Rizzo signs 7Y/41M contract per Rosenthal

[Wilson A2000]

Triple post Edited May 13, 2013 by Wilson A2000

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[THISisTHEyear09]

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[Little Slide Rooter]

FWIW basically all of Twitter is calling this a very team-friendly deal for us, including Keith Law. So we've got that going for us.

 

I sincerely hope that one of baseball's top analysts is OK with locking up a 23 year old who could very well be one of baseball's premier sluggers for years to come for under 6MM per year.

 

We have our two cornerstones locked up into their 30s for under 13 mil year. Combined. We're currently paying Carlos Marmol nearly 10 mil.

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[Thed Hoyerstein]

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[jersey cubs fan]

Was Rizzo that hard-up for cash now?

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[CubInOK]

It's been like 12 hours since I first read this news and I still have a boner. Who do I call?

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Was Rizzo that hard-up for cash now?

 

Brett brought up a great point saying that over the 7 years, the cubs are likely getting a discount, but probably not as large as you would think (I think he guesstimated about $49m). Where the deal's perceived bargain is the 2 club options at $14.5m, so while a great deal for the cubs, the overall package still sets Rizzo up considering he still only has 680 ML PA.

[Guest]

Was Rizzo that hard-up for cash now?

Even if I was pretty sure I was going to make more by waiting, it would be pretty hard to pass up $41M guaranteed.

[samhainn77]

love the chance to get a josh fenderman reference in

 

It's Pumpkin-ninny!

[Banedon]

$101 million for the next 7 years for Castro and Rizzo. Incredible.

 

My buddy is a Cards fan. His reaction to this statement:

 

"That's like one Pujols at bat!"

[bukie]

Rob Neyer on Rizzo contract

 

Synopsis: Cubs locked up Rizzo for same time frame Reds locked up Votto, except Rizzo is 7 years younger and they're getting him for 1/3 the price.

[WrigleyField 22]

Was Rizzo that hard-up for cash now?

Even if I was pretty sure I was going to make more by waiting, it would be pretty hard to pass up $41M guaranteed.

Yea it's not like he's a FA either. His ability to earn is limited by arbitration, which makes the figure harder to wrap our minds around since we're so used to basing figures off FA deals.

 

Plus a guy who had lymphoma probably realizes more than most how quickly life can change, so you take that guaranteed cash even if its a 20% or whatever discount.

[Wilson A2000]

Rob Neyer on Rizzo contract

 

Synopsis: Cubs locked up Rizzo for same time frame Reds locked up Votto, except Rizzo is 7 years younger and they're getting him for 1/3 the price.

 

And 1/3 as good

[GammonsPocketTweets]

Rob Neyer on Rizzo contract

 

Synopsis: Cubs locked up Rizzo for same time frame Reds locked up Votto, except Rizzo is 7 years younger and they're getting him for 1/3 the price.

 

And 1/3 as good

 

:roll: Rizzo is on pace for 4.8 wins this season, so let me know when Votto puts up that 14WAR season.

Edited May 13, 2013 by GammonsPocketTweets

[bukie]

Rob Neyer on Rizzo contract

 

Synopsis: Cubs locked up Rizzo for same time frame Reds locked up Votto, except Rizzo is 7 years younger and they're getting him for 1/3 the price.

 

And 1/3 as good

Yeah...no.

 

And even if he were just 1/3 as good as Votto this season (not even close), Votto's locked up to his age 39 season, at which point he might just be 1/3 as good as Rizzo at 31.

 

Which the article explicitly says.

 

Which means you didn't even try to read it.

[jersey cubs fan]

Was Rizzo that hard-up for cash now?

Even if I was pretty sure I was going to make more by waiting, it would be pretty hard to pass up $41M guaranteed.

Yea it's not like he's a FA either. His ability to earn is limited by arbitration, which makes the figure harder to wrap our minds around since we're so used to basing figures off FA deals.

 

Plus a guy who had lymphoma probably realizes more than most how quickly life can change, so you take that guaranteed cash even if its a 20% or whatever discount.

 

But it's not just a discount, the team options are huge, and puts him in a spot where he will negotiate his next contract after he has already started to decline. $17m/year was the standard for upper echelon 1B a decade ago, and $20m+ has become the norm now. If the Cubs own options at $14.5m for each of his age 30 and 31 seasons, then he's going to be looking for that FU money contract starting with his age 32 season. The way things are going in baseball, he'll get it from somebody, but damn, I would have thought those options would be much more expensive than $14.5m.

[Guest]

Wittenmyer lukewarm on the deal, saying that big market teams shouldn't have to do this and you only do this because resources are limited.

 

When asked if it's a good deal, he says, "Who knows? We'll see if he's the kind of player this deal suggests he should be." - Hilarious since he could be less than he is now and be completely worth that deal.

 

 

Not posting for any other reason than to point out what a moron GDubCub is.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Wittenmyer lukewarm on the deal, saying that big market teams shouldn't have to do this and you only do this because resources are limited.

 

When asked if it's a good deal, he says, "Who knows? We'll see if he's the kind of player this deal suggests he should be." - Hilarious since he could be less than he is now and be completely worth that deal.

 

 

Not posting for any other reason than to point out what a moron GDubCub is.

 

Chicago has got to have some of the laziest baseball journalists in the country, Bruce Miles excluded.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

He's an absolute bafoon. Last week he was on the radio insisting Rizzo wasn't having a good year citing batting average.