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It is being reported Jay Bruce is signing a three year deal with the Mets for $39 million. I doubt if it could happen, but could the Bucs offer Cutch the same type of deal. Cutch has a better lifetime average than Bruce, but Bruce has hit more homers, and has the edge in rbi. I am sure Cutch will probably get traded, but a last chance to extend him would be public relations coup.

It wasn't a pay raise for Bruce. He got $13 million in 2017 according to Baseball Reference.

Bruce is smart by not getting greedy..Take the money and run

2B20282421203B7E780F362E272020612C204F0 wrote: It wasn't a pay raise for Bruce. He got $13 million in 2017 according to Baseball Reference.


He'll make $14.5M in 2018.  If he'd sign a three year extension at his exact same salary like Bruce just did (which would be 3/$43.5), I think it would be good for both for him and the team.  We CAN afford that, even if he is not the same elite player as in the past.

Maybe my proposal of 4/$70 million is too much for McCutchen now?

Jerry Crasnick

@jcrasnick



One baseball man on Jay Bruce’s 3-year, $39M deal with the #Mets: “Clearly, all of the free agents are getting antsy. I understand why he took it. A lot of guys are going to do much worse.” Between 25 and 30 outfielders are still unsigned.


That also makes me ask why trade cutch now if OFers are growing on trees.

353E363A3F3E256066112830393E3E7F323E510 wrote: Maybe my proposal of 4/$70 million is too much for McCutchen now?




It definitely wouldn't be my initial offer at this point.

7B4945455163404944414E49280 wrote: Jerry Crasnick

@jcrasnick



One baseball man on Jay Bruce’s 3-year, $39M deal with the #Mets: “Clearly, all of the free agents are getting antsy. I understand why he took it. A lot of guys are going to do much worse.” Between 25 and 30 outfielders are still unsigned.


That also makes me ask why trade cutch now if OFers are growing on trees.
Yeah I wouldn't just give him away.

4F4A4D4B4349504D4457515C250 wrote: Maybe my proposal of 4/$70 million is too much for McCutchen now?




It definitely wouldn't be my initial offer at this point.
No Bruce's contract would probably be comparable at this point.

232239283E7E794D0 wrote: Jerry Crasnick

@jcrasnick



One baseball man on Jay Bruce’s 3-year, $39M deal with the #Mets: “Clearly, all of the free agents are getting antsy. I understand why he took it. A lot of guys are going to do much worse.” Between 25 and 30 outfielders are still unsigned.


That also makes me ask why trade cutch now if OFers are growing on trees.
Yeah I wouldn't just give him away.


He is not resigning here. I would imagine he would want to go to a team that has a chance to compete for a title. That ain't happening here. Now is the time to deal him. Give away? No, but don't ask for the moon either. Get something in return.