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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
There is extreme value in having starting pitchers that can go 6 innings every 5 days.
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What is key is that they didn't get murdered on term. That keeps the floor intact. You make that a 4 year deal and the downside increases substantially.
But you look at what the Phil's inked Nola for, they essentially got Nola for ages 31-37 at less than $25 million/season and we gave $25 million/season for 35-37 for Gray. So we effectively bought the last 3 seasons of the Nola deal without the remaining pitcher prime seasons at the front end of it at a higher AAV.
Then again, I don't think Nola's aging particularly well. Its possible that the next 3 years for Nola and the next 3 years for Gray are very similar with the back half of the Nola deal being a real problem. At least Gray's adjusted to his aging nicely and seems to be working with the age-related decline really nicely. Not everyone proves they can do that, so signing someone that has can really work out nicely. Especially when you're not as worried about innings limits at that point.