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I agree. Now if we thought Wilson was final piece to team then hell ya pay the man but he not. With Fielder im thinking of 2012 + Fielder will still be in prime in 2-3 years.
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I agree. Now if we thought Wilson was final piece to team then hell ya pay the man but he not. With Fielder im thinking of 2012 + Fielder will still be in prime in 2-3 years.
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Hamiton 2-2 off tough lefty. He can rake. he was Cub for about 2 min to LOL
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I'm not derailing this thread by mentioning he who shall not be named, but this idea that Wilson should be worth more or less money because of how he performs in this game is silly. I realize that it will in the real market, but the idea that how a guy performs in a handful of postseason games has any bearing on how he will perform in future ones is not reality.
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What is number 1 starter money because I think you guys really underestimate what that it is the current market given the deals that CC and Lee got.
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But it does have a bearing on his value, which is what I'm arguing.
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What you mean by value? Are you talking about the price on the open market he will get which is true or are talking about actual value to a team which is false?
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I think if he does have rough series it could affect his FA money. Teams will be scared to pay him to be number 1 when they see he getting outpitched by a rookie.
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Moore with 4 IP 6 K's 2 hits 0 runs
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Value in free agency.
I really hope a team doesn't consider Wilson to be a solution to their problem.
I really hope a team doesn't consider Wilson to be a solution to their problem.
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I think we arguing about two different things at this point. We can all agree that postseason performance is a factor in contract negotiations, but what I am arguing is that it shouldn't overly effect how he is valued by teams going forward because there is no indication that he is unlikely to perform as he has throughout his entire career in these situations going forward.
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Yup...certain GMs will look at him and say "oooh, he sucked it up in the playoffs, let's pay him less" and lose out on CJ Wilson because they decided not to take into account his strong peripherals and the fact that he ate 200 innings to get the Rangers to the playoffs. Certain GMs will also put too much emphasis on ERA and what not.
CJ Wilson will still get paid though.
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I hope no team thinks any player is a cureall for their team. However, he is a huge improvement over the current starters on the one we root for at this point, and is likely to be vastly better than anything coming through the system in the next several seasons.
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CJ will get paid cause he good pitcher BUT also cause the SP market is SO WEAK!!! I think Wilson could turn into a Lackey deal
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If the Cubs were a starter away from competing, I wouldn't have a problem overpaying for someone.
Sad fact is the Cubs are about 4-5 players away from competing and 2-3 positional upgrades (2B and CF) away from competing.
Sad fact is the Cubs are about 4-5 players away from competing and 2-3 positional upgrades (2B and CF) away from competing.
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We did, but we never cashed in on it because the offenses of those teams were beyond terrible.
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Acquiring any top tier free agent involves overpaying. I don't want the Cubs to pay Wilson whatever it takes to get him, but I do want them to be aggressive in acquiring top of the rotation talent that the farm system can't produce for the next several seasons.
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We not only people thinking of it lol
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Any time a free agent to be has a great or poor performance in the postseason, everyone thinks about how it affects their contract status...
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My dad and i talking and when Cubs had Prior, Z, Wood all under 25 and pitching well Cubs were thought to be contenders for while..went downt the drain so fast
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