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Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:27 pm
teamnasty wrote:The current strike zone is ridiculously large and unevenly called. I have no problem if they make a reasonable adjustment. Yes Valen re: Shields, the Royals' trade for him was widely panned at the time but wound up working out. I still think the Padres' deal for Shields is unwise and for similar reasons. It could work out, but likely won't.
As I noted earlier, i don't see San Diego winning it with Shields these next two years, but it has nothing to do with the contract. KC didn't sign Shields to a long-term contract; they traded Myers And Odorizzi for his back years of a low-cost contract. So, you can't really compare the two contract situations.
Another interesting wrinkle is that Shields can opt out after 2016, so SD's window may be shorter than they hoped, Upton or no.