Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 11872756)

Let's just exist in fantasy land for a minute:

If you can get Glass to bump the payroll to 155, you could even look at adding Heyward, Gordon, Zobrist and a #5 SP type. (155M payroll shouldn't even be a stretch after considering the revenue the last two years has brought and the earnings potential going forward. Additionally, the increased value of the TV contract if he keeps the fan-base engaged with a winning team will have a substantial impact on the franchise's value.)

As an additional idea, you could even look at dealing a Jarrod Dyson/Omar Infante package to provide some payroll relief in this scenario. Talk about a monster of a lineup, though:

1) Heyward
2) Zobrist
3) Cain
4) Hosmer
5) Morales
6) Moose
7) Perez
8) Gordon
9) Escobar

You have improved every aspect of your line-up here. Plus you give Holland a Medlen-like deal that gives him a chance to rehab, perform and re-enter free agency. (2/5.5/10[M])

Originally Posted by RealSNR (Post 11872773)

Swap Escobar and Heyward and you have a deal :D

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 11872689)

While it is a long contract, you can mitigate injury risk with insurance and your decline risk is probably even lower than the Gordon deal given that Heyward is 26 and Gordon is 31. Furthermore, the back-end of the deal will be offset by greater revenues from the new TV contract and inflation.

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 11872803)

I wonder what the insurance premiums would be on that contract.

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 11872808)

Insurance premiums can be as much as 10% of the contract's annual value.
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/D...er-Injury.aspx

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 11872808)

Insurance premiums can be as much as 10% of the contract's annual value.
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/D...er-Injury.aspx

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 11872810)

They would be much higher on a 10 year deal than on a typical contract.

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 11872810)

They would be much higher on a 10 year deal than on a typical contract.

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 11872815)

There are a ton of things you can do to the policy to modify the premium levels.

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 11872816)

I would assume pitchers would be higher than an OFer also.

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 11872826)

Much higher. How many outfielders sustain major injuries?

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 11872820)

Of course, but anything that reduces the premiums is going to involve assuming more of the risk. I don't think the policy would be necessary.

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 11872834)

Insurance use should generally be limited. For example, insuring the early years may be preferable as you could potentially get a lower rate (I would assume a younger player would be at less risk for injury in an actuary's mind). Later years will be less important to insure because you have increased payroll flexibility, inflation, etc.

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 11872891)

Uh oh, Twins looking to add some pop

Win the rights to bargain with Korean slugger Byrug Ho Park


http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on...-byung-ho-park