Prince could accept 3 year deal

[Can_of_corn]

I'd give him three years, and 27m per year, if it would work. I'd go above 27m, too.

I would in the abstract as well. In fact I would be willing to add a series of vesting options that would extend the contract out if he continued to perform.

[Malike]

According to FanGraphs he's averaged 3.3 WAR over his 7 years and if you throw out the 0.1 WAR for the 69 PA in '05 closer to 4 WAR over the past 6 seasons, and 5.1 WAR over the past 3. I would expect he produces better than that over the next 5-7 seasons.

5-7 seasons? I highly doubt he's going to surpass 5 WAR. Look at guys like Pujols and Tex who are superior players, at the age of 30 Tex was good for 4.1 WAR and 2.4 WAR at 31. Pujols in his 30's 7.1 WAR and 5.4 WAR at 31. Fielder is not the player that either of those two have been and he's not some fitness freak who is going to age well. I think he's got a very small window to play at elite status, although, he's never had a real elite WAR type season, and I don't expect him to find that as he gets older.

[.500_OR_BETTER]

OMG ANOTHER FIELDER THREAD!!!

[MauerWithPower]

Not a chance

[JohnD]

I would in the abstract as well. In fact I would be willing to add a series of vesting options that would extend the contract out if he continued to perform.

Absolutely. I dub the right field wall Fielder's Fence, or the standing room section Prince's Place, and pay him gobs of cash over the next three years. Vesting options will allow him to continue it.

Sadly, no way in hell it'll ever happen.

[24fps]

The O's should be involved in virtually any 3-year deal. I still think he gets longer than that this time around, although nowhere near 10 years.

[BaltimoreTerp]

Absolutely. I dub the right field wall Fielder's Fence, or the standing room section Prince's Place, and pay him gobs of cash over the next three years. Vesting options will allow him to continue it.

Sadly, no way in hell it'll ever happen.

Give him an extra year for each time he hits the Warehouse

[waroriole]

How is he going to get "Pujols money" in 3 years when he's 30?

[El Gordo]

5-7 seasons? I highly doubt he's going to surpass 5 WAR. Look at guys like Pujols and Tex who are superior players, at the age of 30 Tex was good for 4.1 WAR and 2.4 WAR at 31. Pujols in his 30's 7.1 WAR and 5.4 WAR at 31. Fielder is not the player that either of those two have been and he's not some fitness freak who is going to age well. I think he's got a very small window to play at elite status, although, he's never had a real elite WAR type season, and I don't expect him to find that as he gets older.

I think he will out produce his 3.9 fWAR per over the next 5-7 years.

[Frobby]

I think he will out produce his 3.9 fWAR per over the next 5-7 years.

Why? The typical player peaks at 27. 5-7 years is a pretty long time.

[El Gordo]

Why? The typical player peaks at 27. 5-7 years is a pretty long time.

Yes but Fielder is showing some consistency over the past 3 years, and generally players tend to plateau for a few years after 27. So I can see him holding on to a few 5 WAR years before dropping to a few 3 + years before declining more rapidly and and DHing for another few years at arould 2.5 WAR

[weams]

So you are expecting all 350LBS of Prince Fielder to vastly improve on his average of 2.8 WAR per year? I think you get a decent 3 years out of him and he will fall off of a similar cliff that Mo Vaughn and other hefty sluggers like his father did.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

You and I both know this is grossly inacurate.

He's 5'9" and 400LBS

[weams]

Absolutely. I dub the right field wall Fielder's Fence, or the standing room section Prince's Place, and Boog's renamed the "Tofu Target" - pay him gobs of cash over the next three years.

I am all over this. Get it done!

[JTrea81]

Not only is that inaccurate and delusional, but it seems that some people have gotten into their New Year's Eve stash just a little bit early this year," Boras told ESPNChicago.com on Tuesday.

"It appears some baseball people are just bored," Boras said. "That's when you hear ideas like that floated."

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/7529/boras-it-takes-more-than-3-to-get-fielder

Gotta love Boras...

[Putz47]

guys he's already got a deal over 5 plus years now.. he's just waiting to see if anyone else will pay him more or more years before he takes it and i doubt it's an offer from this pathetic front office!