MLB execs vote on best offseasons

[Dick Allen]

I like that comparison. Pablo's clearly the better player at a more premium position but his deal has zero upside. At best he's worth his contract. Personally I think there's a fat chance of that happening. Melky only needs to about 5 war in his contract to make it worth it for the Sox.

 

Melky is a good player he's not the same guy he was in NY at the dish anymore. Maybeyou can say that's due to PEDs but I saw the guy make one of the more bone headed mental gaffes a ballplayer will ever make (missed a ball tipping his cap to the intros at yankee stadium about 20 feet in front of us back in 2009) and it's clear he had a lot of mental growing up to do on and off the field .

 

When you break into the Bronx at 20, a full time starter at 21, it can go to your head.

 

Something clicked with the guy a few years ago and I think he's going to produce about 6 WAR in three years. A lot depends on his defense but in the smallish LF of the Cell I can't imagine he'll have much trouble. PEDs or not, the guy keeps himself in great shape and at 29 hard to imagine he'll decline too much athletically in three years. Injury could happen, and he does have some history there (the tumor thing wtf) so as with anything hope for health.

I know park factors probably had something to do with it, but Gillaspie and his 7 homers, out OPS'd Panda last season. Owing Panda $100 million would be pretty scary to me. I know he has played well fat, but how long does that continue? The Giants always were on him about his weight. There has to be a reason. I don't think he will age well.

[LDF]

I know park factors probably had something to do with it, but Gillaspie and his 7 homers, out OPS'd Panda last season. Owing Panda $100 million would be pretty scary to me. I know he has played well fat, but how long does that continue? The Giants always were on him about his weight. There has to be a reason. I don't think he will age well.

 

let alone any illness that might occur due to poor unhealthy lifestyle.