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Originally Posted by RealSNR
From somebody who doesn't know much about the development of baseball players, would it be fair to say that his work in the majors might resemble Moustakas, who has taken awhile to figure out his bat and has faced a lot of ups and downs and frustrations from fans in his career thus far?
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Not really. Moustakas put up some huge numbers in the minors. George Springer is a good comparison, though. Both are really "toolsy" guys who took some time to click and had things come together at age 23 after big struggles early.
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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Gordon is a lot like Carl Crawford statistically. Here's what happened to him:
5 years before FA: 25 WAR
Turns 30
5 years after FA: 6 WAR
Yes, his age 30-34 seasons have produced a total of 6 WAR. All for the low low price of $97 million. He's got 2 more years at $42 million left.
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I don't think Crawford is a really good comparison for Gordon, in that he was a speed/wheels guy who couldn't recover from losing a few steps.
Gordon's value would take a hit from him losing a step, but he's less vulnerable to aging than a speed demon like Crawford.
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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat
SB Nation 2015 Off-season Simulation summary
That thing is awful on many levels, one of the more egregious being a projection of 5 years, $108 million for Ben Zobrist (and to the Padres!). That shit isn't happening.
Every team is represented but I just thought it was interesting so see the Royals theoretical moves from the exercise.
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