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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
The object lesson with FA is not to seek half measures. Mid-level free agents often end up being the worst value of all because you end up paying a WAR premium for their decline years without them ever giving the team superior seasons (5+ WAR seasons) to offset their decline years.
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What’s your evidence for this? A hunch?
The Royals signed a ton of mid level FA in 13-15 and struck major gold. Mid level guys come with much shorter terms so there aren’t as many recline years to begin with.