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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Would love Shields but can't justify the salaries he's due.
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San Diego would have to eat part of his salary, and the talk has been they would at the very least be picking up a quarter of his contract.
The good and bad of it is that as of right now there's been almost zero word of any teams even sniffing around to scout his starts and kick the tires. San Diego also seems to really want to blow it all up and start fresh. You could maybe squeeze them to take on a greater % of his salary, but I think that tips the scale in terms of what talent you give up in exchange.
He's, what, 33? He still has 3 years left on his contract, so there's not going to be many teams jumping at the chance to acquire him. Yankees or Red Sox simply because they are working with a lot more payroll.
I omit the Dodgers, but only because I think they are more interested in putting that money in trying to keep Greinke around, and they are loaded in their farm system. If they going to acquire anyone with a number of years still under contract it would be Hammels. 2 birds one stone as he's an immediate upgrade for this year, and some insurance if Zach walks.
So, is James going to be worth anything over the life of his contract when he's pitched a ton and been a workhorse? By then 35-36. If the Padres cover 1/3 of the money he's due, you're looking at about $12 million per. Plus, whatever you have to give up in talent.