Mark Melancon got 64M over 4 years. Jansen, with a QO suppressing his value, got 80M over 5. Aroldis Chapman, coming off of being absolutely abused in October, got 5 years, 86M. The reliever market is out of control, right?
Not necessarily. Part of the issue we might be having with getting our heads around these numbers is that we don't really have any stats that do a good job of comparing relievers to other positions. You always have to make an adjustment for the fact that one of the numbers is a reliever's, whether it's ERA+, WAR or even simple strikeout or walk ratios. Relievers are just different beasts all together, so maybe we're just not good at pegging their value and the market is going to drag us along kicking and screaming until the dollar figures and years start making sense to us.
I took a look at this year's reliever market, or more specifically, the market for the big three reliever names on the dot com.
Not necessarily. Part of the issue we might be having with getting our heads around these numbers is that we don't really have any stats that do a good job of comparing relievers to other positions. You always have to make an adjustment for the fact that one of the numbers is a reliever's, whether it's ERA+, WAR or even simple strikeout or walk ratios. Relievers are just different beasts all together, so maybe we're just not good at pegging their value and the market is going to drag us along kicking and screaming until the dollar figures and years start making sense to us.
I took a look at this year's reliever market, or more specifically, the market for the big three reliever names on the dot com.
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