If there was ever a time for the Tribe to be crazy and go against their principles...it's for Lindor. Give him $20M a year for 10'years now. It will be a steal within a year.

Just curious, has there ever been a long term deal that worked out for the club?

Guess my first thoughts are ARod, JuanGonz, RyanHoward.

Sonofanump;1849158 wrote:Just curious, has there ever been a long term deal that worked out for the club?

Guess my first thoughts are ARod, JuanGonz, RyanHoward.

Plenty.

Jeter, Trout, Pujols (in STL), A-Rod, Ichiro, Miggy, Cano, Vlad, R Johnson, Sabahia, Pedro...and that's me hammered thinking of only last 15 years.

Laley23;1849163 wrote:Plenty.

Jeter, Trout, Pujols (in STL), A-Rod, Ichiro, Miggy, Cano, Vlad, R Johnson, Sabahia, Pedro...and that's me hammered thinking of only last 15 years.

Pujols not so much for LAA
ARod not so much for NYY
Sabathia not so much the last 4-5 years earning 23M

Miggy Yes, for sure.

Sonofanump;1849164 wrote:Pujols not so much for LAA
ARod not so much for NYY
Sabathia not so much the last 4-5 years earning 23M

Miggy Yes, for sure.

What did those guys do on contract #1, which Lindor will be getting? CC only one who has struggled, but he won a CYA and a World Series. I'll spend whatever for that, every time.

Laley23;1849178 wrote:What did those guys do on contract #1, which Lindor will be getting? CC only one who has struggled, but he won a CYA and a World Series. I'll spend whatever for that, every time.

I am thinking more about total sum and length of the deals, become monetary albatross halfway thru the contracts, not what they do years one and two.

I hope that the Indians can trade security of wealth for years on Lindor's contract. Appears that Lindor is betting on the big payday in FA over certainty.

Sonofanump;1849268 wrote:I am thinking more about total sum and length of the deals, become monetary albatross halfway thru the contracts, not what they do years one and two.

I hope that the Indians can trade security of wealth for years on Lindor's contract. Appears that Lindor is betting on the big payday in FA over certainty.

They do, but not usually on their first big one. A-Rod won like 4 MVPs on his first contract.

It was the second one the Yankees gave him that sucked.