Oft-injured over-30 baseball players making $15 to $18 million per season aren’t exactly the greatest investment for Major League Baseball teams who insist on operating on meager budgets. The Cincinnati Reds know this full well, as lately they’ve been seen deals for the likes of Mike Moustakas and, so far, Jeimer Candelario turn sour before ever taking flight.
Teams who choose to sport more robust budgets can more afford to roll the dice on those guys, however. Pay them what they’ve earned through productive careers in hopes that, perhaps, they get really good, really healthy years every other year or so on the deal - and capitalize on winning in those particular years.