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Originally Posted by cosmo20002
C'mon...Even IF Gordon keeps up his 6 WAR pace no one is going to offer him a contract that reflects a "6 win" player.
Markakis has been solid offensively for years, including last year when he had a .800+ OPS and won a Gold Glove. He's getting $6 - 10M total for this year and next. That's about what Alex should get, but like you said, hard to predict these things now.
Looks like Moose is making $7M this year, 11M mutual option next yr, w/ $3M buyout.
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I’m not saying pay him like a 6-win guy.
Markakis is probably the best comparison due to age and being on the market last offseason. Markakis totaled 4 wins in the 3 seasons before his walk year, when he put up 2.6. He cashed that in for a $6 million guarantee that maxes out at $5 million/year over two years.
Gordon totaled 3.4 wins in the 3 seasons before this one, with his end season TBD. A lot will depend on how his offense holds up over the rest of the season.
I used Markakis as a base for my guess at what a Gordon extension might look like and tried to account for his history with the team and the $4 million guarantee.