12-16-2009, 06:43 PM
<!--quoteo(post=71874:date=Dec 16 2009, 12:14 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Dec 16 2009, 12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If you go by fangraphs, Fukudome wasn't a "bad" signing at all. He wasn't great, and he hasn't lived up to expectations, he had an obp of 375 last year, and he plays good defense. Fangraphs has him "earning" 18.4 million over the last 2 years while making 19.5 million. Not anything to write home about, but I think his miserable 2nd half o 2008 has tainted peoples view of him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm way late, but I'd like to point out - using Fuk's salary of the last two years to evaluate how much he's "earned" ignores the fact that his contract is very, very backloaded. Translation: he's got to step it up absurdly the next two years to keep "earning" his salary.
I prefer to simply think of a guy's salary as spread out evenly over his years. Thus, Fuk has dramatically underperformed the $12 million he's getting paid every year.
As many of us expected he would. This one was another bad move by Hendry.
I'm way late, but I'd like to point out - using Fuk's salary of the last two years to evaluate how much he's "earned" ignores the fact that his contract is very, very backloaded. Translation: he's got to step it up absurdly the next two years to keep "earning" his salary.
I prefer to simply think of a guy's salary as spread out evenly over his years. Thus, Fuk has dramatically underperformed the $12 million he's getting paid every year.
As many of us expected he would. This one was another bad move by Hendry.
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