Not only that, but these pitchers are cheap now, and controllable now because they were drafted, groomed and brought up through the minors. In other words, they're homegrown, and they have no choice in whether to stay or leave.Captain 97 wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 6:50 pmIf the Pitching staff stays good it will be pretty expensive by 2027. Right now they are paying them a combined 30.5 Million with most of that going to Castillo. All of the young guys will be well into Arbitration in 2027 which can get pricey if you are good. For instance Corbin Burnes got 15.6 Million in his final year of Arbitration, Framber Valdez got 12.1 Million in his 3rd year of Arbitration and Zach Gallen got 10 Million in his second year of arbitration. In 2027, the M's could easily be looking at 70 Million just on the rotation and a whole lot more than that if they extend guys.
But once these guys get their 6 years of service time in, they are gonna hit free agency. And I doubt a single one of them would sign an extension. Not only can they make more money somewhere else, but they can likely get more wins.
The M's will never spend big on FA, and getting some big name veterans is what you need to win games and win championships. If I was a pitcher on a team that had tepid offense and had zero interest in building an offense around me, you can bet I would hit the bricks for a team with better offensive production to go with my elite pitching.
I can see Kirby, Woo, Miller and Gilbert all developing into TOR guys, and any team in baseball will want them.