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Jason Heyward was always destined to get paid and the team that gave him the money was destined to regret it.
I'm not arguing whether or not Hosmer's gonna make bank - he will. Guys that hit FA prior to 28 always have the mystery of youth. GMs are sure the can take a young player with a pedigree and solid production and coach them up into the next superstar.
It just rarely happens. I can't think of a guy that signed a big money deal THEN turned the corner. Paying for youth is a bad idea when the production doesn't match the price. Yet teams will continue to do it.
And again - I like Hosmer, to a point. I just think any expectations that he's going to be an MVP candidate are based on little more than blind faith. And any assertions that he's a premier 1b are overstated.
He can be a contributor on a champion (obviously). But he's not a guy that's going to anchor said champion and that's seemingly the air that some folks want to place him in.
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