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DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers
Today marks the last day of Miguel Cabera?s career with the Tigers. He was simply one of the very best men to don the Olde English D, setting a number of offensive records and winning a bevy of significant awards.
Miggy had a number of years where he simply was MLB?s best hitter. He was part of the glory years from 2008 through 2016.
But injuries during that time caught up with him. He last played a defensive position back in 2019 and has DH?d for the past 4 years. Because of his injuries and their impact on both his defensive and offensive games, his WAR has been in the negative range since 2017.
In addition to his arbitration salary, Cabrera signed 2 contract extensions with the Tigers worth over $400 mill, taking him to age 40. When you add in the monetary incentives he received for winning all those awards and nominations plus the $8 mill buyout he will get this year, Detroit has paid him somewhere close to $500 mill.
Overall, his salary for each of those 16 years works out to approximately $31 mill/year.
Some of those years were highly productive. Some of them were not. There is always a gamble when players receive long-term contracts that take them to what is an advanced age for athletes.
And there has been that question as to whether his salary, which was the majority of the entire team payroll for a number of years, stymied the team from signing other players as well as slowing down the rebuilding process.
If you had it to do all over again, would you have signed Miggy to that 2nd contract extension back in 2014? It was done 2 years in advance and covered the 2016 through 2023 seasons (8 years). The contract was for an additional $248 mill.
The contract extension offer came in early 2014 after winning back-to-back MVP Awards and the exclusive Triple Crown last won almost half a century ago.
Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!
For this one blog only, you?ve got 6 sentences max to share your thoughts.
Of course, you can also respond to other readers.
TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.
Ready?
If you had it to all over again, would you have signed Miggy to that 2nd contract extension back in 2014?
1. Yes, it was important to ensure that Miggy remained a Tiger.
2. No, I would have waited until his current contract was almost over and then decided.
VOTE
