bigfoot5415
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Whats funny about the Tatis deal to me is that he is an exceptional player who will likely have a tremendous career. His production will likely exceed that deal.Definitely makes a ton of sense to me. I don't understand why this isn't standard practice throughout the league, especially in a sport that has embraced analytics for such a long period of time. Maybe the Tatis Jr. contract signals a new direction in how pre-arbitration is handled, but up until recently, it seems like pre-arb agreements typically mean a club gets to lock up a player for his more productive years at a lower AAV than he would get on the open market after he is no longer under team control. Inevitably, some players will fail to meet the expectations the club had for him, but that is where a FO's ability to evaluate their own young talent comes into play. Not to mention, a player locked up pre-arbitration still has all the incentive in the world to perform well to earn another his subsequent lucrative contract. Is it not quite that simple, or am I just preaching to the choir?
However, want kind of balls do you have to make that sort of call after less than a full season's production? Hell of a shrewd deal & wont interfere with the Machado contract, but man that was a huge risk.