In the post-
Moneyball/luxury tax era, MLB owners have successfully trained fans to concern themselves with a player’s contract value above all else. Given what we know about the
revenue generated by MLB teams, this has always struck me as misguided. And in the case of such an aesthetically eye-popping player like Ceddanne, it strikes me as a little sad. Judging a player like Ceddanne based on the efficiency of the financial returns he produces for the owners misses the point of being a fan. It’s like going to an art museum and spending the whole time reading the descriptive placards on the wall instead of looking at the art, or judging a movie based on its overseas box office.
The fact is that Ceddanne Rafeela is an incredibly fun ballplayer to watch who helps his team win. And the Red Sox can easily afford him.