09-01-2009, 03:34 PM
<!--quoteo(post=60949:date=Sep 1 2009, 03:29 PM:name=Giff)-->QUOTE (Giff @ Sep 1 2009, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60947:date=Sep 1 2009, 02:24 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Sep 1 2009, 02:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60944:date=Sep 1 2009, 03:14 PM:name=Kid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid @ Sep 1 2009, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60943:date=Sep 1 2009, 03:12 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Sep 1 2009, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Can someone please answer this question. If Zambrano were a free agent, and could sign with any team today, would his contract equal 4 yr / $72M? Because that is basically the argument we are having. I think that answer is no.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's a false analogy. If he signed a new contract this offseason, he might not get 4/72, but I think he very well might. That doesn't mean that a team, or numerous teams, wouldn't take on his contract with that left on it.
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There has to be a GM that thinks Z is worth 4 yr/ 72M for him to be claimed. I don't think there is one out there. Evidently you think there are lots og GMs that feel that way. That is the only point I am trying to make with my analogy.
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No there doesn't, not at all. If there's a team that wants to solidify their rotation with a really good #2, and money isn't a problem, then that team can afford to over pay.
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Than that GM believes Z is worth 4/72 to this team, because that is exactly what they are giving him. If they didn't think he was worth it than that wouldn't have claimed him.
That's a false analogy. If he signed a new contract this offseason, he might not get 4/72, but I think he very well might. That doesn't mean that a team, or numerous teams, wouldn't take on his contract with that left on it.
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There has to be a GM that thinks Z is worth 4 yr/ 72M for him to be claimed. I don't think there is one out there. Evidently you think there are lots og GMs that feel that way. That is the only point I am trying to make with my analogy.
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No there doesn't, not at all. If there's a team that wants to solidify their rotation with a really good #2, and money isn't a problem, then that team can afford to over pay.
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Than that GM believes Z is worth 4/72 to this team, because that is exactly what they are giving him. If they didn't think he was worth it than that wouldn't have claimed him.