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Yahoo! Sports: Orioles ink C Fordyce to a three-year contract
Goofy stuff in Baltimore. Let's see we have a 30-year-old catcher with 27, yes 27 career home runs and 121 RBI. A career OBP of .331 and a a career SLG of .445, which was a whole lot less than that prior to a career year at age 30. We then decide to sign him to a 3-year contract. Three years!
I really like similarity scores and Fordyce's point to a marginally talented player. Eusebio, Wockenfuss, and Brenly had some good years past age 30, but I would rather overpay for one year than be tied in for three. I has my doubts as to whether Fordyce is a championship quality catcher and that is what the Orioles should be after.
Goofy stuff in Baltimore. Let's see we have a 30-year-old catcher with 27, yes 27 career home runs and 121 RBI. A career OBP of .331 and a a career SLG of .445, which was a whole lot less than that prior to a career year at age 30. We then decide to sign him to a 3-year contract. Three years!
I really like similarity scores and Fordyce's point to a marginally talented player. Eusebio, Wockenfuss, and Brenly had some good years past age 30, but I would rather overpay for one year than be tied in for three. I has my doubts as to whether Fordyce is a championship quality catcher and that is what the Orioles should be after.
posted by Sean Foran # 4:04 PM 
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