Quote from: Canadouche on June 22, 2018, 09:43:33 AMQuote from: SKO on June 22, 2018, 09:40:57 AM
but really though it's great that he's hitting because he's an eminently likeable dude and the skillset of Good Jason Heyward is exactly the thing this offense has missed at times, which is, y'know, why they signed him in the first place.
I like him a ton - and I'm glad he's finally hitting. But, I mean, they're still paying 28 million to a guy projected to hit 25 doubles, 7 triples, and 9 homers this season.
I don't give a shit how much of a billionaire's money he's making and they can afford it. People always want to point at under-performing free agents on big contracts as some kind of horrible burden on the team while ignoring that Kris Bryant makes like, 1/100th of his actual value on his current contract. If Heyward's an above-average hitter overall with his defense and base-running he's a 4+ win player. That's why they signed him, and if you go by the accepted 1 Win=8 millionish valuation that fangraphs uses a 4 win player would be worth 32 million on the open market, so he's a bargain then.