Valuing Torii Hunter’s Deal

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So much for the moratorium on Thanksgiving transactions… I’ve got a few to catch up on, but I’ll start with Torri Hunter . Generally considered to be the best of the three top free agent center fielders—an assessment with which I disagree—Hunter agreed to a five-year, $90 million contract with the LA Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday. A few days ago , I estimated ... [link]

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Odds and Ends: Santana, Hunter
Published 11/26/2007 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... rumors.  I'll keep adding to this post. Still some confusion about Johan Santana's no-trade clause.  Buster Olney says it's full and doesn't indicate that the rights change on any certain date.  Matthew Cerrone says it's a full NTC only until Opening Day '08, when it switches to 12 teams.  Those are not mutually exclusive comments, so I guess we'll see. Torii Hunter - not overpaid?  So says J.C. Bradbury. ...

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Published 11/27/2007 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... detailing how the Hunter signing happened, and Sabernomics thinks the money in the Hunter deal was about right, and I hope they’re right. ...

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