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If I were an owner I wouldn’t offer a contract for longer than 3 years for a 32 year old pitcher.
Giants, Sabien, snatch him up!!!
32 years old? I wouldn’t risk it, particularly given his history, unless he could throw a knucleball like Niekro.
Boston is looking for a number one ace
He is not old enough to be with the Yankees yet.
If the Mets and Royals proved anything this year, it’s that spending a lot of money on big-name starting pitchers may not be a recipe for success. Look how many current and recent Cy Young Award contenders ended up watching the World Series from home.
At 32, though, he may have hit his peak and may now start a gradual decline. Also, pitching in Dodger Stadium usually cuts a half-run off anyone’s ERA. Oh, he should still be a top-notch pitcher for the next year or two, but he’s not going to be getting any better or even as good.
I hope my Cubs go after David Price.
As a Dodger fan, I suspect the Dodgers will extend his old three-years remaining contract to five (or six) years or so at a ~$3MM raise: say, 5 @ $26MM. Greinke’s not stupid (even though he has social-anxiety disorder, which sometimes gives that impression)—he knows he’s prospering and valued right where he is. And with Ryu coming back from surgery, and the new GM’s minor league pitchers far from ready, the Dodgers need Greinke to carry them until high-quality reinforcements arrive.
I’m not a big fan of Greinke. You have to be kind of arrogant to be a successful pitcher, I get that. But you don’t have to be an Arrogant Ass.