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I say we attempt to lock him up quick.
Maybe something along the lines of 2013-900K, 24 2014-1.1M, 25 2015-5.5M, 26 2016-8.5M, 27 2017-10.5M, 28 2018-10.5M, 29 2019-10.5M, 30 2020-10.5M, 31 Assuming he stays healthy/competitive, it would be hard to decline this deal as a 23year old, IMO......Also if he doesn't get extended and hits the market around 26-27yrs old he's going to be looking at Hamels dollars........Look at the Kershaw financial options. Considering Floyd is making 9.5M it makes it a nice deal. 8yr/58M Similar to the Strasburg deal he signed out of college. This put him past arbitration, which he would (assuming) be awarded pretty solid salary (LHP, eats IP, K's, competitive) What would/should the Sox do with Sale?
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What they should do is give him one or two more years. If he can keep this up, then lock him up to a good deal.
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but remember as he gets better, the price tag goes up.
I think now is the time. maybe get the last few years as club options with a buyout. |
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That delivery still scares me. I wouldn't lock him up to any kind of longterm deal until he could prove that he could stay healthy. One year as a starter is not enough for me.
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I'm not shocked this kind of crap keeps reappearing though. Didn't someone a while back advocate Sale getting Tommy John surgery before any problems even appear with his throwing arm? Work out a deal with the guy through his arbitration years. At least. Sneak in an option year or two if you can with a fair buyout. |
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Oh, of the five guys who who were in the starting rotation on Opening Day 2012, the only ones who never saw the DL during the season were.......Sale and Peavy.
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IMO, the whole mechanics causing injury thing is absolute BS. Some guys have an arm that can hold up, despite mechanics, and some don't. I think it's more about a pitcher's body having the natural ability to withstand the pitching motion than anything else. It's just a crapshoot.
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MLB Network super imposed Sale's delivery over Randy Johnson's and they were almost exactly the same and Randy Johnson didn't have many arm problems until later in his career. Having said that, I would like Sale to pitch another full season before giving him some sort of major contract extension.
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Rather than the 97mph 15 KO blazer, he'll be routinely working in the 90-93 range. Now, this is pretty standard. A good comparison would be Tim Lincecum, a lanky guy with funky delivery. I bet at this point SF is grateful they didn't commit to 8 years with their Cy Young honoree. I expect a similar trajectory for Sale. UNLESS he starts to develop command of his off-speedo junk a la Freddie Garcia. Chris Sale will not be a lights out performer for an extended time, but I think he has the talent to transform into a finesser as time goes with the wind. My 2 cents. |
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Pitching is not a natural motion of the human arm. So no matter who you are, there will be issues, other than the few iron men who are exceptions rather than the rule. There is zero proof that Sale can have the injury-free longevity of a guy like Randy Johnson. The Sox have been cautious with Sale, but so were the Nationals with Strasburg. IMO, there's room here to make a deal. The Sox are risking that he could be paid well to sit out 18 months and Sale is risking that he can improve further and increase his future earning power. Unless Boras is representing him (who always pushes for the max), I think a deal makes sense to both sides. Last edited by russ99; 12-01-2012 at 02:55 AM. |
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Understanding that some of this would be buying out arbitration years, etc., wouldn't this still be an unprecedented contract to a pitcher from the White Sox? Hard to imagine the Sox signing any pitcher to an 8 year deal.
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