[Mick]

If it was $550 mms., I would be furious. At $600 mms., I would have been on the fence. At $700 million...there's just no way. He's only going to be a hitter for next year, and the back half of that contract will be a complete waste. And there's no guarantee that his pitching arm is going to come back. I'd have been fine with it at $550m. But $700m? Worth 2x Arson Judge? Not a chance.

That is, of course, assuming we get Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Jung Hoo Lee...I think those four could be had for $700 million. Maybe Lourdes Gurriel.

I also think we should be looking at the trade market.

[Mick]

If it was $550 mms., I would be furious. At $600 mms., I would have been on the fence. At $700 million...there's just no way. He's only going to be a hitter for next year, and the back half of that contract will be a complete waste. And there's no guarantee that his pitching arm is going to come back. I'd have been fine with it at $550m. But $700m? Worth 2x Arson Judge? Not a chance.

That is, of course, assuming we get Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Jung Hoo Lee...I think those four could be had for $700 million. Maybe Lourdes Gurriel.

I also think we should be looking at the trade market.