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Originally Posted by fleury
So basically about $19M/year for 6 years is what they paid for the guy. He better be top 5 pitching in the league for at least the first 3 years to make it worth that pay.
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Well keep in mind that the Rangers don't lose any player assets in adding him. When guys like Gonzalez, and Latos were traded they'll still make around 40 million in the next 4 seasons, plus teams parted with a lot of assets to get them.
So long as he gives them 200+ innings in at least 4 of those seasons, and looks like a 1 or two starter, they'll be okay with that. At his age you hope he's both productive and durable.