IM BOWDEN @JimBowdenESPNxm
Larry Lucchino Red Sox CEO & Prez told us the Red Sox are not going to sign free agents to deals of 6,7,or 8yrs going forward #SXM
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IM BOWDEN @JimBowdenESPNxm
Larry Lucchino Red Sox CEO & Prez told us the Red Sox are not going to sign free agents to deals of 6,7,or 8yrs going forward #SXM
good...
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It depends on the age of the player. I'm fine with going long term to the rare great player that makes it to free agency around age 25-28. Going long term like that with someone over 30 almost never works out.
I'm not so sure with pitchers. If they make it to free agency young they probably still have a ton of innings on their arm, and pitchers are a much bigger risk than position players. It depends on the circumstance. King Felix had a great year, but at 26 his fastball velocity already has dropped significantly.
Why would you announce this though?
Makes sense.
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Blue Jays fan here. AA and the Jays have a policy of not going over 5 years, I guess the Sox are going in the same direction, just able to compinsate it by going a higher amount per year.
If dealing with a potential FA player i'd probably go 5 years, have any years afterward mutual options with the options being incentive oriented.
An example would be FA player hits the market.
You give the contract an avg of 18 mill for 5 years. Then the 6th year and onward would be incentive based that could drive that year to maybe 27 mill if the player meets the goals. Of course any year past year 5 would be a mutual or team option.
In theory, if the Player plays well enough to earn all the incentives in the contract and the team picks up all the years, the player 'could' earn more than players who recieved the guarantee deals.
Sort of a more risk more reward for the player, and more of a safe ground for the team.
Didnt say anything about extensions.
How many 7-9 year deals have you seen lately? Exactly, that's what I thought.
If there's a 30 year old who wants to get payed big bucks during his age 35-37 seasons and doesn't want to come here because of our 5 year policy then so be it. I'm glad we won't pay for declining skill sets.
Why is this a big deal? Let's be honest, there are ZERO pitchers you'd give 7 or 8 year deals to and very few at 6. The only way this hurts you is if you want a MARQUEE Free Agent.
PSD's Muhammad Wilkerson!!!
He didn't, it's just bad reporting.
“There is, at this point, no hard or fast line on (number of) years that applies to all situations,” Lucchino, entering his 12th year as team president, told the Herald last week.
http://bostonherald.com/sports/baseb..._past_mistakes
As Lavigne said, it obviously all depends on the individual player.
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