and am not trying to imply deception. Not at all. I think that some analysts are just naturally oriented towards spending money as frugally as possible, and that's cool.
We all forget little assumptions we've made in the past. Am sure that it was inadvertent.
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But this is the difference-maker on the trade evaluation.
If you're going to plug in any reasonable MLB numbers for a prospect, he's going to look like he's a more valuable commodity than a fairly-paid star.
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Once again, Rotisserie baseball illustrates the reasons why Carlos Gomez is not a more valuable commodity than Johann Santana. 23 one-dollar players each performing worth $6 are very profitable but they won't win; in fact, they'll finish last. You left money on the table.
You save money in certain roster spots so that you can buy Stars at fair value.
In the real world, you cannot score $5 profits on every roster slot. You don't have that many options.
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