Jon Heyman: Word going around you, Nick Swisher, Yankees ' power eternally optimistic, rightfield may request a "contract of Jayson Werth" when he hits free Agency at the end of the year.
For baseball fans, that is well known to mean $ 126 million over seven years. In other words, it's a lot more money than most people have guessed for Swish.
Second hand or not, some people Yankees have heard it's figure Swisher is thinking about and can shoot at least, and another source who has spoken of Swisher said that actually, Swisher showed interest bargain by Werth. It is believed that the two sides have not had talks extension yet, as is the team policy of wait for free agency, except in rare cases.
While the $ 126 million figure is two or three times longer than most estimates for Swisher, free agency brings a few surprises. The Werth deal, for example.
Swisher initially gave the answer usually player-speak, "I thought, ' when asked if he sees the deal Werth as a fair comp for him. I tried to lighten the mood by asking if he had ever heard "Werth contract ', and Swisher responded typically laugh uproariously. We both know, of course, that any corner outfielder who is a very good player, having a very good year (but it's a bit short of being a cornerstone player) must have thought long and hard the deal Werth.
In the end, he said the contract of Werth, "is a big deal for him. ' Then Swisher did challenge me to look at the record.
"Check it out, ' Swisher implored me."See what they say. '
So I did. And statistically speaking, it's pretty damn close between the two corner outfielders.Heyman continues to explain statistics, and Yes, they are close enough. That said, the Yankees or any other team, it would be absolutely crazy to give Swisher what kind of deal and I'm pretty sure that doesn't come close to 100%.
Heyman also spoke with four baseball executives about the idea of Swish getting a deal: 1 similarly ridiculous. Executive No. 1. Werth is better because you can play Center field and right field and has a better postseason track record of Swisher (which is an area where Werth has outdone Swisher).
2. Executive Decree No. 2. No matter how you match up because ' the deal Werth is insane. ' Exec said he could see Swisher receiving $ 45 million for three years, or $ 60 million for four, which is also short on Werth and more along the lines of the usual projections.
3. Executive Decree No. 3. Swisher case is not crazy, considering the contract Werth. (Exec may well have studied the numbers.)
4. Executive Decree No. 4. Laughter. That apparently heard the idea exec iof Swisher as a player $ 126 million was a lot of fun.Highlight comments 2° Executive because those, for me, are all that matter. Just because a guy gets a crazy deal doesn't mean that players than anyone else, or the original, worth or merit. In addition, bids of $ 45 or $ 60 million are very reasonable and realistic. Swisher needs is realising the entry into free agency, or at least the Yankees have to achieve it. Executive number 4 was also quite accurate in its assessment of the situation.
Sorry Swish, $ 126 million should not and is not happening.
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