Skyking 162: Potential Mistake: Signing Mike Lowell
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1| skyking162 found this 10/30/2007 on www.baseballthinkfactory.org [flag] |
Or as I overheard in the bar the other night..."Mike Lowell would have lesser than zero home runs at Yankee Stadium”
3 - Lowell will be 34 years old during the 2008 season. Every free agent signing is a risk, but older players carry more risk. I’m worried about a small letdown in 2008, and then there’s 2009, 2010, and possibly 2011 to worry about, too. The list of 37 year old players who hit ...
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Potential Mistake: Signing Mike Lowell
Published 10/30/2007 by Sky at skyking162
... actually more like $4 million, meaning Lowell was “worth” $14 million in 2007 and is “worth” about $10 million per season going forward. Of course, when you consider that overall teams spend $2 million per marginal win, free agents are a huge rip-off compared to slaves or arbitration-eligible players. If Lowell signs for $10-12 million a season, that’s not an awful free agent signing. But I’d rather have David Wright. (Hat tip to ekogan at BTF.) ...
