March 31, 201115 yr Yes the guy had a pretty good rookie season but you have got to be kidding me if you think that season is worth a potential 35.1 million. thats a joke! the guy have up 24 home runs and had a 1.35 WHIP and .255 batting average against and an ERA slightly over 4. Those are some not some unbelieveable numbers which i think would be what is needed to warrant that type of contract so early. not saying he wont get better but thats a pretty quick trigger to reward somebody. not that i care for the rays anyway.
March 31, 201115 yr The only thing more surprising then this contract is that Raysfan1998 didn't start the topic :thumbup I kid, I kid Davis was the Rays top pitching prospect going into last year and he was decent enough throughout the year. I think more than anything the Rays are trying to keep a nucleus of players with these long term contracts like Longoria's so they'll able to compete in the short term and maybe afford to pick up a big player if they're in contention later on.
March 31, 201115 yr It's only 12.6M guaranteed over 4 seasons. An average of 3.15M is more than a cost controlled player would normally be paid, but they are getting 2 arbi years for that. If he falls on his face and busts, that's not great but it's nothing that'll kill a team's payroll. And then, on top of that, they have 3 years worth of team options afterwards. Great contract for the Rays.
March 31, 201115 yr Yes the guy had a pretty good rookie season but you have got to be kidding me if you think that season is worth a potential 35.1 million. thats a joke! the guy have up 24 home runs and had a 1.35 WHIP and .255 batting average against and an ERA slightly over 4. Those are some not some unbelieveable numbers which i think would be what is needed to warrant that type of contract so early. not saying he wont get better but thats a pretty quick trigger to reward somebody. not that i care for the rays anyway. Actually, it's just another smart deal by the Rays front office. The potential reward is much greater than the potential risk; they need to lock up their players early, if they want to keep them.
April 2, 201115 yr I think the OP is not look at things from a small market POV. If the Rays are gonna sign a potentially lights out pitcher, they should sign him now before he gets big and "I deserve more money" thinking takes over.
April 2, 201115 yr I think the OP is not look at things from a small market POV. If the Rays are gonna sign a potentially lights out pitcher, they should sign him now before he gets big and "I deserve more money" thinking takes over. The OP is looking at things from a small market POV, I just think he doesn't understand the contract.
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