JoeSixPat
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... as some might recall there was a lot of vigorous debate in Red Sox nation last year when Bay got off to a hot start - on pace to hit 50 home runs and drive in 170 runs - prompting many to want to sign him to a mega contract extension
at the time many were faulting Theo, though the front office correctly assessed that Bay wasn't a 50/170 guy and shouldn't be paid like one... indeed they felt he was more of a 35/120 guy, and sure enough that's about where he landed
I'm sure we all would have loved to have those types of numbers on the roster but the front office wasn't about to overpay for Bay
So fast forward to mid-season 2010, after the Mets dropped a $66 million 4 year contract into his lap ... Mets fans have received a whopping 6 home runs and 44 RBIs for the $16.5 million this season alone - on pace for 11 HRs and 80 RBIs, prompting him to be booed by the hometown fans before the All Star break.
Now that being said Bay will probably get hot at some point and I'd be surprised if he didn't produce more than his projections at this point - but the point is still the same... the Red Sox were smart not to pay Bay during his hot streak and were wise not to match the overpaid contract offered by the Mets.
... all of a sudden David Ortiz's contract doesn't look so bad!
I guess the bottom line is that Theo and the Sox do make plenty of mistakes but quite often they know what they are doing and are smart enough not to get caught up in streaks and overpay for mediocre talent (well, JD Drew might want to beg to differ with me on that but I digress.)
at the time many were faulting Theo, though the front office correctly assessed that Bay wasn't a 50/170 guy and shouldn't be paid like one... indeed they felt he was more of a 35/120 guy, and sure enough that's about where he landed
I'm sure we all would have loved to have those types of numbers on the roster but the front office wasn't about to overpay for Bay
So fast forward to mid-season 2010, after the Mets dropped a $66 million 4 year contract into his lap ... Mets fans have received a whopping 6 home runs and 44 RBIs for the $16.5 million this season alone - on pace for 11 HRs and 80 RBIs, prompting him to be booed by the hometown fans before the All Star break.
Now that being said Bay will probably get hot at some point and I'd be surprised if he didn't produce more than his projections at this point - but the point is still the same... the Red Sox were smart not to pay Bay during his hot streak and were wise not to match the overpaid contract offered by the Mets.
... all of a sudden David Ortiz's contract doesn't look so bad!
I guess the bottom line is that Theo and the Sox do make plenty of mistakes but quite often they know what they are doing and are smart enough not to get caught up in streaks and overpay for mediocre talent (well, JD Drew might want to beg to differ with me on that but I digress.)