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[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">C?spedes just told me in our <a href="https://twitter.com/BBTN">@BBTN</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter">@SportsCenter</a> interview that he will be looking for a contract of 6+ years <a href="http://t.co/Hd4mlJX2Cg">pic.twitter.com/Hd4mlJX2Cg</a></p>— Marly Rivera ~ ESPN (@MarlyRiveraESPN) <a href="

">September 18, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[BohKnowsBmore]

Me too. And at least $20M per or I'm not even picking up the phone.

[clapdiddy]

We are not going to be involved with any of these high-dollar guys. Ain't. gonna. happen.

[DrungoHazewood]

Cespedes has been worth almost four wins a year. Assume he wants to be paid like a 4-win player throughout his deal, which would be from age 30 through at least 36. That would be $28M/per, so... 6/168 or 7/192. I think that's ballpark of what he gets, especially since it seems some team will heavily weight his most recent performance.

[weams]

We are not going to be involved with any of these high-dollar guys. Ain't. gonna. happen.

He was a guy who would not have cost a pick If he were looking for Cruz money I was all over it. That's all he is worth.

[LookitsPuck]

Not a snowball's chance in hell Cespedes gets $28m/year.

[spiritof66]

He's put himself in a great position. The Mets almost have to sign him -- to have him go elsewhere would be a fan-relations disaster as well as weaken their offense significantly -- and other interested teams (it takes just one) will drive up the price.

[DrungoHazewood]

Not a snowball's chance in hell Cespedes gets $28m/year.

He'll clear $20M, but by how much? On a really long deal somebody might lower the AAV a bit, but $28M certainly wouldn't surprise me.

[Can_of_corn]

He'll clear $20M, but by how much? On a really long deal somebody might lower the AAV a bit, but $28M certainly wouldn't surprise me.

If it's 28 then I think you end up with a contract like Max Scherzer received with lot of deferred money.

[weams]

If it's 28 then I think you end up with a contract like Max Scherzer received with lot of deferred money.

Interest is still zero. So is inflation.

[Frobby]

No reason to think he won't get six years.

[Orioles0615]

We are not going to be involved with any of these high-dollar guys. Ain't. gonna. happen.

Then lets completely rebuild

[Old#5fan]

Please let someone else overpay for this guy as personally there is something about this guy that keeps him moving from

Team to team like a journeyman.

[scOtt]

Please let someone else overpay for this guy as personally there is something about this guy that keeps him moving from

Team to team like a journeyman.

It's just his great worth as a player. And he has just always been the expendable player going to a team that needs him.

[25 Nuggets]

Yes, and I'm sure he's ready to sit tight in one spot now.

6 years, $160 mil? I can definitely see it. And I don't think that's a disaster of a deal. Not great, but Cespedes finds a way to produce. If it's an AL team of course they can DH him later in the contract.

People are going to have to rethink the baseball market, considering some of the recent signings. There are going to be a number of huge deals in the off season, including Davis. $7 mil a year is going to buy basically nothing. :slytf: