In today's dollars that contract looks bad, but its hard to judge because the new national TV deal should be causing some inflation anyway. I think we'll know better in 2 or 3 years how expensive that contract is.

You're certainly risking hepatitis.

If thats the new market for a 33-year old Cabrera, then Mike Trout is going to be filthy rich when he hits free agency.

in 2003 the Royals were hitting the ball well

with 836 (4th in AL) runs total and 162 Home runs (7th)

pitching was mediocre with 867 runs allowed and a team ERA of 5.05 (12th among 14 AL teams)

in 2013 the Royals scored 646 runs (11th in AL) 112 home runs (15th in AL)
601 runs allowed with a team ERA of 3.45 (1st in AL)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Miguel Cabrera is highly respected/appreciated, but officials with other teams are appalled by Detroit decision to give him that many years.</p>&mdash; Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/statuses/449333690674712576">March 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Haven&#39;t heard as much disgust over a contract from rival execs since the Jayson Werth contract. Industry is in shock over the Cabrera deal.</p>&mdash; Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/statuses/449334107219431424">March 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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The Cabrera deal has two option years each worth $30MM. They are club options, but if Cabrera stays healthy they could vest and transform into player options.

HAHAHAHAHA, what?!? They might be on the hook for his age 41 and 42 seasons?

This contract is hilariously awful. The only explanation is the Tigers old eccentric billionaire does not expect to be alive in 10 years.

Jerry Dipoto is pissed.

He knows what's coming. There's no avoiding it.

Does a deal like this anger Scherzer even more?

If I was Cabrera's agent, an 8-year extension with 31 AAV plus 2 option years that can vest at 30 AAV would be my "shoot for the moon" initial high-ball offer to the Tigers that I'd never expect to get, and be prepared to negotiate down from.

I guess thats why I'm not an agent.

Imagine what the out of this world number was.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Nori took the boys out for some sushi tonight in Milwaukee! <a href="http://t.co/jbhSSEvZQj">pic.twitter.com/jbhSSEvZQj</a></p>&mdash; Eric Hosmer (@TheRealHos35) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealHos35/statuses/449340808869576704">March 28, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Another thing that has been mentioned but I'll say it again....no way in hell we can go two seasons in a row with as few injuries as we had in 2013. And **** me having one of our infielders go down and having Valencia or bum Gio have to play long stints.

We lead the league in 2013 is least days by players on the DL. Not a single MLB pitcher went on the DL once the season started. That's ****ing absurd and won't be repeated.

So we lead the AL in ERA and had the fewest injuries and still didn't make the playoffs? I'm not trying to be a downer but I just don't see how people can be so sure that we will match or exceed our 2013 win total.

Below are statistics to show the above facts about injuries.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2013-...ist-team-data/

It is a myth that we were injury free...Cain, Paulino, Duffy 's set backs.

[QUOTE=lewdog;10521595]Another thing that has been mentioned but I'll say it again....no way in hell we can go two seasons in a row with as few injuries as we had in 2013. And **** me having one of our infielders go down and having Valencia or bum Gio have to play long stints.

We lead the league in 2013 is least days by players on the DL. Not a single MLB pitcher went on the DL once the season started. That's ****ing absurd and won't be repeated.

So we lead the AL in ERA and had the fewest injuries and still didn't make the playoffs? I'm not trying to be a downer but I just don't see how people can be so sure that we will match or exceed our 2013 win total.

Below are statistics to show the above facts about injuries.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2013-...ist-team-data/[/QUOTE]