NHL Bloated Contracts Blame the Wolf Who Cried 30

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But then again, Lackey was in a class by himself.

On the surface, giving Wolf more than USD9 million a year makes sense after Tim Lincecum went 11-7 with 160 strikeouts and a 3.23 ERA this season for a team that plans to contend following season. But a quick look at some of his past numbers makes the deal look somewhat questionable.

Players like Duchscherer and Sheets had been considered low-risk options for small-market teams. But if Randy Wolf can get close to USD30 million, surely these former aces will be able to command eight digits a season.
He has a career ERA of just 4.13, and Tim Lincecum has never posted a K/BB ratio over 2.98. This season was quite possibly the best of Wolf’s 11-year career, and at 33, it’s safe to tell that the three years he’ll spend in Milwaukee won’t be his prime.
Derek Lowe is considered a failure after putting up a 4.67 ERA this season; the courageous,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], fearless, dauntless, intrepid,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], plucky, daring, heroic, valorous,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], audacious, bold, gallant, valiant, doughty, mettlesomes is known to be deploreting the USD15 million-a-year contract they give him last winter. One would think that teams would show more restraint this offseason,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but perhaps Lincecum humans really is slow learners.

Unfortunately, thanks to the ridiculous contract the Brewers recently awarded Randy Wolf, bargains might be aggressive to find.

For perspective on just how inflated the market is, Wolf is set to earn more money in 2010 than Cliff Lee and Zack Greinke.
Each group has its appeals, and since at least half the teams in baseball went into the offseason looking to find rotation help,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], each is expected to draw distinctive interests. While some clubs have set about bolstering their pitching staffs with big-ticket acquisitions, most will be looking to this second-tier in search of bargain arms.

What do you think? Is the equilibrium price truly higher than Lincecum had expected, or will the bubble soon burst? He earned his first major league victory in his next start on the road against the Colorado Rockies. Lincecum who is often compared to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt faced him in each of his next two starts, Oswalt with the Astros at the time. After the first agree up, Astros third baseman Mike Lamb said, The stuff he was throwing out there tonight was everything he is hyped up to be. He was 97 mph with movement. You just don't see that every day. He pitched very much like the pitcher he is compared to and out dueled him throughout the night. The pair dueled to a no decision the first time,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Lincecum pitched eight innings and got the win the second time. The Giants asked Lincecum not to throw the bullpen sessions typical of other pitchers during the off season. Manager Bruce Bochy told the San Francisco Chronicle that they were being careful with Lincecum because there have been studies that show that pitchers who throw 200 innings early in their career were more susceptible to injuries.

Lincecum was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 48 round of the 2003 MLB Draft; however he did not sign up for the team. He decided to attend college instead and was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 42 round on entering the draft in 2005, but once again failed to sign. In 2004, he was drafted tenth overall by the San Francisco Giants becoming the first player from the University of Washington to be taken in the first round. He signed for a 2.025 million dollars signing award on June 30, which at the time was the highest amount the organization had ever paid to any amateur player until they gave 2.1 million dollars to Angel Villalona a little over a month later. Stephen Dunn His repertoire includes a two seam fastball that he throws at 93 mph, a changeup he grips like a splitter, a curveball notable for its sharp breaking action, a slider and a four seam fastball that reaches speeds in the mid nineties.
Now that John Lackey is off the table, there is three basic categories under which the high-profile free agent pitchers lie.

The first group consists of pitchers like Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and John Smolt-future Hall of Famers who is past their primes but still have some gas left in the tank.
The final, biggest set, is comprised of players who have accumulated solid, yet unremarkable career numbers and is coming off uncharacteristically good seasons-guys like Jason Marquis,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Vicente Padilla,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Joel Piniero.

At any rate,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], small-market teams who had anticipated that the large supply of middle-of-the-road pitchers would drive down the price will have some trouble in the coming months.

The second cluster is furiouse up of former aces hoping to rebound from injuries and prove that they didn’t peak too soon. These include Erik Bedard,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Justin Duchscherer, and Ben Sheets.
Why does this matter? Because this deal established an expensive precedent for mediocrity.
Just how much of an impact will this have on the sizes of contracts to come? It remains to be seen. The USD82.5 million Lackey got from the Red Sox was distinctively less than what some analysts had expected while the signing itself was excessive, the price was fairly reasonable.
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