Brewers Extend Braun... again

[Rob]

Another five years tacked onto the current contract. He's now signed through 2020 with a mutual option for 2021.

[Cubswin11]

Looks like it's an additional 5 years for $105m. Great signing for the Brewers, Braun is leaving/has left a good amount of money on the table by signing these two extensions, makes it a little easier to like the guy....

 

He likely will hold every major Brewers offensive record by the time he retires.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Looks like it's an additional 5 years for $105m. Great signing for the Brewers, Braun is leaving/has left a good amount of money on the table by signing these two extensions, makes it a little easier to like the guy....

 

He likely will hold every major Brewers offensive record by the time he retires.

 

It's tough, though. If I were a Brewers fan I'd love to have him locked up forever, but I'd also wonder if it would have been better to wait a while until doing this. They still have him signed for four more seasons after this one. Of course it would likely have been more difficult to re-sign him as his contract got closer to expiring, but I think I would have taken the chance that I would have still been able to sign him four years from now even if the average per season was more like $23 or $24 rather than the $21 he's promised now.

 

A lot can happen in the next four seasons. For a mid market team like Milwaukee, it's scary to know you've got a guy locked in at $21 million 10 years from now.

[ctcf]

Hey, as long as it makes it more certain Fielder isn't a Brewer after this year, I'm game.

[Rob]

Looks like it's an additional 5 years for $105m. Great signing for the Brewers, Braun is leaving/has left a good amount of money on the table by signing these two extensions, makes it a little easier to like the guy....

 

Kidding, right?

[XZero771679666304]

Hey, as long as it makes it more certain Fielder isn't a Brewer after this year, I'm game.

 

I don't think there were any realistic scenarios where Prince stayed, anyway.

[ctcf]

Hey, as long as it makes it more certain Fielder isn't a Brewer after this year, I'm game.

 

I don't think there were any realistic scenarios where Prince stayed, anyway.

 

I just really hope he doesn't get traded at the deadline.

[sneakypower]

what on Earth was the big rush to lock him up for '16 and beyond?

[XZero771679666304]

Hey, as long as it makes it more certain Fielder isn't a Brewer after this year, I'm game.

 

I don't think there were any realistic scenarios where Prince stayed, anyway.

 

I just really hope he doesn't get traded at the deadline.

 

 

He won't, unless something unforeseen happens. The Brewers are all in on this season. It's their best remaining chance of realizing the promise of all the young talent they had.

 

They've got no farm system left, and Fielder is gone after this year and Grienke the next. It's now or never (or at least no time soon) for the Crew.

[apete6]

what on Earth was the big rush to lock him up for '16 and beyond?

 

Maybe they feel that the economy is coming back and that they're getting an extremely team friendly deal by avoiding that awkward contract when he's like 33 and clearly going downhill.

 

Still, 10 years is a really long time to be paying anyone a guaranteed amount of money, especially for a small-mid market team.

[XZero771679666304]

what on Earth was the big rush to lock him up for '16 and beyond?

 

To make their fans feel better about Prince walking. Still an entirely unnecessary move.

[MWV]

This is starting to look like a hockey contract...

[Little Slide Rooter]

Hey, as long as it makes it more certain Fielder isn't a Brewer after this year, I'm game.

 

I don't think there were any realistic scenarios where Prince stayed, anyway.

 

I just really hope he doesn't get traded at the deadline.

 

 

He won't, unless something unforeseen happens. The Brewers are all in on this season. It's their best remaining chance of realizing the promise of all the young talent they had.

 

They've got no farm system left, and Fielder is gone after this year and Grienke the next. It's now or never (or at least no time soon) for the Crew.

Its looking more and more like Braun and Weeks will be this generations Molitor and Yount as 2 stars wasting away in an ocean of mediocre at best players for the Brewers.

[questionmarkgrace]

what on Earth was the big rush to lock him up for '16 and beyond?

 

Maybe they feel that the economy is coming back and that they're getting an extremely team friendly deal by avoiding that awkward contract when he's like 33 and clearly going downhill.

 

Still, 10 years is a really long time to be paying anyone a guaranteed amount of money, especially for a small-mid market team.

 

 

No they feel like inflation is on their side. For example one dollar today had buying power worth $1.30 ten years ago. That 100million dollars payed out over the next ten years and backloaded will probably only amount to 70million dollars in 2011 money when the contract is over. If inflation continues at its current rate.

 

So what do you think of the deal now?

[CubColtPacer]

what on Earth was the big rush to lock him up for '16 and beyond?

 

Maybe they feel that the economy is coming back and that they're getting an extremely team friendly deal by avoiding that awkward contract when he's like 33 and clearly going downhill.

 

Still, 10 years is a really long time to be paying anyone a guaranteed amount of money, especially for a small-mid market team.

 

 

No they feel like inflation is on their side. For example one dollar today had buying power worth $1.30 ten years ago. That 100million dollars payed out over the next ten years and backloaded will probably only amount to 70million dollars in 2011 money when the contract is over. If inflation continues at its current rate.

 

So what do you think of the deal now?

 

Inflation better really be on their side but I don't see it happening. The going rate for stars like Braun is about 20 million a year right now or maybe 25 at the top end. What is it going to be in 5 years when Braun would have signed this contract? 25-30 at most?

 

He'll be 32 years old when he starts this extension so he might not be in his prime any longer. By the end of this contract in his age 36 year he definitely won't be anywhere near his prime. He plays an easy position to play and does it poorly. This isn't a situation like Pujols where his numbers are so far in the stratosphere that they can come down and still be great either.

 

It's a ton of risk to assume that Braun will stay healthy and productive for that long and to hope that baseball salaries continue to inflate just to save 20-45 million over the life of this deal. This seems to be more of a marketing decision than a baseball one.

[CubmanPi]

Looks like it's an additional 5 years for $105m. Great signing for the Brewers, Braun is leaving/has left a good amount of money on the table by signing these two extensions, makes it a little easier to like the guy....

 

Kidding, right?

Affliction shirts.

[17 Seconds]

smart move by braun imo. it will probably cost him some money down the road, but it's worth it for the massive financial security he has now.

[Little Slide Rooter]

smart move by braun imo. it will probably cost him some money down the road, but it's worth it for the massive financial security he has now.

 

That and the wact that he has his way cool clothing line to fall back on.

[TruffleShuffle]

his way is green fonted?

[Little Slide Rooter]

cool should have been green fonted as well. you get the picture.