MLBTR says they are trying to get him for 4 / 50, or there about. VERY reasonable. Why not just waltz in plunk down 4 / 60 or even 4 / 65 and call it a day? Who cares if you overpay by a little bit. Would we rather overpay a little or have mud flung in our face and wind up with no one? Or ::gasp:: (even worse in my mind) Bourn for 4 / 45???
And really after thinking it over Swisher is probably worth MORE than 15 or 16.5 million dollars a year! Lets look at Hamilton's and Swisher's 3 year averages in wRC+, OPS+ and WAR (and really this gives a bit of an undue advantage to Josh since he has had the one BIG year while Nick is super consistent):
3 yr AVG
Swisher
Hamilton
Nick as a % of Josh
wRC+
129
147
87.75
WAR
3.93
5.63
69.8
OPS+
125
146.3
85.44
overall average percentage
81
Well, Hamilton just got 25 million a year... 80 percent of 25 mil is 20 million, so 15 would be underpaying him by 25%!
Come on Z, GET. IT. DONE!
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