05-25-2009, 10:14 PM
<!--quoteo(post=40055:date=May 25 2009, 08:10 PM:name=Coach)-->QUOTE (Coach @ May 25 2009, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=40039:date=May 25 2009, 09:52 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ May 25 2009, 09:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=40038:date=May 25 2009, 07:50 PM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ May 25 2009, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39633:date=May 23 2009, 04:57 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ May 23 2009, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39631:date=May 23 2009, 02:33 PM:name=FlyAtTheThigh)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FlyAtTheThigh @ May 23 2009, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Raul Ibanez just hit his 17th bomb off of Andy Pettitte.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But he's too old to keep hitting over the 3 year deal!
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How have we come to this conclusion so fast?
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Because he has a ton left. He's going to make that deal worth it just by this season. He's been hitting better than anytime of his career the last few years, he's not just all of a sudden going to become a shit pile next season.
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For a guy like yourself that (rightfully) preaches patience, I believe that we should wait to evaluate the deal well past the 9% that we have seen so far.
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That's very fair. It's likely he'll start declining, but I don't think it will be enough where he's not a very productive major leaguer and very good run producer. I don't think he'll keep hitting quite like he is now either: .290, 35 homers maybe, 120 RBI is about what I'd expect this year.
But he's too old to keep hitting over the 3 year deal!
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How have we come to this conclusion so fast?
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Because he has a ton left. He's going to make that deal worth it just by this season. He's been hitting better than anytime of his career the last few years, he's not just all of a sudden going to become a shit pile next season.
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For a guy like yourself that (rightfully) preaches patience, I believe that we should wait to evaluate the deal well past the 9% that we have seen so far.
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That's very fair. It's likely he'll start declining, but I don't think it will be enough where he's not a very productive major leaguer and very good run producer. I don't think he'll keep hitting quite like he is now either: .290, 35 homers maybe, 120 RBI is about what I'd expect this year.
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