Originally posted by dcsham:
Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by redrathman:
Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by itlynstalyn:
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Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal Source: Bourn with #Indians: Four years, $48M with $12M vesting option for fifth year if he reaches 550 plate appearances.
Great deal for them if true.
Definately wouldve rather had Bourn at 4/48 than Pagan at 4/40.
Player A - .281 .333 .424 .757 / 124 of 157 (79%)
Player B - .272 .339 .365 .704 / 276 of 340 (81%)
If you sign player B, it'll cost you a first round pick.
Our 1st rounder is what, the 26th overall pick? Not a whole ton of franchise changing stars left at 26, if you play the odds. imo Bourn is a significantly better baseball player than Angel Pagan. Obviously we couldnt have known, or risked waiting out Bourn to get him that cheap, but it just annoys me.
I don't agree that Bourne is a "significantly" better baseball player than Pagan. He can cover hella ground in CF, but I like how Pagan hits the ball and how he fits into our ballpark.
Agreed, I don't think Bourne is a huge upgrade over Pagan in any way. Plus, if you add the component of the clubhouse chemistry that exists and how key Pagan is to that, you might even detract from the team overall considering how big of a factor team chemistry is on this club. It's more of an intangible I know, but it's these little things that contribute to a team of mid-level field talent to win 2 championships in 3 years.