There is a necessary disclaimer I must share before opining about Matt Carpenter’s still fresh extension. I would like to remain objective and pretend that I can look at this contract from a purely Xs and Os perspective. I would like to pretend extending Matt Carpenter is the same as extending or signing any old player. But I must be honest: I cannot be objective about Matt Carpenter.
My fandom of Carpenter is inextricably linked to my love of advanced stats. In the summer of 2010, I gradually and stubbornly started to accept and learn about sabermetrics.