06-15-2010, 10:59 AM
<!--quoteo(post=101441:date=Jun 15 2010, 09:49 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Jun 15 2010, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=101437:date=Jun 15 2010, 09:36 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>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?
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First of all, I don't believe that he was a bargain at $7M a year. 12-9, 4.60 ERA is a lot better than 14-16, 6.02 ERA, but I would hardly call $7M for that kind of production a "bargain" (even if your precious Fangraphs says so).
Those other contracts were idiotic, too. Does presenting other idiotic contracts make Marquis' contract less idiotic by comparison?
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?
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First of all, I don't believe that he was a bargain at $7M a year. 12-9, 4.60 ERA is a lot better than 14-16, 6.02 ERA, but I would hardly call $7M for that kind of production a "bargain" (even if your precious Fangraphs says so).
Those other contracts were idiotic, too. Does presenting other idiotic contracts make Marquis' contract less idiotic by comparison?