When the Red Sox signed Gomes for the 2013 and 2014 seasons, he came off of a 142 ops+ season in Oakland, his age 31-season. He had a combined -1.3 bref defensive WAR the last three seasons (combined to eliminate the small sample size problem). He also had a .974 ops against LHP that year in Oakland. He got 2/10.Gomes last winter was (1) two years older than Young is now, (2) a much, much worse defensive player, and (3) coming off an 86 OPS+ season as opposed to Young's 112. And Young, too, is known as a great clubhouse guy. There is every reason to think Young will get a much, much better contract than Gomes did. 2 years in the $12-$15M range seems likely.
Chris Young now is 32, one year older than Gomes when he signed with Boston as the 4th OF. He is coming off a 112 ops+ season and has a combined -1.9 defensive brefWAR, though accumulated also in other, more difficult defensive positions than LF. Last year he had a .972 ops against LHP.
The two players are extremely similar when signed expect for the fact that Young plays other OF positions. Factoring in the increasing salaries and the versatility a 2/12 or 2/13 contract would be reasonable.
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