When millionaires realize they’re the dregs
They’ve Priced Themselves Out of Their Profession in Their 30s?
How about the rest of these multi-millionaires who are just realizing they’ve been designated the pitching dregs of MLB free agents?
Andrew Cashner, as noted, has a lousy won-lost record, but some of that could be blamed on pitching for losing teams; on the other hand, his WHIP figures throughout his career are not particularly good. He did have a 1.194 as a starter for Baltimore for part of ’19 when he posted a 3.86 ERA, so maybe he should hope the Yankees give him some serious thought.
His agents are doing who knows what, but this guy has earned more than $41 million as an MLB player, and is, as per his $9.5 million contract last season, overpriced as a starter or reliever. He’s the dregs, and if he wants to keep making big money, he needs to drop his price.
Jason Vargas has that proverbial grit – wait, is there a proverb having to do with grit? Maybe.
The lefty pitched for the Mets and Phillies last season, ending the decade having earned more than $65 million in his career to go 99-99. Surely, he wants to win that 100th game. Who wouldn’t?
At this point, no one saying anything knows if anyone is interested in Vargas.
Arguably, he’s overpriced. He made $2 million last year after a $6 million drop in salary. He’d seem to be the best candidate among these MLB free agents to announce retirement. He’s still a young multi-millionaire at 37. He’s made more than anyone else under discussion here.