1B in the abstract, but there's also only so many teams ready to hand out 150+ million, and a fair number of players who are probably higher priority for those teams to give it to(Correa, Turner, Judge, Bogaerts, Rodon).Famous Mortimer wrote: ↑October 30 22, 12:52 pmFreeman and the Dodgers are a data point in favour of him being able to get a bit more, but who knows.Transmogrified Tiger wrote: ↑October 30 22, 9:33 amSo then the question becomes that AAV, could he have gotten to 5/160 or thereabouts? Probably. But it's not a guarantee, the time value of money shrinks that difference given his current front-loaded deal, and there's no guarantee that whoever ponies up that deal is going to be consistently competitive(which Arenado clearly cares a lot about). To me it's always seemed the most likely option was not opting out.
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I thought you were arguing years.
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Everyone here? Maybe one or two people. I’m not sure where you think you are.
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Never mind I misread it.
Thought Goold's article today was saying he got a new opt-out but that was the one he just declined.
Thought Goold's article today was saying he got a new opt-out but that was the one he just declined.
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We've all been arguing for years.
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The funny thing is we're not getting Quintana. The rotation is set.
We probably acquire a catcher in FA or via trade, and maybe another outfielder (but I'm really not certain on that). Once we signed Wainwright, there weren't a lot of easy/obvious places to upgrade on the roster.
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Which is funny because if ever there was a team that would benefit from a 6-man rotation, this seems to be it.
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heyzeus wrote: ↑October 31 22, 7:47 amThe funny thing is we're not getting Quintana. The rotation is set.
We probably acquire a catcher in FA or via trade, and maybe another outfielder (but I'm really not certain on that). Once we signed Wainwright, there weren't a lot of easy/obvious places to upgrade on the roster.
You're forgetting the 32-year-old former major leaguer who's been pitching in the Pago Pago leagues for three years with a 1.37 WHIP against tortoises who will be brought to spring training to push Dakota Hudson to the next level.
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You joke, but at least one guy on this list:
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will be a Cardinal in 2023.
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Casey Kelly is the obvious pick here.Famous Mortimer wrote: ↑October 31 22, 8:37 amYou joke, but at least one guy on this list:
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will be a Cardinal in 2023.