It’s Time to Pay Jose Berrios

[TheLeviathan]

4 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I think it might take a little more than that (probably a sixth season) but that’s a very reasonable starting point. 

Yup and I'm willing to pay more, but it's a reasonable starting point that won't offend him and gets us on the path to keep him around.

[Cap'n Piranha]

21 hours ago, TheLeviathan said:

Yup and I'm willing to pay more, but it's a reasonable starting point that won't offend him and gets us on the path to keep him around.

I think that actually might offend him.  Before 2020, Ryu got 4 and $80M, as a soon to be 33 year old, who had only made 30+ starts in a season once (in 2013). Berrios, when he hits free agency, will be four years younger, with a far better track record for durability, and FIP and xFIP that are not that far off of Ryu.  Until he's actually in free agency, I think Berrios says no to any offer of $100M unless it's for 4 years or less.  Like I've said before, it's not what the market will actually end up paying him that you're working against, you're working against what Berrios thinks the market might pay him.