Show Me The Money

The winter baseball meetings are fast approaching, and you know what that means.  It means that some people are going to be getting very rich, very rich.  The winter meetings are the time for trades, and blockbuster free agent signings.  Free agents like Manny Ramirez, Mark Texiera, and CC Sabathia.  The Yankees have already "offered" him about $140 million, and we all know that Manny is looking for a 6-7 year contract at $25 million a year.  

Whether or not Sabathia signs for that much, or Manny gets his contractual desires, I feel that both will be OVER paid.  Sabathia is good, I'm not denying that, but is he worth $140 million.  Let's look at some figures.  Sabathia won the A.L Cy Young last year, then starts off this year like a bum.  Struggles to get a win, and Cleveland trades him knowing he will be a free agent at years end.  He arrives in the NL, and dominates.  Here's why, it's the NL and no one has faced him!  He has the upper hand.  He is good, but he will be in trouble if he goes to the Yanks in the A.L East, plus the pressure will kill him.  Now for Manny.  I feel he is the best free agent out there, he can hit, and yes he can field.  Plus he has a cannon for an arm.  However, he's getting up there in age and does not deserve a 6 year contract, especially at 25 mil. per year.  Then there's the problem of him "quitting" on teams as he often does.  

Whatever the case, people are going to be getting rich, and players are going to be joining new teams.  It's gotten to the point that the off season is almost as exciting as the regular season.  They don't call it the hot stove for nothing.