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Originally Posted by tk13
I would generally agree. Re-signing Hos will no doubt be tough... but if you're going to offer a $20+M a year contract... I'd rather give it to Hos. I feel pretty good about Cuthbert, so if Moose walks, he walks. If you could sign Esky, Cain and somehow get Hos... you could fill in the gaps with Mondesi, Cuthbert, maybe Starling or one of the other young OFs. You could still field a competitive team.
Plus waiting to sign any of those guys means you're working under a new TV contract (for part of the deal, at least).
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I have no interest in re-signing Escobar, and I doubt the team does, either, unless Mondesi collapses. Extending a speed and defense SS into his 30s seems like a bad prop, especially when you have a cheap internal replacement whose floor is the current guy's ceiling.
As such, I'd swap Moustakas and Escobar in your consideration. I also need to see Cain maintain the XBH power this season before I'm comfortable extending him (because his O is eventually going to have to carry him if you extend beyond current years of control).
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I'm probably in the minority but as much as I like and have appreciated Gordon's play, I think it would be foolish to give him a 5/80+ contract.
He's had significant injuries the past two seasons and at his age, future injuries are likely.
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I'll give you the "significant injury" in 2015, but his wrist injury in 2014 can't be classified as such, IMO.
If you play a full season through an injury, it's not "significant."
Regardless, your point still has merits. From a financial/long-term perspective, Alex Gordon at $15 million/year for 5 years makes sense. At 90? Not so much.