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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3716987, member: 27"] I am not upset. Bauer wants to pitch every 4 days. That screws up everyone else in the rotation. $40 million a season is way too high for a player with a lifetime ERA higher than DeGrom, Carrasco, Syndergaard and Stroman. I think he is going to have a better second half of his career than his first half, but I don’t see him being worth $40 million a season. A good, not great starting pitcher is just not worth that kind of money. If it was just over paying, I wouldn’t care, but when you overspend in one area, it leaves you with less money to address other weaknesses. Plus, the guy is a lightning rod for controversy. I think for this team, at this time, there are better ways to spend that money. [/QUOTE]