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Originally Posted by yanksfan09
Yea, hard to believe that number for Bauer! There wasn't even any gate revenue last year for MLB and the contracts are going this crazy? I don't even view Bauer as a top pitcher. He was great in the shortened season last year for 11 starts. However in 2019 he had a 4.48 era and 1.249 whip. His career ratios : 3.90 era and 1.265 whip. That's the type of pitcher that's going to receive record annual contract value?
Scary to think what the top few players will bring when they hit the market next.
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ERA was 2.21 in 2018 so 2 out of his last 3 years were great. He was clearly the top pitcher on the free agent market.