Sunday, November 14, 2004
Darts and long term contracts in baseball
From David Andriesen in the Seattle PI:
Many of the contract battles this winter will be as much about length of term as money. A key reason is that insurance companies have ceased covering contracts exceeding three years. Call it the Albert Belle Effect -- insurance and the Orioles got stuck for $39 million when a hip injury forced him to retire.I'm waiting for the response from Scott Boras.
"The ability to predict a player's performance for one year is difficult," DePodesta told the Los Angeles Times. "Two to three years out is more difficult. Beyond that, you are throwing darts."
