OT: Should the Tigers have tried to get Choo for 7/130+?
I have been really hoping that the Tigers would use the savings on the Fielder deal to sign a big bat, with my preference being Choo. Today he signed with the Rangers for 7 years and $130M:
http://tracking.si.com/2013/12/21/shin-soo-choo-rangers-seven-year-130-million/?eref=sihp
I would much rather have the Tigers not signed Nathan and Davis in order to sign Choo (even if they had to go to 7/140), even if they end up re-signing Scherzer.
I can't think of too many extensions for pitchers that worked out. Even Tim Lincecum ended up justifying the Giants decisions to go year to year with him, despire possibly the best ever pre-arb career for a pitcher.
What do y'all think?
December 22nd, 2013 at 10:11 AM ^
according to Wikipedia is the 26th largest of all time in baseball. Choo is a good player, but to make him one of the highest paid outfielders in baseball today seems ludicrous. I guess if you have the money, then why not? Still, you can buy a lot of good players for $130 million.
December 22nd, 2013 at 10:31 AM ^
First listing off the total without the number of years is misleading. He'll make about 18.6 million a year. That gets you Mike Napoli and maybe a bench player or Bartolo Colon and Marlon Byrd.
December 22nd, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
December 22nd, 2013 at 11:02 AM ^
At the beginning of the offseason, I'll admit, I wanted Choo bad.
After seeing the final price tag? No thanks.
December 22nd, 2013 at 11:10 AM ^
better off spending the money on somebody else... - do not know who - bring back Al Kaline
December 22nd, 2013 at 11:46 AM ^
We still need bullpen help....
Id go look at balfour....get him cheap and take the risk..
Dd has always neglected the pen, step it up...nathan and balfour
Is jesse crain out their too still...
And I gotta deal with coke again, with, and below..
December 22nd, 2013 at 11:52 AM ^
the economics of baseball are changing, big time. revenue sharing, more tv money for the national and local contracts (by factors of 2x's and 3x's). this contract, and this offseason, is crazy in comparison of past years, but might be reasonable compared with future years.
i like our platoon in left, but i did hear the good argument that we may have wanted choo after this season, and next year the fa market for OF will be weak.
all in all, i am content with this offseason. the tigers never reached their potential last year, and i think we may be worse on paper this year but i bet we win more games, and our ws odds should be about the same. so to slim down the payrole and accomplish that is great gm'ing.
one critique is the fister trade. no one seems to like it. in hindsight, i wish we have traded fister to boston for iglesias rather than the deal that was made (and kept garcia). seems like a package could have been made, and garcia would have made the choo debate a non starter.
December 22nd, 2013 at 11:58 AM ^
December 22nd, 2013 at 1:08 PM ^
What's the value for a 0.0 War player?
December 22nd, 2013 at 1:32 PM ^
No. Logged in specifically to tell you that you are stupid. Way too much $ for Choo. Nathan fills a need. Something we ahven't had for a LONG time.
December 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
December 22nd, 2013 at 8:36 PM ^
You don't get rid of a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to add another one.