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But they paid value for their contracts over the term of their contracts in the years that they were producing. The teams are not stupid. They need to pay for their golden years to get their prime years. And the agents know it as well. The more players you name, the more it proves that this is the current business model. It is not a secret to anyone.
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The St Louis Cardinals received good value for Albert Pujols' prime years. The Angels overpaid for his declining years.

Joey Votto was the 'face' of the Reds' franchise. They consistently lost 100+ games a season through most of the later years of his contract.

First base, left field and designated hitter are the easiest holes to fill, because they don't require as much fielding prowess as a 'skill position'. It's debatable whether or not the Blue Jays would receive more production from Vlad at $40 Million/ year than they would with a $18 Million first baseman, a $20 Million starting pitcher, and a $2 Million defensive-minded backup catcher.
 
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The worst 10 MLB contracts of all-time!!

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Is there a common theme in all those contracts that apply specifically to Vladdy?

Or are you saying that no team should ever offer a long term contract to any player because there is some risk involved? And once again, just because a player is not nearly worth his value near the end of his career, he has already provided plenty of value in the earlier years. And Vladdy is one of the youngest, offering more prime years than anyone else.

Years and years ago Charles O. Finley suggested all players only be offered one year contracts and then they all become free agents at the end of the season. It sounded crazy but made some sense. Regardless, the industry has evolved in a very different manner. Teams cannot operate in a vacuum. They must operate according to what is the hear and now. More and more teams are willing to offer very long term and lucrative contracts. This is the current reality.
 
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The St Louis Cardinals received good value for Albert Pujols' prime years. The Angels overpaid for his declining years.
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At 25, Vladdy is offering his prime years to them. And I believe that is more prime than declining.

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Joey Votto was the 'face' of the Reds' franchise. They consistently lost 100+ games a season through most of the later years of his contract.
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If they wasted his prime years because of their incompetence, that is not on him.
 
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Another one down for the Yankees
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The good thing is this might make the Yanks desperate enough to give up the farm system for a player such as Vladdy. The bad thing is the Jays might think it's worth holding on the Vlad the whole year(and then losing him for nothing in the off-season) with one of their main contenders being reduced to an also-ran.
 
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The good thing is this might make the Yanks desperate enough to give up the farm system for a player such as Vladdy. The bad thing is the Jays might think it's worth holding on the Vlad the whole year(and then losing him for nothing in the off-season) with one of their main contenders being reduced to an also-ran.
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The Yankees farm system isn't deep enough to acquire Vladdy...There is no consensus blue chip prospect that I can see.

Jasson Dominguez is their number 1 prospect and there is doubts about him in the field.
 
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I’m surprised there’s been no talk about the impressive play of Roden in spring training. Maybe that’s why Dalton Varsho came back from injuries so quick. He’s afraid he’s going to lose his job…..

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The Yankees farm system isn't deep enough to acquire Vladdy...There is no consensus blue chip prospect that I can see.

Jasson Dominguez is their number 1 prospect and there is doubts about him in the field.
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If the Jays aren't in contention later in the year, I wonder if we'll see any of Gausman, Bassitt, or Scherzer wind up with the Yanks rather than Vladdy. Of course, that's assuming the Yanks are in contention by then(which they will be).
 
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Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox is on the injury list with what mlb(dot)com calls "GI Illness". That probably means gastrointestinal, dumbed down for people who read below a grade 4 level, but back in the day, 'GI Illness' was a euphemism for gonorrhea.
 
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If the Jays aren't in contention later in the year, I wonder if we'll see any of Gausman, Bassitt, or Scherzer wind up with the Yanks rather than Vladdy. Of course, that's assuming the Yanks are in contention by then(which they will be).
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My father said if Max stays healthy, he is going to win the Cy Young. He looks really good in spring training. His fastball tops out at 94, but he changes speeds so well that it seems like it’s much faster.

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Who cares about Vladdy's father's legacy??
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Clearly father and son both do. Have you seen how many stories there are about him and his dad and comparing them and how Vladdy speaks of his father?

And Vlad Senior named him Junior because he doesn't give a shit about what type of person he grows up to be?

You are just typing whatever comes into your head without even thinking whether it makes sense.

Maybe this is why most of your posts are retweets. This way you don't have to reveal any thoughts of your own. I can understand that.
 
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mitchell76 said:
I guess I'm just not a Vladdy fan!!
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Who cares about Vladdy's father. Vladdy's father is not going to win the Jays a World Series, this year.....LMAO

This is my own original thinking with no retweets....LMAO
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Congrats, but you should stick to the retweets.

And just today I heard Shi Davidi talking about how important his father's legacy is to Vladdy, exactly what I've telling you. He wants them to be the 1st father/son duo in the Hall of Fame. It's more important to him than the money.

You have no idea whatsoever as to what you are talking about. It's just gibberish and you are getting hammered all over the place here today. I've only seen one person get bashed as much as you and you don't want to be compared to that guy.
 
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mitchell76 said:
IMHO, Vladdy's being "super greedy." If Vladdy has a bad year this season, then look out---LOL
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And he has the guts to take that risk. He's betting on himself and will accept the outcome. Superstars have that confidence.
 
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If the Jays aren't in contention later in the year, I wonder if we'll see any of Gausman, Bassitt, or Scherzer wind up with the Yanks rather than Vladdy. Of course, that's assuming the Yanks are in contention by then(which they will be).
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Unless the Yankees make some moves or someone massively over achieves they are going to be hard pressed to be a post season team this year.

Hal Steinbrenner cares more about the luxury tax than actually having the best team on the field.
 
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And he has the guts to take that risk. He's betting on himself and will accept the outcome. Superstars have that confidence.
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You ever consider that he just doesn't want to play in Toronto anymore?

Maybe he's pricing himself out on purpose.
 
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