Tim Lincecum - just signed a 2 year deal worth 35 million dollars.
18-5 * 2.62
15-7 * 2.48
16-10 * 3.43
13-14 * 2.74
10-15 * 5.18
10-14 * 4.37
Of course the Blue Jays were afraid he would accept, I think Johnson would be crazy not to accept. The certainty of 14 million dollars to rebuild his value for one season far outweighs an alternative option, though it is plausable that someone will pay him close to this amount once on the market.
Wins cannot be looked at in this context when evaluating pitchers, as I think we'd both agree that wins are more of a "team" stat than anything. I am not a sabremetrics guy, nor do I fully understand them, or else I would trot some of these out (and they might not support my argument neither, I don't know).
The ERA looked good up until this season, and it is hard not to think that Johnson's injury may have had something to do with the inflation. Through all these "numerous injuries", Johnson still had pretty solid seasons, and is still only 29 years of age.
As for pitchers rarely coming back from injury, I don't know whether or not that is a valid arguement. Is there anything to base this comment off of? I will acknowledge that Johnson's medical chart probably isn't the nicest to to look at - but up until this past season, he has compiled three pretty solid seasons which are probably worth a 14mill QO, at least. It is not impossible to think that Johnson could bounce back (see Lester, Lackey in 2013), if healthy.
So I ask, what is the point you are trying to make? I'd take Johnson at 14 million for one season, at his 2012 statistics. No question about it. Bottom line, I'm dissapointed in Johnson's one season in Toronto, just as much as everyone else. What I am even more dissapointed in though, is he is walking away for nothing.
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