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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Maybe, but that deal's about on par with what Zimmerman got in terms of AAV and that's about the same class Cueto is in.
Greinke and Price are in another level. Apart from an insane 2014 season, Cueto's always been in the 'very good' tier. The guys getting a $30 million AAV are likely HOFers.
He almost certainly cost himself a little, but the market doesn't support 7 yr deals for many pitchers and a smallish righty almost certainly wasn't getting one. So if you figure his ceiling was at 6 years, maybe a stellar 2nd half nets him a $24 milion AAV but even that's pushing it.
This deal is much better than I thought he'd get. It seems to suggest that his implosion in KC didn't hurt his market value nearly as much as I thought it would.
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Well, he is going back to the National League where he won't have to face a DH.