For me, I'm not saying that Jay-Z is bad with FA's. I'm only saying that his FA (actually veteran) evaluation is open to question, whereas his evaluation of minor leaguers and ML-ready players is not.
I'm not going to write one word busting him on Chone Figgins, 'cause I was delighted with the contract when it occurred. I thought we had a 4-6 WAR player for $9M a year ... from a division rival.
If I were him my lesson learned would be: be careful with "soft" WAR (based on UZR, walks that aren't VERY demonstrated, position adjustment etc.), and spend money on diamond-hard NON-THEORETICAL skills like ... Prince Fielder's.
In retrospect it's easy to see how Figgins was a saber, but not on-field, superstar.
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But I don't see how you can blame him for Chone Figgins. At $9M he only needed 2.0, 2.5 WAR to validate the salary.
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