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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Santana / Jimenez have some major question marks as pitchers and both are demanding really high prices, because they happen to be some of the top pitches on the market. In reality these guys are both somewhat inconsistent (Santana less so), but they are only in the positions they are in because of the lack of other quality starters available.
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Sure... but we now live in a world where Lincecum (who hasn't been a good pitcher for years), Arroyo (who's both old and only averagish), and Garza (Injury Prone) all make 12M+ per year. With all the TV money injected into the system that's the new normal and if that's what's normal for those guys then Santana and Jimenez are "worth" a high price.
Not what was rumored to be their asking price at the onset of free agency but certainly enough that GM's shouldn't be balking over surrendering what is basically a 8% chance at a quality big leaguer. (a draft pick in the 20-40 slot).
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Taking away the 1st round pick bonus money has ramifications for your entire draft beyond losing the 1st round pick
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Only if you could get someone to sign under the slot assigned to that pick. Which means that you're basically picking a player that has some kind of flaw that undermines his leverage.