Eric Fisher signs 4 year, $63M extension

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Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

This is one of those situations where someone is getting paid on the valid expectation of future improvement/performance instead of past deeds. These kinds of deals are never as exciting to fans as signing someone who was a big-time player 5-10 years ago, but absolutely this was a good deal worth the risk and, if Fisher continues to improve, it's a great deal for the team.

I hated Fisher early in his career because he sucked early in his career. That wasn't the case last year. Glad for the guy.

I always like these deals alot. When you do them this way, theres still a possibility of getting more value than you're paying for, if the guy keeps getting better.

In deals like Houston and what Berry is wanting, you're hoping they perform up to the deal money and aren't likely to get any added value.