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JayP · 12-20-2011, 08:34 AM

I think everyone should step back from the Darvish hype and take solace in this:

If the 5 year/$75 million contract is what Darvish ends up getting (and he'll likely get something close to that), the Jays would end up paying an average of $25 million/year for Darvish. That's more than any other pitcher in the MLB. Darvish is a pretty sure bet to be an MLB pitcher (I don't think he'll flame out), but from the scouting reports I've read he isn't a good bet to become a dominant #1 ace either.

Whoever gets Darvish probably gets value back from that contract through a combination of on-field value and marketing value, but to fans that marketing value is irrelevant. At the end of the day Darvish most likely isn't worth that contract on the field and that's all fans should be concerned about.

12-20-2011, 08:34 AM	#597
JayP Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Exp:	I think everyone should step back from the Darvish hype and take solace in this: If the 5 year/$75 million contract is what Darvish ends up getting (and he'll likely get something close to that), the Jays would end up paying an average of $25 million/year for Darvish. That's more than any other pitcher in the MLB. Darvish is a pretty sure bet to be an MLB pitcher (I don't think he'll flame out), but from the scouting reports I've read he isn't a good bet to become a dominant #1 ace either. Whoever gets Darvish probably gets value back from that contract through a combination of on-field value and marketing value, but to fans that marketing value is irrelevant. At the end of the day Darvish most likely isn't worth that contract on the field and that's all fans should be concerned about.