define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: The Ballad of Chavy and Tulo https://giantspod.net/2011/02/08/the-ballad-of-chavy-and-tulo/ Two Guys, a Glove & a Coke Bottle Podcast: Thomas Todd & Daniel Zarchy Sat, 21 May 2011 04:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 By: ieeebear https://giantspod.net/2011/02/08/the-ballad-of-chavy-and-tulo/#comment-40 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 02:39:12 +0000 https://giantspod.net/?p=68#comment-40 In reply to Daniel.

Interesting take from the Rockies (in response to 22Gigantes.com): Can the budding Giants-Rockies feud reach true rivalry status?

To be perfectly honest, the huge contract extensions given to Troy Tulowitzki(notes) and Carlos Gonzalez(notes) — as outrageous or intelligent as they may be — were enough for us to get the focus off 2010 and look toward 2011. After all, a significant portion of that disappointment over missing the playoffs was driven by the urgency of perhaps losing one or both of those cornerstones in the not too distant future.

Dare I say it was San Francisco’s ultimate success, winning a World Series, that motivated Colorado to make those commitments? Once that burden of doubt was removed, everyone took a deep breath and focused their attention to the future.

A future they hope includes knocking their new rivals off the top of the mountain.

]]> By: Daniel https://giantspod.net/2011/02/08/the-ballad-of-chavy-and-tulo/#comment-39 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:32:55 +0000 https://giantspod.net/?p=68#comment-39 I agree, but I can definitely understand where they’re coming from, especially if they’ve seen player after player slip through their poor fingers. The only thing I can’t understand is that they’re basically assuming that Tulo will be a bargain for $20 million, but do you think that in a few years he’d actually be worth more than that? He’d have to only get better, which is somewhat hard to believe.

]]> By: ieeebear https://giantspod.net/2011/02/08/the-ballad-of-chavy-and-tulo/#comment-33 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:55:59 +0000 https://giantspod.net/?p=68#comment-33 In response to: “Should the Giants sign Posey for 10 years/$180 million?”

I do not believe ANY club with a decent farm system OUR club should sign ANY position player to ANY sort of double-digit year deal. Not Buster Posey, not Barry Bonds (<3)…as much as it pains me to say it.

Here's a great (but older) article which shares some nice empirical data regarding a similar question: Long-Term Free Agent Contracts: A Historical Perspective

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