Top Position Players of the Past Three Years (via Fangraphs)

#5-21:

Kevin Youkilis 14.5
Matt Holliday 13.3
Dustin Pedroia 13.2
Mark Teixeira 13.1
Derek Jeter 12.8
David Wright 12.7
Alex Rodriguez 12.5
Ryan Zimmerman 12.0
Adrian Gonzalez 11.9
Lance Berkman 11.6
Justin Morneau 11.6
Brian McCann 11.5
Jayson Werth 11.4
Chipper Jones 11.3
Miguel Cabrera 11.3
Joey Votto 11.0

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by Sky Kalkman on Jun 6, 2010 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

TRADE DAVID WRONG!

by Eric Simon on Jun 6, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

One more time:

Longoria’s production on that contract is insane.

by OremLK on Jun 6, 2010 12:58 PM EDT reply actions

I would be pissed at my agent if I was Longoria.

What was he thinking??!?!?

In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.

In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)

by Taskmaster on Jun 6, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Injuries happen?

He had been in the majors for less than 2 weeks when he signed. There’s no arguing it’s a huge steal and that his agent could have gotten more. With that said, there’s alot of value in stability, and you know they say the first million is the biggest, or whatever.

by philadelphiacub on Jun 6, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

He was the 3rd overall pick.

For around 3 million in signing bonuses. Money was not a huge issue for him at the moment.

I guess you can make the injury insurance argument, but does the contract accomplish that? By the end of his contract, he will have made 17.5 million with taxes, etc. Why give the Rays team options? If he gets injured, they easily decline them, but if he is a superstar, you are only hurting his financial potential when he could qualify for a near A-Rod type contract. If it was only the 6 year/17.5 million deal, I wouldn’t gripe about it, but the options on the back end just baffle me.

In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.

In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)

by Taskmaster on Jun 6, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions