06-15-2010, 10:49 AM
<!--quoteo(post=101437:date=Jun 15 2010, 09:36 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jun 15 2010, 09:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I still don't get the value of Fangraphs. For one thing, it doesn't take into account what the market was willing to pay for a player. While Fangraphs may claim that Marquis "earned" his salary, I have a hard time believing that any other GMs in baseball were lined up to give Marquis anything close to a 3-year, $21M contract after his 14-16, 6.02 ERA season.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So you are saying that even though it worked out, and he ended up being a bargain at 7 million a year, Hendry was still wrong to do it?
Further more, you might not believe there were other GM's ready to hand out cash, but:
Adam Eaton went 7-4 with a 5.12 ERA. He got 3 years and over 24 million.
Vincente Padilla, 15 wins, 4.5 ERA. He got 3 years, 34 million.
Mark Mulder 7-6, 7.14 ERA. 2 years, 13 million
Jeff Suppan 12 wins, 4.12 ERA. 4 years, 48 million.
Gil Meche 11 wins, 4.48 ERA. 5 years, 55 million
Does Marquis's contract seem so out of place in that environment?
So you are saying that even though it worked out, and he ended up being a bargain at 7 million a year, Hendry was still wrong to do it?
Further more, you might not believe there were other GM's ready to hand out cash, but:
Adam Eaton went 7-4 with a 5.12 ERA. He got 3 years and over 24 million.
Vincente Padilla, 15 wins, 4.5 ERA. He got 3 years, 34 million.
Mark Mulder 7-6, 7.14 ERA. 2 years, 13 million
Jeff Suppan 12 wins, 4.12 ERA. 4 years, 48 million.
Gil Meche 11 wins, 4.48 ERA. 5 years, 55 million
Does Marquis's contract seem so out of place in that environment?
I wish that I believed in Fate. I wish I didn't sleep so late. I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders.