Sunday, January 17, 2016

The Top Three Worst Moves of the Offseason

3.  Giants sign Jonny Cueto to six years, with an opt out after two
    While the Dodgers made a similar deal with Kenta Maeda , a deal with a lot of years for someone you know is going to get hurt, that one was for not nearly as much money. This deal is bad because if Cueto injures himself, which he probably will, the Giants are stuck paying a guy around 20 million a year to sit on the bench. It's a hell of a risk for the Giants, especially if they want to contend in the suddenly competitive NL west. That being said, it's only really two years, as they signed him expecting that he would opt out, which is why it's not #1, but it's still way to risky, and it could set the Giants back a long way in two or three years.

2. Diamondbacks sign Zack Greinke to six years, 205 million
   To the casual fan, letting go of Zack Greinke seemed stupid. The guy almost won the Cy Young! But when you look closer at what the Diamondbacks payed to get Greinke, you can see why the Dodgers were reluctant. The Diamondbacks gave up so much money to a guy who is going to spend the majority of his contract over the age of 35, that if they don't win within the next two or three years, they're screwed. They're giving Greinke too much money. End of story. But they're also giving him way too many years. Six is a long time for a thirty two year old. The proportions of this deal are so out of whack that it was almost number one, but the stupidity of the following deal will leave you speechless.

#1 Diamondbacks trade Ender Enciarte and Dansby Swanson to the Braves for Shelby Miller
   Hey, these guys again! As you may not know, the Diamondbacks had the first pick in this year's player draft. They selected Dansby Swanson, only to trade away the ultimate potential of a shortstop for two or three years of a #2 starter. Let that sink in. On top of that, they're trading away fan favorite Ender Enciarte, who can play defense, hit, everything. Now Shelby Miller is great, but he gives up a lot of fly balls, which is not good for the D-Backs stadium. You'll only Miller for two years, when you could have Enciarte for more. Also, six years of the number one prospect of 2015 doesn't sound too bad either. Look, I understand that the D-Backs signed a TV contract so they need to win now, but it will severely, I mean cripple, their future.
 

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