Comments on: A Jayson Werth Article Without a Pun in the Headline

By: JDanger

JDanger — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:37:59 +0000

Oh David….

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:52:30 +0000

No, right now $5M/1WAR…Werth has been worth $22.9,22.0,20.0M the last three seasons. He will likely to continue to be worth more than the 18M/yr for 3-5 seasons which makes him not being worth the 18M/yr the last two seasons worth while. All in all, the money adds up and contenders with money put players on their team that are All-Star caliber. Jayson Werth hit .296/27HR/106R/85RBI/13SB without being in the heart of the lineup or in other words with around 550 ABs, when he moves into the 3 slot and tops 625ABs with Zimmerman behind him then his average of 4.5WAR will likely increase. When contention is insight, Werth will be worth the money and a major contributing part of the puzzle.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:26:55 +0000

He has had 3 straight seasons of roughly 5WAR and plays RF, not CF. That is consistent enough to say he will likely stick with that for at least couple of years and could possibly have one or two really exceptional years that make the final 2-3 years tolerable. Werth will likely still be a stud in year 2-4 from now and will be very valuable to the franchise as the build around the core. He will diminish, but every powerhouse team has one or two contracts that is not fantastic. The point is that for the next 5 years they have RF taken care of and a solid bat in the lineup. Guys who hit 30HRs and grab 20SBs while hitting around .300 and playing solid defense are rare. His decline will come along, but there should still be a few of the tools that stick for some time.

Bobby Abreu is 5 years older at notched a WAR of 1.7-3.5 over the last 5 years without having much power to speak of. Dave Winfield was a similar build 6’6″ 220lbs and notched WARs between 2.0-5.5 with the 5.5 coming at age 38. Dave also have much less speed and less power than Werth. At age 41, Winfield posted a WAR of 4.3. Werth is 6’5″ 218lbs with considerably more power and speed.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:14:40 +0000

The Learners are the richest owners in all of baseball, basically being the greatest real estate developer in one of the top three most expensive real estate spots in the country. There is very much a Yankee like effect likely to take place over the next few season which is helpful as the last two years of this contract will be rough. That said, if he can hold on two his 3yr average of 5WAR for 5 seasons then it will balance well.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:11:38 +0000

Losing Dunn cost 2nd and supplemental and added 1st with little loss in the lineup and greatly increasing the overall defense of team when LaRoche took over at 1B and Dunn’s horrific defense disappeared.

By: Matty Brown

Matty Brown — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:03:24 +0000

It actually is not that farfetched…they have long been associated with Lee and are still to this very day rumoured to be one of the top 4 suitors.

and No, I will not share my Jeffrey’s

By: Matty Brown

Matty Brown — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:02:26 +0000

duh! I didn’t even realize that. That must be the reason for my subconscious fanfare of the Natinals.