Cabrera is in the twilight of his career, still giving us glimpses of greatness but undoubtedly a diminished version of his former self. Already a subscriber? Log In. Subscribe now to get full access to the new sports page. Must read content, player grades, stuff you can't get anywhere else. View Plans Already a subscriber? Log in. Subscribe Now. Continue reading this story Already have an account? Create a free account to read 3 articles on us. Watch Now:. How secure is Manfred's job as lockout looms?
Dayn Perry 7 min read. Top offseason question for each team Mike Axisa 19 min read. MLB roundtable: Correa or Seager? Mike Axisa 2 min read. In the five seasons just prior to the contract extension, he led the league with He had slugged home runs, driven in runs, and led the league with a wOBA of. No other American league hitter came close to those numbers. The contract extension paid Cabrera from through the season, when he will be 40 years of age.
Certainly, some of those newer mega-deals could turn out to be even bigger busts, but there is no sign of that happening presently. For the campaign, Cabrera batted. Then, his production fell off a cliff in when he batted just. He posted a net Subsequent seasons have been no better. Since the start of the season, in over plate appearances, Cabrera has slashed. In other words, below major league average as a hitter. Needless to say, Cabrera needs to be much more productive if he is to be worth a fraction of his salary over the remaining years of his contract.
Instead, this article offers to add further explanation into the financial and psychological realities of the Tigers organization entering As my colleague at Motor City Bengals, Chris Brown, astutely stated in one of his latest articles, the Tigers have money issues. Why should anyone be sorry? They all have it. Or at least, not making anywhere near as much money as they projected and planned for when these contracts were signed? Entering the season, many questions are still left unanswered such as how many games are going to be played?
If or when fans are going to be able to attend games? How many fans will be able to attend games? Therefore, it is understandable why Ilitch will not spend this offseason.
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