Chase gets paid.
Moyer gets sentimental.
Pre-Clearwater promotions.
Late Sunday night update: Dan Rubin's blog.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Unbelievable oversight
I totally forgot... Congratulations to Ryan Howard, National League MVP. I frankly thought the vote would be a lot closer, and I could have voted for him or Pujols.
But as sophisticated as baseball nerds are these days with their sabermetric stats, some writers still can't resist a gaudy number of home runs and RBI.
I'd still love Ryan to strike out as little as Pujols does, but I hope he never becomes such an ego-swollen jerk. As it is, if I lived in St. Louis, I'd be prouder of my native son Howard than of my resident brooder Pujols.
But as sophisticated as baseball nerds are these days with their sabermetric stats, some writers still can't resist a gaudy number of home runs and RBI.
I'd still love Ryan to strike out as little as Pujols does, but I hope he never becomes such an ego-swollen jerk. As it is, if I lived in St. Louis, I'd be prouder of my native son Howard than of my resident brooder Pujols.
Mrs. Utley's move pays off
Chase got a four-year extension, seven years total, at $12M per.
I like it. He's 28 this season, 34 in the final year of the deal (2013), probably exiting his prime though still quite talented. Easier to get him to agree to a four-year extension past the three he has now than to get him to sign a four-year deal once he's a 31-year-old free agent. That ain't happening.
Also, the annual cost is a steal. Ryan Howard, though, will not be a steal. If he makes less than $18M per, I'll do cartwheels. He's still sewn up through this decade, but hard to imagine the Phillies going into arbitration with him again next year, not having locked up a long-term deal.
One pet peeve: In several of the stories announcing Chase's deal, his age was not listed. As a reader, I'd like to know how old the man will be when he's up for a raise again. Bearing that in mind, I told you up front.
-yan-ard, Brett Myers and Geoff Geary are still up for arbitration. I honestly don't know what strategy I'd support on the hotheaded wife-slapper. Reader(s), suggestions welcome!
I'll work on updating the site and making it a bit more user-friendly during the conference title games today.
I like it. He's 28 this season, 34 in the final year of the deal (2013), probably exiting his prime though still quite talented. Easier to get him to agree to a four-year extension past the three he has now than to get him to sign a four-year deal once he's a 31-year-old free agent. That ain't happening.
Also, the annual cost is a steal. Ryan Howard, though, will not be a steal. If he makes less than $18M per, I'll do cartwheels. He's still sewn up through this decade, but hard to imagine the Phillies going into arbitration with him again next year, not having locked up a long-term deal.
One pet peeve: In several of the stories announcing Chase's deal, his age was not listed. As a reader, I'd like to know how old the man will be when he's up for a raise again. Bearing that in mind, I told you up front.
-yan-ard, Brett Myers and Geoff Geary are still up for arbitration. I honestly don't know what strategy I'd support on the hotheaded wife-slapper. Reader(s), suggestions welcome!
I'll work on updating the site and making it a bit more user-friendly during the conference title games today.
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