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Originally Posted by Westheim
This is the middle year of the payment period. What does $30M get you now? Four months of Justin Verlander or Max Scherzer, basically. And being behind the Marlins.
Back in 2000, the deferred payment gave the Mets room to sign Wade Hampton, win a pennant, and when Hampton left for Colorado, a compensation pick which they used to draft David Wright.
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Whilst I appreciate the nod to
South Carolina's own Wade Hampton, the 1-year pitcher who so notably raved over that highly-respected Denver school system was
Mike Hampton. Pardon the nit-pick.
(How did you hit on Wade Hampton, perchance? I live in South Carolina and I barely know of the guy. That is rather deep Americana, I say.)