When the New York Yankees signed Jacoby Ellsbury for some ridiculous amount of money that he's totally not worth, I'm assuming after that deal a lot of NY fans were getting a little nervous about the resigning of their free agent second baseman, Robinson Cano. Especially since Cano was pretty much the only guy on the team that had any production last season. And guess what? Now he's gone.
So because they spent all kinds of cash on Ellsbury and a good chunk on a new catcher, Brian McCann, they lose out on who is probably their best player. The Seattle Mariners won the Robinson Cano lottery with a 10 year, $240 million contract. Basically this ties up the 31-year-old catcher for the rest of his career. Smart move by him and his agent, not so smart move by the Mariners.
When will teams learn that long-term contracts are not a good decision? Do they put the blinders on when it comes to these past ridiculous, high money deals? I can't even name one contract longer than seven years that made sense or has worked out for the positive for the team.
Oh wait... my mistake. The Alex Rodriguez deal—a measly 10 year $275 million contract—was a such a great choice.
I'm still so disgusted with all these foolish deals. I'm glad the Red Sox have opted for shorter contracts.
Happy Friday!!
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