Overbay resigns with Jays 4yr/24m

[cbbryan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2731200

[baseball7897]

Very underrated player.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Very underrated player.

 

Absolutely. Similar to another underrated 1st base, who happens to be a ex-Cub.

[RockTheIvy]

Very underrated player.

 

Absolutely. Similar to another underrated 1st base, who happens to be a ex-Cub.

 

I've been saying Randall Simon is underrated for like 5 years now. Nice try, dude.

[rawaction]

Man, anybody with time on their hands want to calculate the average salary of players who had an OPS over .875 last year? Overbay is a steal at that money and 30 years old.

[Drew Doughty]

Man, anybody with time on their hands want to calculate the average salary of players who had an OPS over .875 last year? Overbay is a steal at that money and 30 years old.

 

Just over 6.9m.

[imb]

Man, anybody with time on their hands want to calculate the average salary of players who had an OPS over .875 last year? Overbay is a steal at that money and 30 years old.

 

Just over 6.9m.

 

What about just first basemen?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Man, anybody with time on their hands want to calculate the average salary of players who had an OPS over .875 last year? Overbay is a steal at that money and 30 years old.

 

Just over 6.9m.

 

What about just first basemen?

 

Eyeballing it, but more than 6.9M. Pujols, Howard, Berkman, Giambi, Johnson, Morneau, Konerko, Delgado, LaRoche, Tex, Helton. That's 3 guys that are pre-arbitration, 2 making 5-10M in arbitration, and 6 guys making at least 10M.

[Drew Doughty]

Actually, I calculated just first-basemen for some reason. I was using salaries listed on thehardballtimes player pages, so that might be off.

[nilodnayr]

And thats heavily weighted by pre-arbi guys like Howard, LaRoche, and Morneau. Compare the 7M hes making with the other guys who are FA eligible. Its scary.

[Drew Doughty]

And thats heavily weighted by pre-arbi guys like Howard, LaRoche, and Morneau. Compare the 7M hes making with the other guys who are FA eligible. Its scary.

 

Yep. Of guys making more than their first contract, he's probably the cheapest. Take out LaRoche, Howard, and Morneau, and the average is just over 9.8m.

[TruffleShuffle]

I'm kinda shocked by this deal... very team-friendly contract. He's a very solid hitter and his power came on a little bit last year.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Very underrated player.

 

Absolutely. Similar to another underrated 1st base, who happens to be a ex-Cub.

 

I've been saying Randall Simon is underrated for like 5 years now. Nice try, dude.

 

Very funny, but that joke wasn't to GRACEful, if you ask me.

[nilodnayr]

And doesnt he have to pay a huge income tax too?

[CuseCubFan69]

I'd love to see the Jays beat out the Yanks and Red Sox and win the AL.