For how upset fans get when their best players leave, it sure seems to be the right call much more often than not. Everyone thought Pujols seemed a slam dunk to keep performing and he started a sharp decline almost immediately in his new contract. Everyone thought Mookie Betts would be a great signing is already looking like he is post peak and in the decline and has 11 seasons left on his contract. There are endless examples of this, and the market feels so broken in that it just makes no sense to bid on a guy who you have to pay 30 million 8-10 seasons after their peak.
Exactly. Generally the big FA deals are busts, Werth and Scherzer being rare exceptions to the rule. The Tampa model looks to be the correct one.
