”If a non-contending team like the Pirates wants to sign stars like Schwarber and Naylor away from their playoff teams, they have to grossly overpay or they’ll never get them. It’s what the Nationals did with Jayson Werth and the Tigers with Magglio Ordonez and Pudge Rodriguez”.
”My point is this: The Pirates’ offer for Schwarber should have been six years, $180 million to $200 million; and for Naylor, six years, $120 million. Even then, it’s unlikely the players would have signed, but at least it would have given the players and their families something to think about. Once the Pirates become the highest bidder on a big free agent, only then will we know they mean business. For now, it’s just eye wash”.