According to William Boor at MLB..com and CBS Sports the
Royals have “no chance” of
re-signing Alex Gordon. WE, the
experienced Hot Stove Committee at venerable old Covers Baseball Forum, know
exactly what happens when something is a “Lock”, “Sure Thing”, “Guaranteed”, or
“That can’t possibly happen”. The odds immediately become 50-50 that it will,
in fact, HAPPEN.
There are good reasons to believe it will. Gordon himself
hales from Lincoln, Ne., less than 200 miles from Kansas City and still his
home town. If Brandon Philips can reject an offer that takes him to a winner
for the sake of his own peace of mind and happiness, why can’t Alex Gordon stay
with a winner for the same reason? No matter what he does he retires a very
rich man and yes, Covers Brothers, there are people in the world who limit the
extent they will go to for the sake of a few more millions in the bank, largely
irrelevant beyond the point where you have insured your family’s future for the
next three or four generations. A few of the Top Gun pitchers are in the race
for highest paid player of the year, but most left fielders, even better than
average left fielders, do not have that ego booster to be concerned about.
The Glass family knows what is down the road and knows that
increased popularity, better fan support, and better TV contracts only come
from maintaining a certain level of expertise. They may have enough faith in
the future revenue stream to do what some folks contend would be over extending
at this time. To maintain excellence is going to cost some money in the near
future anyway and the time to start investing more deeply may be now. Whatever
the final figure for Gordon players like Hosmer, Moustakas, Cain, Escobar, etc.,
are going to notice it and plan accordingly. Do you want them planning for the
future with you or telling their agents to start exploring the market?
Just a humble opinion to kick around for a couple days since
nothing significant is likely to happen until Monday or later anyway. Even
nervous GM’s, players and their agents know how to take a few days off at
Christmas.
Now and then even a BLIND squirrel can find an acorn
According to William Boor at MLB..com and CBS Sports the
Royals have “no chance” of
re-signing Alex Gordon. WE, the
experienced Hot Stove Committee at venerable old Covers Baseball Forum, know
exactly what happens when something is a “Lock”, “Sure Thing”, “Guaranteed”, or
“That can’t possibly happen”. The odds immediately become 50-50 that it will,
in fact, HAPPEN.
There are good reasons to believe it will. Gordon himself
hales from Lincoln, Ne., less than 200 miles from Kansas City and still his
home town. If Brandon Philips can reject an offer that takes him to a winner
for the sake of his own peace of mind and happiness, why can’t Alex Gordon stay
with a winner for the same reason? No matter what he does he retires a very
rich man and yes, Covers Brothers, there are people in the world who limit the
extent they will go to for the sake of a few more millions in the bank, largely
irrelevant beyond the point where you have insured your family’s future for the
next three or four generations. A few of the Top Gun pitchers are in the race
for highest paid player of the year, but most left fielders, even better than
average left fielders, do not have that ego booster to be concerned about.
The Glass family knows what is down the road and knows that
increased popularity, better fan support, and better TV contracts only come
from maintaining a certain level of expertise. They may have enough faith in
the future revenue stream to do what some folks contend would be over extending
at this time. To maintain excellence is going to cost some money in the near
future anyway and the time to start investing more deeply may be now. Whatever
the final figure for Gordon players like Hosmer, Moustakas, Cain, Escobar, etc.,
are going to notice it and plan accordingly. Do you want them planning for the
future with you or telling their agents to start exploring the market?
Just a humble opinion to kick around for a couple days since
nothing significant is likely to happen until Monday or later anyway. Even
nervous GM’s, players and their agents know how to take a few days off at
Christmas.
It would be nice to see him take a hometown discount but it's rare these days. He apparently wants $200 million and I can understand him wanting to match Heyward at the least but I don't know if he'll get there. I wonder how interested the Cards are after the signing of Leake.
It would be nice to see him take a hometown discount but it's rare these days. He apparently wants $200 million and I can understand him wanting to match Heyward at the least but I don't know if he'll get there. I wonder how interested the Cards are after the signing of Leake.
Leake and Gordon would serve different purposes and I don't think one eliminates the other. Money is not a problem if the Cardinals want the player. Is $200 million a typo Sparky? No way I can see that from anybody. He will be 32 this season, not comparable to Heyward at 26 and if you even figure 7 years you are looking at almost $30 mil per. I don't see it. I think someone might go 5 at 20 with club options for extension, but far beyond that is a pipe dream.
Now and then even a BLIND squirrel can find an acorn
Leake and Gordon would serve different purposes and I don't think one eliminates the other. Money is not a problem if the Cardinals want the player. Is $200 million a typo Sparky? No way I can see that from anybody. He will be 32 this season, not comparable to Heyward at 26 and if you even figure 7 years you are looking at almost $30 mil per. I don't see it. I think someone might go 5 at 20 with club options for extension, but far beyond that is a pipe dream.
Yea, it was a mixup on my end. He's apparently looking for $20 million per season...not a $200 million contract. And like you said, he will be 32 to start the deal so he's certainly not worth $20 million on the back end of that deal.
While I agree that they serve different purposes and the Cards to have money now with the TV deal...they've always been smart with their money so, at the end of the day, I think it all boils down to whether or not they think the deal is smart. They won't do it just to fill a void in the interim.
Yea, it was a mixup on my end. He's apparently looking for $20 million per season...not a $200 million contract. And like you said, he will be 32 to start the deal so he's certainly not worth $20 million on the back end of that deal.
While I agree that they serve different purposes and the Cards to have money now with the TV deal...they've always been smart with their money so, at the end of the day, I think it all boils down to whether or not they think the deal is smart. They won't do it just to fill a void in the interim.
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