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Sunday, January 30, 2011

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

A conversation with a friend earlier today sparked a thought. Let's compare the Matt Holliday and Jayson Werth contracts.

CONTRACT VALUE

  • Matt Holliday: $120M/7 yrs ($122M in 2010 dollars)
  • Jayson Werth: $126M/7 yrs
WAR VALUE IN ONE/TWO/THREE/FOUR SEASONS PRIOR TO CONTRACT
  • Matt Holliday: +5.6/+11.3/+18.4/+22.4
  • Jayson Werth: +5.0/+9.9/+15.0/+18.2

AGE WHEN CONTRACT WAS SIGNED

  • Matt Holliday: 29
  • Jayson Werth: 31
WAR CHART BY PRODUCTIVITY


WAR CHART BY AGE


Yeah. I think the Nationals overpaid a bit. I think these guys would agree.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Obviously, it's an overpay. But big picture, Harper will be up, Strasburg and Zimmerman could be a great 1-2 start to a rotation, they have Storen to close, and Ryan Zimmerman. He's a good glue guy for them.

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  2. David "MVP" EcksteinJanuary 30, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    Do not disagree. I think the Nationals needed to pay a premium to attract the talent. I just think the back end of this deal could be Soriano-bad

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