Free Agency - Yikes

[kidrock]

A few colleagues at work were discussing whether or not they thought Chris Davis has been a bust so far (i know, only a month). The conclusion we came to is that we would like more from him especially considering his contract, but in no way is he a bust.

That got us talking about other free agents and whether or not free agency was even worth it anymore and it got us looking at some of the top free agents:

Yikes

David Price

Justin Upton

Jason Heyward

Good

Mike Leake

Jordan Zimmerman

Yoenis Cespedes

Johnny Cueto

It seems like a lot of previous free agents have busted as well (Ellsbury, Cano until this year etc). The thing that really stinks is that when you are paying a player 20-30 million a year, you would expect really really good seasons upfront as players will age and their effectiveness will decline. Its crazy to see how many free agents have been horrible in their first few years. I guess it just comes down to a risk that you must be willing to take because paying a guy 100-200 millions doesn't guarantee anything anymore.

[Going Underground]

Strasburg just signed an extension. Seven years at $175 million.

[backwardsk]

That surprises me. Was there any better potential FA starter?

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[Rene88]

Strasburg just signed an extension. Seven years at $175 million.

Yep! Opt-out in year 3 or 4.

[weams]

Yep! Opt-out in year 3 or 4.

Congratulations then.

[Rene88]

That surprises me. Was there any better potential FA starter?

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Nope.

Matt Moore, Gio Gonzakez, Bartolo Colon lol

[Rene88]

Congratulations then.

Not after that last series....

[CheeryO]

Nope.

Matt Moore, Gio Gonzakez, Bartolo Colon lol

Why do lol Gonzalez? He's good, and the Nationals will probably pick up his option. Moore would be a nice addition to most any team relative to what he'll cost.

[Rene88]

Scott Kaxmir and James Shields.

Man, starting pitching in free agency next year will be a wasteland...

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[Aristotelian]

Strasburg just signed an extension. Seven years at $175 million.

Wow. Would have been a perfect fit for the Yankees. They could have easily given him CC's money and then some.

[weams]

Scott Kaxmir and James Shields.

Man, starting pitching in free agency next year will be a wasteland...

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Shields will never opt out. Never.

[Can_of_corn]

That surprises me. Was there any better potential FA starter?

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Rich Hill might be the best FA stater next offseason.

[Rene88]

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[Rene88]

Rich Hill might be the best FA stater next offseason.

Yet Latos didn't interest us....sigh

[24fps]

Put Scott Kazmir in the Yikes column. He currently has an OPS+ of 68. Not as bad as David Price at least.

OTOH Dexter Fowler not only belongs in the Good column, maybe one of his own called OMGthat'sfreakin'insane with an OPS+ of 174 and an OBP of .462.

Still, he's no Hyun Soo Kim...