Why would you think that? I certainly do not agree with that statement. I have no idea what Bregman would or would not agree to. I am sure he is aware that the Astros are not likely to exceed a contract of five years. They have been very straightforward on this point. A longer deal would be a non starter. If he feels he has to have more he will have to look elsewhere. Why would he insult the organization he has been a part of since his career began by insisting they break their own policy for him. He is a good player but he is not worth setting aside the teams standards or mortgaging their future over.
Hahahaha You got me. You actually came across as serious and it took me awhile to realize you were joking. Good one.
not to derail this thread too much, but this is my fav Bob Uecker story by the late great Norm Macdonald
I broke this down by WAR. My feeling there are 4 types of seasons by WAR for a $25M+ contract. 5+ has exceeded the deal 3-4.9 has been worth the deal 2-2.9 not ideal but OK <2 is bad Ages 31-33: avg: 3.7 5+: 14/45 = 31% 3-4.9: 13/45 = 29% 2-2.9: 6/45 = 13% <2: 12/45 = 27% Age 34: 2.9 /33% /20% /7% /40% Age 35: 3.4 /21% /43% /0 /36% Age 36: 3.0 /20% /27% /13% /40% Age 37: 2.6 /25% /8% /25% /42% Age 38: 2.5 /0 /38% / 24% /38% Age 39: 2.7 /0 /50% /33% /17% Age 40: 1.6 /0 /20% /20% /60% Age 41: -0.2 /0 /0 /0 /100% So the average of a 7 yr contract would be 23.0 WAR $225M = $9.8M / WAR $210M = $9.1M / WAR $200M = $8.7M / WAR $175M = $7.6 M / WAR Age 37 is the last year you can expect a 3+ WAR season. The risk of a season below 2 is above 25% throughout, even at the early seasons of the contract. Today I will do Tucker. My expectation is that we find out a 10 year /$250+M deal is pretty good investment.
For the third straight year, I am convinced that Jake Meyers is going to break out and become a star. My bold prediction for this year is that he posts more than 4 WAR.
Of that group I would easily go with Pena. He is a stud defensively, and has showed that he has the ability to be explosive on offense as well
How many more years are you going to holdout hope? BTW, I hope you're right, but it's time for Meyers to prove he's anything more than a 4t OF'er.
Pena got 3.4 his rookie year so probably shouldn't even be on this list. 70% probably. Meyers got 1.7 in 341 PAs last year. That's 2.5 over 500 PA. I think with just slight improvement, more consistency, and 500+ PA he can get 3 fWAR. 40%? I don't see a path for any of the others. Cabbage? Chas got 2.3 and 2.0 his first 2 seasons. Do you think he will outperform what Chas did or get enough playing time for that to be a discussion? Loperfido? I expect him to spend at least half the season in AAA. I just don't see him making thecteam based in his experience level and who he's competing against. Leon? I only see this if he beats out Meyers in the spring. If he and Meyers both make the team he won't get enough playing time. If he wins the starting CF job then growing pains probably keep him under 3 but he could explode.
This year will be the deciding one. Either he takes the job and becomes a 3 WAR starter, or some combination of Leon/Corona/Melton overtake him and he becomes filler in a deadline trade.
