The Brewers are going to pay Mike Cameron 10M?!?

rem · 11-03-2008, 05:46 PM

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eriqjaffe · 11-03-2008, 05:59 PM

Better than spending $10 million on Eric Gagne!

Oh, wait...

billethius · 11-03-2008, 06:43 PM

Depends on what value you put on good (no longer great - at least, I don't think many metrics put him in the great category anymore) defense. As for this specific deal, it doesn't seem too bad given that the CF market is pretty thin and I don't think the Brewers have anyone coming up that'll provide the same mixture of decent offense and good to very good defense.

phillosopherp · 11-03-2008, 06:51 PM

Plus wasn't one of the young ones they sent for Sabathia a OF?

marioh · 11-03-2008, 07:21 PM

Please tell me that's 10m over 2 years.

Or it's a 1 year deal.

rem · 11-03-2008, 07:31 PM

Team option.

JWay · 11-03-2008, 09:22 PM

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Blaskine · 11-04-2008, 08:53 AM

Ten million isn't what it used to be.

marioh · 11-04-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by remangiii

Team option.

Maybe I've been desensitized to big money contracts, but it doesn't seem that bad for a 1 year option.

kingcharlesxii · 11-04-2008, 09:53 AM

It's not, especially when you consider it's really $9.25 million cost due to the buyout on the option. I don't think you could get a better CF for that price point.

CBL-Commish · 11-04-2008, 12:00 PM

When the relatively free market puts the value of a WAR at $4.5M, $10M for an above-average MLB CF is a good deal. Almost a no-brainer.

pstrickert · 11-04-2008, 01:36 PM

As per a sports columnist in Wisconsin: the Brewers resigned Cameron because he's a friend of CC Sabathia's. They're pulling out all the stops to retain the Big Fella.

Skipaway · 11-04-2008, 02:29 PM

They have to pay Cameron a lot, because the rich Los Angeles teams are always in the market for CFs!

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rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	Team option. __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

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CBL-Commish All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,999	When the relatively free market puts the value of a WAR at $4.5M, $10M for an above-average MLB CF is a good deal. Almost a no-brainer. __________________ For the best in O's news: Orioles' Hangout.com

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Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	They have to pay Cameron a lot, because the rich Los Angeles teams are always in the market for CFs! __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

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billethius All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 822	Depends on what value you put on good (no longer great - at least, I don't think many metrics put him in the great category anymore) defense. As for this specific deal, it doesn't seem too bad given that the CF market is pretty thin and I don't think the Brewers have anyone coming up that'll provide the same mixture of decent offense and good to very good defense.

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phillosopherp All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 512	Plus wasn't one of the young ones they sent for Sabathia a OF?

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marioh All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 1,162	Please tell me that's 10m over 2 years. Or it's a 1 year deal.

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JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	Last Year’s Free Agent Bargain \| FanGraphs Baseball

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Blaskine Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17	Ten million isn't what it used to be.

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kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,731	It's not, especially when you consider it's really $9.25 million cost due to the buyout on the option. I don't think you could get a better CF for that price point.

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pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,985	As per a sports columnist in Wisconsin: the Brewers resigned Cameron because he's a friend of CC Sabathia's. They're pulling out all the stops to retain the Big Fella.