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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Holy shit. I understand wanting to get out from under that contract, but Kinsler was a league average hitter last year. The Rangers just opened up a spot for Profar and significantly upgraded 1st and their lineup.
That is straight ****ing rape. |
Fielder is coming off a bad year by his standards like Kinsler, but unlike Kinsler, he can't field for shit and his contract is a massive albatross (7 years/168M). Texas may still get a couple of good offensive years out of him (and it may make their team slightly better in the short term), but they're going to be paying a declining DH 24M a season well into his mid-30s. It's a horrible contract.
Considering what they'll be able to do with that freed up money (re-sign Scherzer and potentially Miggy), this is a win for Detroit, not Texas.