[alnorth]

OK, general message to the world: yes, pitching is at a premium now. All things being equal, a pitching WAR is > than a hitting WAR in a non-premium defensive position.

But lets not get rediculous. At WORST, Myers will be a decent player in RF, might occasionally go to the all star game, nice long career bouncing from team to team. At best, he's a possible future HOF'er. The expected value is somewhere in between, which is pretty damned awesome, even if its just RF.

Even given that the first 2 years of Myers might be less than his peak and his 3rd year might be below his peak as well before he erupts in 2016-2018, that is not equal to 2 years of a #2 pitcher.