Maybe Kirk is too high? But he put up 3.9 WAR and had four years of control so that doesn't seem high.
The stupidity of the Trade Value site
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These simulations just meant to show Crawford compared to how these free agent SS contracts look after a year.
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I don't have time now but would be interested to see Schwarber, Sterling Marte and Freeman and any other multi year position player FA signees.
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All of them. People use them like the draft pick chart in the NFL except it based solely on the contract. In baseball, a contract is a sunk cost....it is a value that a team is willing to pay someone to play baseball for them. Once it is signed, it has no value indicating the value of the player. As an example, Cincinnati believed that Suarez was not playing up to the level they were paying him for, so they took less in return to dump him. The M's liked what he brought to the team so they took him from the Reds. Suarez's contract value did not go up or down, so there was no difference in his contract value but there was a big difference in his actual trade value.
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Nonsense, it's not a draft pick chart. In the NFL they trade players due to players having more or less value than their contract, plus draft picks, if the teams have enough cap spaceBil522 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:05 pmAll of them. People use them like the draft pick chart in the NFL except it based solely on the contract. In baseball, a contract is a sunk cost....it is a value that a team is willing to pay someone to play baseball for them. Once it is signed, it has no value indicating the value of the player. As an example, Cincinnati believed that Suarez was not playing up to the level they were paying him for, so they took less in return to dump him. The M's liked what he brought to the team so they took him from the Reds. Suarez's contract value did not go up or down, so there was no difference in his contract value but there was a big difference in his actual trade value.
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Agreed. I doubt too many teams or their fan base bitches about a trade if the next year they go to the World Series. Those grades are going very long term, which also isn't exactly accurate. Other moves are made after as well, nothing happens in a vacuum.Vogelbomb wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:44 pmI understand taking into account contract length and dollar amount. I don't think there's enough weight being put on performance (past or present) or on how little some teams may worry about AAV on a players' current deal. $10m can mean two different things to two different clubs.
So sure, this tool is one to use broadly across the landscape, may not apply to each club universally. I think that's fair. But it's also fair that I think the tool can take a walk. I don't pay it one sec of time
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Re-read the second sentence. I said people use them like the NFL draft pick chart.ice99 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:10 pmNonsense, it's not a draft pick chart. In the NFL they trade players due to players having more or less value than their contract, plus draft picks, if the teams have enough cap spaceBil522 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:05 pmAll of them. People use them like the draft pick chart in the NFL except it based solely on the contract. In baseball, a contract is a sunk cost....it is a value that a team is willing to pay someone to play baseball for them. Once it is signed, it has no value indicating the value of the player. As an example, Cincinnati believed that Suarez was not playing up to the level they were paying him for, so they took less in return to dump him. The M's liked what he brought to the team so they took him from the Reds. Suarez's contract value did not go up or down, so there was no difference in his contract value but there was a big difference in his actual trade value.
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It's not a draft pick chart. It's real money, they have guaranteed contracts in the mlb. While many have guaranteed portions in the NFL, it's not 100%, sans club options. These are obligations that the team receiving the trade needs to pay.Bil522 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:41 pmRe-read the second sentence. I said people use them like the NFL draft pick chart.ice99 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:10 pmNonsense, it's not a draft pick chart. In the NFL they trade players due to players having more or less value than their contract, plus draft picks, if the teams have enough cap spaceBil522 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:05 pm
All of them. People use them like the draft pick chart in the NFL except it based solely on the contract. In baseball, a contract is a sunk cost....it is a value that a team is willing to pay someone to play baseball for them. Once it is signed, it has no value indicating the value of the player. As an example, Cincinnati believed that Suarez was not playing up to the level they were paying him for, so they took less in return to dump him. The M's liked what he brought to the team so they took him from the Reds. Suarez's contract value did not go up or down, so there was no difference in his contract value but there was a big difference in his actual trade value.
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Yes but "fans" treat it like its a draft pick chart to try and claim a proposed trade is a reasonable trade that teams might consider. Its worthless as a tool for doing that.ice99 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 6:20 pmIt's not a draft pick chart. It's real money, they have guaranteed contracts in the mlb. While many have guaranteed portions in the NFL, it's not 100%, sans club options. These are obligations that the team receiving the trade needs to pay.
For example The Rangers just signed Semien to a long term deal and he just put up a 5.9 WAR so I would assume the Rangers are happy with that trade and aren't looking to move him. But the Trade value site gives him a -26.1 Value. Using the values on this site you could construct a trade of
Mariners get Marcus Semien -26.1 and Adolis Garcia 23.9 And the Rangers get Abraham Toro value 0 and the trade values site would have the Rangers listed as the winner of the trade. Thats a trade where one team gives up guys that produced 9.4 WAR last year for a guy who had a -.8 WAR last year and the trade values site says they won the trade. Its absolutely worthless as a tool for evaluating trades.
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How about Murfee and Deloche for Mike Trout?
Dylan Moore and Taylor Trammell for Paul Goldschmidt
Trade Values site says the Angels and Cards win those trades. It's just utter garbage.
Dylan Moore and Taylor Trammell for Paul Goldschmidt
Trade Values site says the Angels and Cards win those trades. It's just utter garbage.
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