December 4, 201411 yr Last night, someone asked me why the Twins would sign Hunter instead of someone like Nick Markakis. My response was because Markakis is about to get a bunch of years. Twins just need a stop gap. Good for Markakis though.
December 4, 201411 yr Well, his option that the Orioles declined was for $17.5 MM - I think an average of $11 Million a year is probably his fair market value. He might have been able to get a little more annually on a 2 or 3 year deal, but this is a great deal for Markakis, and probably a decent deal for Atlanta, he might still be good in 4 years.
December 4, 201411 yr Well, his option that the Orioles declined was for $17.5 MM - I think an average of $11 Million a year is probably his fair market value. He might have been able to get a little more annually on a 2 or 3 year deal, but this is a great deal for Markakis, and probably a decent deal for Atlanta, he might still be good in 4 years. Yeah, he's been extremely durable. Seems like a lot of money now, but given how quickly salaries are rising $11 million in 4 years might be a bargain, even with some age-related decline.
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