Chiefs sign Patrick Mahomes to 10-year, $503M extension
The Kanas City Chiefs have signed Patrick Mahomes to 10-year extension worth up to $503 million. Yahoo Finance's Dan Roberts joined On The Move to discuss.
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Not sure that this contract makes anyone look good to the general public. At present, to announce something like this contract that is clearly excessive in nature feels really tone-deaf.
Trout is without question the best all around ball player in the world. He deserves every penny of his contract.
Agree with Saxon. I can't say enough about Trout. He's a five tool guy that's got a good head on his shoulders. as a Yankee fan I see Mickey Mantle without the partying. The sky is the limit for his legacy. He always places the team first as well. You have to empty your wallet for those types.
It’s a lot of money but the kid deserved to get paid . I know they will have less money to spend now but players of his caliber will always attract talented teammates that want to play for a winner like Mahomes
Unfortunately not every team can imitate/copy New England’s way of doing things
Unfortunately not every team can imitate/copy New England’s way of doing things
Would it be okay, sir, if I may, sir, mention Ted Williams in the same sentence as Mickey Mantle, sir?
Ted played a grand total of 7 postseason games, and, if my research is accurate, holds no World Series records.
Mike Trout is on a career path that indicates he will have a better overall career than the Yankee who must not be named.
The great Albert Pujols? Yeah, no.
Pujols' W.A.R. with the Angels over the past 8 seasons is 6.3 (total). 3.3 of that W.A.R. was in his 1st season with the club. Over the past 7 years, Albert Pujols has averaged less than 0.5 Wins Above Replacement level player each season. For the last 3 years, his W.A.R. is Minus 1.6.
Considering Mike Trout has not only provided exceptional play his entire career with Anaheim (Los Angeles) Angels, he's done this work while dragging the corpse of Albert Pujols around.
I would have to strongly disagree. Legacy in baseball is largely about numbers or how great you were in regular season.
300, 500, 714, 755, 3000, 60, 61, 73, 4256, 4191. baseball fans know what those are much more than a players success in the playoffs.
And as costanza noted above there are many greats who have never shined much on the big stage. In large part because of limited teams making It in the past.
A baseball players legacy, moreso than any other sport, is less about postseason.
Baseball has great postseason moments. But almost all greats are defined by what they do in regular season.
Listen nobodies a bigger Yankee fan than I am. In my circles the Mick is seen as a deity. So I don't pass out these compliments lightly.
When I see Trout play this marvellous game I swear I can see Mickey. They have the same skill set and demeanour.
As for post season results when it really counts well as G. Costanza was pointing out you have to get there first. The Angels aren't exactly a juggernaut now are they? And Albert well the Cardinals let him walk at just the right time.
Check out Billy Martin's post season batting stats if you have the time. Nobody can say he didn't come to play when the bell tolled.
To have great career numbers you need talent.
To have playoff success you need to be with a great organization/team.
Do you think Mickey Mantle was a better player than Ted Williams?
A simple Yes or No will suffice.
We shall agree to disagree.
Let us not forget the (was it 3? 4? 5?) seasons Ted Williams lost to military service.
Prime seasons too, in World War 2, his age 24, 25, 26 seasons.
He played only 43 games in the '52 & '53 seasons.
But, yeah, he never won a thing.
Feasted only on bottom crawling pitchers.
Using your logic, Ed Sprague is a better ball player than Ted Williams.
After all, Ed has two World Series championships to his name.
The only downside to Ted Williams defensively was (his lack of) speed.
I would consider both Mays and Williams to be superior players to Mantle.
Mantle was shot at 32. He plain didn't take care of himself and was an alcoholic who loved the nightlife of the big apple.
From the age of 20 to 32 he was pure gold though. If he would have lived the life that Williams did he could have had 5 more solid years and we wouldn't be having this discussion. That's a what if though.
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The guy that not very many people bring into these discussions is Henry Aaron. He was so much more than a homerun hitter.
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...when considering their actual on-field accomplishments as opposed to the skills they possessed and the flashiness that they could display..
In my mind, nobody deserves half a billion dollars for playing a sport, but the market doesn't agree with me.
