We would have to offer him a lot of years on a contract bc he may not be ready to hit ML pitchers at the moment. He's not a guy that is going to step right into a ML lineup. I am all for signing him but he needs some more time to develop.
We would have to offer him a lot of years on a contract bc he may not be ready to hit ML pitchers at the moment. He's not a guy that is going to step right into a ML lineup. I am all for signing him but he needs some more time to develop.
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Better options were Cespedes and Chapman, they didn't even try to get either.
It was clear that Chapman was a great talent though. He was young and dominating the WBC with filthy stuff. I badly wanted him on the Mets and his contract was far from lucrative.
Which team employs you? And yes there were plenty of questions about Chapman. If his contract was far from lucrative why were the Reds able to outspend the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, and every other big market team to get him. If he were a can't miss, he never would have ended up there. The scouting reports read terrible arm action that would lead to injury, inconsistant command, and there were age questions.
They were smart to take the gamble and it's paid off dearly. Small market teams have to know when to get aggressive to get an edge on the big market teams that might overlook these talents.
Granted, Alvarez from what I've read is not of the same quality of Chapman and Cespedes, but he won't get as much money and is probably a notch behind based on his power numbers last year.
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Blah blah blah. Atleast you admit it was a gamble. If it hadn't worked out you wouldn't be tooting the horn.
Do you want me to list the number of these gambles that have failed? The Reds were lucky because most low budget teams cannot afford to take these shots and fail.
Paying anything more than a 3-4 million a year for Alvarez would be a terrible gamble too but some team out there will be dumb enough to throw him 7-8m for sure. Alvarez's overall skill-set isn't even in the same ballpark as Cespedes' when he was signed.
Last edited by numbers-king; 12-27-2012 at 01:50 AM.
I think he will get a 5/$30M type of deal instead of the 4/$36M that Cespedes got. This is just speculation though, I don't know how strong his market is.
If Alvarez spends the next two seasons in Cuba and mashes the way he did this past season, he would command a deal similiar to Cespedes imo.
It's known that Alvarez has power, a strong arm, and is 24. We'll see if the Mets are in on him. They will probably puss out like always.
Every draft pick is a gamble, every IFA signing is a gamble. Hell even signing a Free Agent is a gamble.
And yes Alvarez is a gamble, but considering the dearth of outfield prospects in the upper minors and on the major league roster, It's a move I would make.
You are right, 7-8 million is a steep price to pay for a slightly above average ball player.
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