Terrible thing about Halman. Just terrible.
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Sandy, I just don't understand how you can "micromanage" the "arrival date" of your "big FA addition" so that they only come when you exactly need them.
Pre-2011 Fielder was an elite hitter. In 2011, he was one of a very, very few super-valuable hitters. Whacking the ball all over and only striking out in 15.3% of PAs.
You can't just count on being able to get a very highly elite hitter "on demand."
Moreover, you can use scouting and minor-league track record to make some educated guesses: At the very least during the period of a Fielder contract, it is very unlikely that Smoak, Carp and Seager all fail. It is very likely that one or more of Catricala, Chiang and Franklin will succeed.
Such was not true when Sexson, etc. were imported. There were no prospect hitters with a good chance of success, and none really in the pipeline.
Now, we have guys at the MLB level with a good chance of success, guys at the AA level with a good chance of success and guys at the lower levels with a good chance of success. It's just a different equation.
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That being said, while I would strongly advocate signing Fielder and even overpaying for him, I don't think that it will actually work out.
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