1. 09-28-13 04:03 PM #1
    BennyBigNuts
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    Hunter Pence 5 years, 90 million...Am I the only one cracking up at this contract?

    Guy has cracked 100 RBI ONCE.
    Career 285 hitter.
    I'm not saying he's a bad player.
    He has a good arm in RF and some decent power, but 18 mill a year? Really?

    WTF???

    Disaster written all over it.
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  2. 09-28-13 04:04 PM #2
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    Everytime I see this guy on tv I wanna punch him in the face. Something about him irritates me
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  3. 09-28-13 04:06 PM #3
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    solid player but thats about it. no way should he be making 18 mill. a year
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  4. 09-28-13 04:06 PM #4
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    baseball must be doing good
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  5. 09-28-13 04:09 PM #5
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    Extremely overpaid.

    30 years old and a mediocre player. If you compare his hitting and defense to the average corner outfielder...
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  6. 09-28-13 04:09 PM #6
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    Should be at 14 mill per year ......max
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  7. 09-28-13 04:09 PM #7
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    better than the jason werth contract he had a good year nl wise top 5 in hr's and rbi's 2nd best hitter on the team and leads the team in hr's what did you expect.
    Choo from the reds is gonna get a 100 million dollar contract
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  8. 09-28-13 04:10 PM #8
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    Terrible contract for an avg player at best
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  9. 09-28-13 04:22 PM #9
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    Seems about right.. he's a consistent 25 hrs 85+ RBI guy who rarely misses a game and hasn't had any major injuries.

    I think hes worth it
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  10. 09-28-13 04:24 PM #10
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    he had a good year this year

    The right fielder leads the NL with 369 putouts. He has an 88 percent success rate in stolen bases and is third with 298 total bases. Pence ranks sixth in hits and fourth in doubles.

    hes an all around player
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  11. 09-28-13 04:27 PM #11
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    Dude rides a scooter to the stadium with his old lady, plus his warm up routine in the on deck circle is awkward as hell. No way I would pay that guy 18 a year.
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  12. 09-28-13 04:37 PM #12
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    He's subpar defensively and has a career OBP of .339

    Right now he's not a top 20 OF, let alone when he's 33 or 34.
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  13. 09-28-13 04:47 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    Extremely overpaid.

    30 years old and a mediocre player. If you compare his hitting and defense to the average corner outfielder...
    compared to the average corner OF Pence is actually much better; In the NL LF/RFs collectively hit 265/332/431 1 1HR every 34 PA and 1SB every 52 PA; Pence was at 282/339/481 HR every 26PA and SB every 31 PA. Defensively he is also above average total zone ranks him 11th among RFs and Ultimate Zone has him 7th among RF and 24 over all OF.
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  14. 09-28-13 05:21 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by gryfyn1 View Post
    compared to the average corner OF Pence is actually much better; In the NL LF/RFs collectively hit 265/332/431 1 1HR every 34 PA and 1SB every 52 PA; Pence was at 282/339/481 HR every 26PA and SB every 31 PA. Defensively he is also above average total zone ranks him 11th among RFs and Ultimate Zone has him 7th among RF and 24 over all OF.
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  15. 09-28-13 05:26 PM #15
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    They are paying him mostly for pregame playoff pep talks. Tony Robbins take a back seat.
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  16. 09-28-13 05:37 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by gryfyn1 View Post
    compared to the average corner OF Pence is actually much better; In the NL LF/RFs collectively hit 265/332/431 1 1HR every 34 PA and 1SB every 52 PA; Pence was at 282/339/481 HR every 26PA and SB every 31 PA. Defensively he is also above average total zone ranks him 11th among RFs and Ultimate Zone has him 7th among RF and 24 over all OF.
    That's hardly "much better". He's above average hitting wise compared to other corner OFs.

    He's clearly subpar defensively. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx...52&position=OF -19.3 for his career according to fangraphs.

    And his OBP is pretty bad for someone getting paid like a star.
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  17. 09-28-13 05:38 PM #17
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    just another stupid SF Giants horrible long term contract
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  18. 09-28-13 05:41 PM #18
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    Highest paid players should be pitchers

    They are only ones that have major impact on a team not hitters

    Nobody in mlb deserves over 10 mill a year
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  19. 09-28-13 05:42 PM #19
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    No one considers Hunter Pence a good defensive OF. You'd have to seriously cherry pick numbers to come up with such an assessment.


    http://www.baysportsnet.com/how-the-...lp-the-giants/

    The only blemish on Pence’s scouting report, is his subpar defense, which comes as a surprise to most because he possesses above average speed, but his -7.2 UZR (Ultimate Zone Rating) is far below the league average. Not to mention that his arm can be a liability as well, which isn’t something you typically worry about with right fielders.
    He's always been a subpar defensive player.
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  20. 09-28-13 05:50 PM #20
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    So if they don't sign Pence who are the Giants gonna have in RF? They need him desperately, their outfield is a mess.
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