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[Scott Sciesty]

Top 5 payroll? You dont say Mark

Oh.

 

[Scott Sciesty]

he gone if he wants over $20 million a season

He gone brother

 

[LotteryPick]

Turner goes to the Phillies, Dansby goes to the Dodgers.

Don’t want to see it … but I could see it

 

[volsarelife1]

Lock Riley up forever. Now

Ask and you shall receive.

 

[TBrown]

Played himself right out of perpetual one year jobs. Happy for him.

Played himself right out of somewhere he never was, huh?

 

[zjcvols]

Riley is a great deal. $22M for him at the most is fantastic. And you have four all star infielders locked up through 2027

 

[Scott Sciesty]

Played himself right out of somewhere he never was, huh?

I guess we’ll never know brother. We’ll have to call this one a draw

 

[zjcvols]

Austin/Olson/Ronnie/Ozzie in their primes for at most $70M AAV with Mike and Willy controllable through 2027 (2028 for Mike).

That’s how you build a team

 

[TBrown]

I guess we’ll never know brother. We’ll have to call this one a draw

 

[TBrown]

Riley is a great deal. $22M for him at the most is fantastic. And you have four all star infielders locked up through 2027

Four?

 

[sonofUT62]

Oh we finna spend big boy money

Someone cue up the Vince McMahon O face meme.

 

[TBrown]

you counting the catcher as an infielder I guess

 

[zjcvols]

you counting the catcher as an infielder I guess

I am

 

[zjcvols]

Good Lord

 

[zjcvols]

Also Jeff Schultz blaming Liberty Media for being cheap and not signing Freddie and the Braves giving Olson and Riley $380M guaranteed since then is high comedy

 

[gobravesvols16]

I bet it’s not the Giants

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I really wonder what Carlos Rodon would cost us.

 

[zjcvols]

Arenado and Machado are both better defenders but Riley is arguably a better hitter than both.

Arenado (age 28): 8 years/$260 (player option after 3rd & 4th year)

Manny Machado (age 26): 10 years/$300M (player option after 5th year)

Austin Riley (age 25): 10 years/$212M (no player option, team option for 11th year)

And to add to it…

Kris Bryant (age 30): 7 years/$182M with a full NTC

Just a fantastic deal

 

[Regulator]

I bet it’s not the Giants

Red Sox. That’s a head scratcher.

 

[LotteryPick]

Good Lord

Poor guy. Damn

 

[YankeeVol]

Arenado and Machado are both better defenders but Riley is arguably a better hitter than both.

Arenado (age 28): 8 years/$260 (player option after 3rd & 4th year)

Manny Machado (age 26): 10 years/$300M (player option after 5th year)

Austin Riley (age 25): 10 years/$212M (no player option, team option for 11th year)

And to add to it…

Kris Bryant (age 30): 7 years/$182M with a full NTC

Just a fantastic deal

Nolan and Manny > Riley. Still a hell of a deal though.

 

[Scott Sciesty]

Arenado and Machado are both better defenders but Riley is arguably a better hitter than both.

Arenado (age 28): 8 years/$260 (player option after 3rd & 4th year)

Manny Machado (age 26): 10 years/$300M (player option after 5th year)

Austin Riley (age 25): 10 years/$212M (no player option, team option for 11th year)

And to add to it…

Kris Bryant (age 30): 7 years/$182M with a full NTC

Just a fantastic deal

It is a fantastic deal. Couldn’t be happier with it. But I don’t think you make the argument that he is a better hitter just yet. And the difference between Nolan and Manny defensively is like the Grand Canyon ha.

Rather have Riley and his contract 10 out of 10 times than the others tho.

 

[AV_12]

Red Sox. That’s a head scratcher.

3.5 games out of the WC

 

[Regulator]

3.5 games out of the WC

But they’re also trading pieces away. Acting like a small market team.

 

[zjcvols]

It is a fantastic deal. Couldn’t be happier with it. But I don’t think you make the argument that he is a better hitter just yet. And the difference between Nolan and Manny defensively is like the Grand Canyon ha.

Rather have Riley and his contract 10 out of 10 times than the others tho.

Machado wRC+ time of contract: 120 wRC+

Nolan Arenado wRC+ at time of contract: 119 wRC+

Austin Riley career wRC+: 127 wRC+

And that’s with Austin poor first 160 games or so

They are much better defenders though. HOF caliber. While the nicest you can say is Riley is average