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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Because big Stein buys the players at the peak of their career, and they inevitably will decline/regress to the mean. Meanwhile he pays them for their past performance for previous teams.
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While that is often true, it's not always the case. Especially with the current examples (Contreras and Rogers) who both pitched better after they left New York.
And then you have Chacon. If he has a big playoff series, every Colorado, free-agent pitcher will be thanking him for their contracts for the next few years.
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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
BTW, it strikes me as pretty harsh to say Mussina hasn't performed up to expectations, this year excepted. He's been a horse for years.
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I agree. A model of consistency. He's like a contemporary Jimmy Key or David Cone. God, I loved those guys.
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