You're helping my argument here. I'm confused at what you're even arguing lol
And Skenes is still on a rookie contract....
The reach is real. Point stands, the Sanchez deal was absolute mastery by the Phillies front office. Absolute dirt cheap contract paying him a fraction of what he'd get if they waited until now to lock him up long term. Those club option years are what really make this contract a steal.
Bro those numbers are insanely team friendly. If he's this good in 2029-2030 a $14-15M contract will be the best value in baseball lmao.
Let's put it this way. If he was making $14-15 million right now, he wouldn't even be one of the top 50 highest paid pitchers. Now just imagine 4-5 years from now when contracts are even more inflated.
you just moved the goalposts completely. also ignored that he would not make 14 and 15 million if he kept up this performance
"Paying him less than $6M a year to be a top 5 pitcher in baseball lmfao. What a deal."
just admit you have no idea how a contract in baseball works