Comments on: I can beg to survive but nothing’s gonna help me http://www.toeingtherubber.com/2009/10/i-can-beg-to-survive-but-nothing%e2%80%99s-gonna-help-me/ Blogging about the Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:51:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: KellyO http://www.toeingtherubber.com/2009/10/i-can-beg-to-survive-but-nothing%e2%80%99s-gonna-help-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2928 KellyO Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:47:15 +0000 http://www.toeingtherubber.com/?p=3251#comment-2928 "Yes, he has a huge contract that was totally overblown and never probably should have seen the light of day – but it did." Well, I think it's a little more nuanced than that. For one thing, it's hard to compare contracts signed in different years. You pay a premium for achievement and consistency in a free agent. Is Drew's 5 year/ $14 million per contract out fo line with Papi's 4 year/$13 million per? [I'm divvying up Papi's signing bonus that was paid in 2006 for comparison purposes.] Folks who get upset about Drew's contract never seem willing to quote what they think he should be paid, relative to the market. I think they just don't like him. “Yes, he has a huge contract that was totally overblown and never probably should have seen the light of day – but it did.”

Well, I think it’s a little more nuanced than that. For one thing, it’s hard to compare contracts signed in different years. You pay a premium for achievement and consistency in a free agent. Is Drew’s 5 year/ $14 million per contract out fo line with Papi’s 4 year/$13 million per? [I'm divvying up Papi's signing bonus that was paid in 2006 for comparison purposes.]

Folks who get upset about Drew’s contract never seem willing to quote what they think he should be paid, relative to the market. I think they just don’t like him.

]]> By: md http://www.toeingtherubber.com/2009/10/i-can-beg-to-survive-but-nothing%e2%80%99s-gonna-help-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 md Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:27:36 +0000 http://www.toeingtherubber.com/?p=3251#comment-2926 love the photo of the Kitten, it's pretty much how I feel today, and anyone that really knows me knows it's a reason to stay the hell away from me! Sorry had to vent to someone. love the photo of the Kitten, it’s pretty much how I feel today, and anyone that really knows me knows it’s a reason to stay the hell away from me! Sorry had to vent to someone.

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