Predict Cole contract

[Dtwncbad]

Let’s see who gets closest.

My first crack at it:

6/175, signed December 18 with Angels.

[tchula]

I say 7 years at 224 million

I have no clue who he signs with.  

[Jeff Fletcher]

Ill say 7/218, Angels (Dec 8 )

Edited October 3, 2019 by Jeff Fletcher

[Jay]

3 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Ill say 7/218, Angels (Dec 8 )

works for me

 

[Dtwncbad]

I just wonder about a 7th year.  I thought Corbin would get 5 and he got 6.

7 years is a loooooong contract for a pitcher.

 

[Mark68]

7/210 with additional incentives for Cy Young & innings pitched.

[Dtwncbad]

I threw out this post for fun and I am already second guessing my own prediction.  I forgot how many really elite pitchers have landed 7 year deals.

[Mark68]

Just now, Dtwncbad said:

I threw out this post for fun and I am already second guessing my own prediction.  I forgot how many really elite pitchers have landed 7 year deals.

I actually hope you're right. But since Cole is pretty much an elite pitcher at this point, he'll get pretty much what he wants.

And I'm OK with the Angels signing him for whatever they end up spending. There has probably never been someone who is needed as badly as the Angels need Cole. 

[angelsnationtalk]

33 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Ill say 7/218, Angels (Dec 8 )

It's one thing for us to be predicting things, but once Jeff predicts it really makes me think this could happen!

[angelsnationtalk]

I'm going with 7/210, Angels (Dec 9 )

[CanadianHalo]

7/245(Angels)

December 10th, 2026

 

 

[floplag]

God those numbers... north of 30M thru age 36?  ouch thats scary.  Probably accurate but scary. 
Im going to go 6/180 for the sake of wishful thinking and concede that im probably wrong. 

[T.G.]

Too Many Years/Too Much Money

Do I want the Angels to sign Cole? Yes.  Am I scared to death that he won't be worth the money?  Yes.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

7/221

[Taylor]

221 years, $7M per year

[Bronson]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

Too Many Years/Too Much Money

Do I want the Angels to sign Cole? Yes.  Am I scared to death that he won't be worth the money?  Yes.

Yeah but at this point you can’t let a pitcher like this get away. If he signs with another team and dominates in his mid 30’s like Scherzer then we are all kicking ourselves on what could have been.

Im sacred he won’t be worth the money either but we have no choice at this point. You have to pay him whatever he wants.

[Angel Oracle]

7 years/$224 million

[hangin n wangin]

2 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Ill say 7/218, Angels (Dec 8 )

[TBailey]

7/220 - Post Thanksgiving 

[ettin]

To-date, Zack Greinke has the highest AAV at $34M over a 6-year deal. I believe Cole will crack that AAV at $35M per so....

7 years, $245M ($35M AAV per season), with a $5M signing bonus, for a total of $250M.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2856131-best-landing-spot-for-each-top-2019-mlb-free-agent#slide3

Best Landing Spot for Each Top 2019 MLB Free Agent

"Bargain signings like Trevor Cahill and Matt Harvey are not going to cut it."

Amen to that... Salary match the highest bidder plus $500,000.

I know that everyone's opinion of the bleacher report leaves a lot to be desired, but you get what you pay for, and their site is free. Who can afford to subscribe to every news and sports outlet on the internet? I know I'm not going too.

 

Edited October 3, 2019 by Ace-Of-Diamonds

[Hubs]

7 / 217,777, 777.77

or

6/ 210.

[kevinb]

It’ll be more than price and probably much more. 35-40 mil a year 6-8 years

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

4 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

It’ll be more than price and probably much more. 35-40 mil a year 6-8 years

Not more per year than Trout, don't you think?

[kevinb]

2 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Not more per year than Trout, don't you think?

I don’t know probably not but teams get crazy when they’re bidding against themselves. I think Trout if he hit free agency would have gotten more. This is another offseason later. And prices usually go up. So if the Yankees Dodgers etc get crazy this could be a wild offseason. How often to stud ace young free agent pitchers become available?