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Originally Posted by Cheese
As much as Bautista has done for the org there is no way he is worth 20M a season now. Let someone else pay that and go after a younger UFA with upside...not an aging player with downside.
Cant have feelings dictate his salary. I'd sign Edwin and find a replacement bat for JBats.
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We're seeing the big spenders like the Sox and Yankees shy away from these plus 35 veterans and move to younger guys. The Angles are choked by all the bad money they have on the books....Teams are starting to figure this out. You can't be committed to huge money for multiple years to guys who are 36-40. Sure the Bryce Harpers of the world will appeal and get big bucks...but not the aging guys.
I think that Stephen Brunt is right...Bautista, might just sign his QO if it's offered to him. It's likely the most lucrative dollars he'll get. Maybe someone will give him a couple years at a 13 per year dollar figure. But I don't see huge money to be offered for him now. Nelson Cruz got what 13 million for 3 years coming off a year where he lead the AL in home runs. IIRC he was 33 when he got that deal.