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Free Agents/Extensions 2012

Free Agent Headline

Erick Aybar signs 4 year extension with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for $35,000,000.

SPRO Analysis

Angels pay market value for Aybar. Yes, it's market value, but the term is too long. With his current year contract of $5,075,000 this year, it is really a 5 year $40.075m commitment. Aybar has been good, but not great. In his defense, he plays that well, and his last four years, while a bit of a ping pong, are ping ponging up. We'd be more comfortable with a three year deal, but the dollars are okay. SPRO of 3 years $25,150,000.

Matt Cain signs extension with the San Francisco Giants for 6 years and $127,500,000 with vesting option for 7th year at $14m with $7.5m buyout.

SPRO Analysis

Giants overpay for Cain. SPRO of 6 years and $107,288,000. We're okay with the duration, but consider the numbers too high. Cain is a very good, a very good pitcher, but not a great Cy Young level pitcher just yet. Yes, we know he hasn't had run support, but he's also pitche d in a pitcher's park. And actually, he's been slightly poorer in PEVA performance rating each of his last two years. We think that's not likely to continue, but unless Cain jumps into the next level (think Verlander and Halladay) he's not worth quite this much.

Albert Pujols signs with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for 10 years and $254,000,000..

SPRO Analysis
Angels pay market value for Pujols. SPRO of 8 years and $231,724,000. Those extra years are a bit much for us, but it's hard to argue the overall numbers. That said, Albert is coming off a great, but down year for him. We'll have to see if it was the start of a trend or just one down year for the best player of the past 25 years.

Free Agent Headline

Jose Reyes signs with Miami for 6 year $106,000,000 contract.

SPRO Analysis
Marlins overpay for Reyes. SPRO of $27,754,000 for 3 years. Too oft-injured for that length of deal and too inconsistent for our taste. Yes, his 2011 season was very good, but not good enough to outweigh the possibility that 2009-2010 won't come back for the majority of those six years. This could be the Carl Crawford contract of this offseason.

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