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02-17-2018 10:53 PM |
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Originally Posted by jd1020
(Post 13422954)
8 years for a guy averaging 2 WAR a season for his career.
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His WAR totals are driven significantly down by obviously ****ed 1B defense metrics, which have consistently rated him a worse defender than notable turd defenders such as Jose Abreu and Ryan Howard.
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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties
(Post 13422958)
Essentially a 5-year, $100 million deal.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources: Hosmer to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padres?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Padres</a> is for 8 years, opt out after 5, front-loaded deal: $20 million each of first 5 years, $13 mil each of last three years, AAV $18 mil.</p>— Scott Miller (@ScottMillerBbl) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottMillerBbl/status/965081838627811328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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For a guy who has never hit 30 HR.
Is this standard in baseball now?
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Likely has back-to-back 30-HR seasons if he played in a more neutral hitters park. It's not a standard, though. I think most are surprised at the length - really creative offer from the Padres, though.
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Originally Posted by mcaj22
(Post 13422959)
I really doubt he sees the life of that contract as a Padre, I don't even think Hos will make it to the 5th season opt out (unless he has a no trade) That's going to be 5 losing seasons in a row for him garunteed. Hos will get sick of that quick. There is no windows for the Padres in the division they play in as long as the Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Giants exist.
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I think you're wrong.
The Giants have a few years left in the current window but are a very old team with very, very little coming from their minor league system. Their top prospect is Helio Ramos, who they drafted last year, and the rest of their system is basically empty.
The Diamondbacks' window is in danger of closing; also not a good farm system, and Goldschmidt and Pollock and Corbin don't have much control left.
The Dodgers are there to stay, but the Padres have a great farm system, stocked with pitching prospects (three of them premium guys with true ToR ability). In addition to Hosmer, they have another good young power hitter in Wil Myers, who now will play LF. They have a really good young CF in Manny Margot, who can impact the game with his defense, his legs, or his bat. They have a good young C in Austin Hedges, who is a plus defender. They have a couple of premium prospects up the middle, one of them a switch-hitting shortstop with speed and power (Fernando Tatis, JR).
I see a team that will be a contender in the 2020-2021 window. Maybe even as soon as next season.
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