03-24-2010, 01:42 AM
<!--quoteo(post=84288:date=Mar 23 2010, 10:32 PM:name=Fella)-->QUOTE (Fella @ Mar 23 2010, 10:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=84287:date=Mar 23 2010, 11:28 PM:name=Destined)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Destined @ Mar 23 2010, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=84269:date=Mar 23 2010, 06:56 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Mar 23 2010, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->A-Rod has signed not one, but <i>two</i> quarter-billion dollar contracts. I know they overlap, but both the Rangers and the Yankees offered him that much, seven years apart.
That said, 9-figure contracts rarely work out. Kevin Brown, Barry Zito, Alf...for every Manny or Jeter, there seem to be a lot of busts.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Did the Jeter deal really work out though? I know he's performed well and hasn't been a bust, but I certainly don't think he's worth $189M.
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Maybe not based solely on performance, but Jeter is the face of that team and undoubtedly makes the Yankees a lot of money. Not a bad player either....
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I agree with that 100%, which is a lot like Mauer in that sense. I just think his performance is overrated, and I've thought that for a long, long time. Hall of Famer, and the best team captain in the game, but not the best overall shortstop in the league, and he never has been.
That said, 9-figure contracts rarely work out. Kevin Brown, Barry Zito, Alf...for every Manny or Jeter, there seem to be a lot of busts.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Did the Jeter deal really work out though? I know he's performed well and hasn't been a bust, but I certainly don't think he's worth $189M.
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Maybe not based solely on performance, but Jeter is the face of that team and undoubtedly makes the Yankees a lot of money. Not a bad player either....
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I agree with that 100%, which is a lot like Mauer in that sense. I just think his performance is overrated, and I've thought that for a long, long time. Hall of Famer, and the best team captain in the game, but not the best overall shortstop in the league, and he never has been.
I hate my pretentious sounding username too.