"When the Giants Come to Town..." is my blog intended to chronicle my thoughts on San Francisco Giants baseball. My special interest is in prospects and the farm system, but of course, will comment on all aspects of the San Francisco Giants. I will also comment on baseball in general, particularly from a fantasy baseball perspective. I hope you will find the site informative, and invite you to join in the discussion.
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Game Wrap 4/16/2023: Giants at Tigers postponed
Game postponed due to rain. IDK whether that robbed the Giants of a chance to finish the series on a high note or saved them from a humiliating sweep at the hands of one of the objectively worst teams in MLB.
Under the WAR-value method, Bumgarner's extension paid big dividends to the Giants. The greatest of all long-term contracts was the Rays extending a young Logoria. With great defense and hitting, Longoria pulled in 40.7 fWAR for just $17.5 million over 6 years. FanGraphs computed that Longora produced $277 million worth of fWAR while playing under it.
Bumgarner falls out of the Top-10 with just $62.5 million in fWAR over contract.
But, DrB is right in that most long-term contracts do not end well. They really need to be super-young players who have years of club-control and arbitration to go and are willing to settle for a good contract that settles/avoids all that.
Logan Webb RHP's extension is not nearly as team-friendly as Bumgarner's but it's not terrible. If he can produce a total of 10 WAR over 5 years he will earn his money. Not a slam dunk but also not unlikely.
Dodgers place Will Smith on 7-day concussion IL, sign Austin Wynns
ReplyDeleteYankees place Giancarlo Stanton on 10-day IL – did the Giants get a break when Stanton said No Thanks to SF?
ReplyDeleteMost huge long term contracts end badly.
DeleteUnder the WAR-value method, Bumgarner's extension paid big dividends to the Giants. The greatest of all long-term contracts was the Rays extending a young Logoria. With great defense and hitting, Longoria pulled in 40.7 fWAR for just $17.5 million over 6 years. FanGraphs computed that Longora produced $277 million worth of fWAR while playing under it.
ReplyDeleteBumgarner falls out of the Top-10 with just $62.5 million in fWAR over contract.
But, DrB is right in that most long-term contracts do not end well. They really need to be super-young players who have years of club-control and arbitration to go and are willing to settle for a good contract that settles/avoids all that.
Logan Webb RHP's extension is not nearly as team-friendly as Bumgarner's but it's not terrible. If he can produce a total of 10 WAR over 5 years he will earn his money. Not a slam dunk but also not unlikely.
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