[BleedingCubbyBlue]

Originally posted by sixto
This is a huge and underexamined aspect of free agency - a lot of guys are overpaid because low-end teams have more money than they know what to do with. You have to admit, after the slop the Tigers ran out there, they need something to make the fans excited again, and signing the defending world champion catcher, which means a lot to your average fan, is possibly worth $40 million in the long run in Detroit. It would not be worth it in most cities, which is why he has to take this deal.

A Jason Kendall trade would not put 100 season-ticket holders in the Comerica seats this season. But Pudge might bring in 500 or more. Personally I'm very interested in what the Tigers will do this coming season.

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Exactly.