old_school posted:how I see this deal is this.
Year 1-4 about market price fair enough
Year 4-7 assuming he continues his career path he may actually be a bargain.
Year 8-13 will be diminishing returns with the end mostly likely not pretty on a value level. However with salaries what they are and have been 25m a year in a large market is not likely to be a major issue.
Time will tell, has he to produce and stay healthy but it is possible that the Phightin Phils got a relative bargain here.
Good analysis...I'll add that if the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (needed for '22) enhances player compensation the way I think it will he might be a big bargain in the middle years.