What Will Happen With Gerrit Cole This Winter?

[Average Reds]

Well, it's pretty clear that under $200M and $200-250M aren't happening, just a question of whether it will be $250M-$300M or over $300M.

Yup. I really thought teams had learned their lessons about huge contracts for pitchers exiting their prime. Strasburg proves I was way off.

 

[E5 Yaz]

[B]Jon Heyman[/B]‏Verified account @JonHeyman

Hear there’s a mystery team on Cole. Hard to imagine anyone thinks they are coming in late and outbidding the Yankees and 2 LA teams (even if one’s in Anaheim). No idea the identity of said team, but that’s why it’s a mystery.

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Scott Boras's mouthpiece carries the leaky bucket

 

[sean1562]

Lol oh man a mystery team! What a secret! Somebody will bid higher than the angels and Yankees but boras won’t say who! I don’t buy that for a second

 

[jtn46]

Lol oh man a mystery team! What a secret! Somebody will bid higher than the angels and Yankees but boras won’t say who! I don’t buy that for a second

Do you think Jon Heyman even writes the tweets anymore, or does Boras just have his login info?

 

[sean1562]

Do you think Jon Heyman even writes the tweets anymore, or does Boras just have his login info?

Oh man now there are TWO mystery teams!!

View: https://twitter.com/bryanhoch/status/1204502794423549952

 

[sean1562]

View: https://twitter.com/tylerkepner/status/1204496802751250432


this guy is undoubtedly a great agent but i feel like when he goes to these winter meetings he has to be drunk and/or on something haha

 

[TheDivision]

View: https://twitter.com/tylerkepner/status/1204496802751250432


this guy is undoubtedly a great agent but i feel like when he goes to these winter meetings he has to be drunk and/or on something haha

They say he’s into metaphors. He likened last years winter meetings to “Slow Burn”, and this year’s to “The Fast and The Furious.”

 

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[DeadlySplitter]

my bold prediction: the Angels are going to be stupid and offer 8 years, over 300M. then be unhappy.

replace one word here and hopefully I'm right! or something. 9 years though...

I think it's coming down to a bidding war between the Yanks and the Angels, and that it will end up being at least 8 years and $288 - 300m (36-37.5 AAV). If either is willing to go to 9 years (and about 325), that might clinch it.

this is probably what happened with the report the Angels were just short of 300.

 

[jon abbey]

Yeah, Dewey’s Cannon nailed it there, impressive. The Dodgers were evidently right up with NY also, I’m sure we’ll get more details soon.

 

[Average Reds]

Holy shit ... 9 years at an AAV of 36 for a 29 year old pitcher. I'm speechless.

(Hey, I was only off by $2 million in the AAV.)