Now those two are actually similar.

Figgins actually has had a little better success rate stealing and has swiped quite a few the last couple of years.

I’m not sure specifically where either of them would be defensively but they both make me feel near the middle of the pack. Nothing spectacular.

Figgins walks a little “more” and has a little “more” power. Has a slightly lower BA though. .011 higher OPS.

Almost a draw, with the difference being apparently $6 million a year. Since he can play a bunch of different positions (well? prolly not) will he be in line for $12 million a year soon?

But Juan Pierre?! I’m a more avid baseball nut than 95% of people out there and I barely know who the guy is.

But that contract is a steal compared to Matthews Jr.

Actually, Lou Brock had a 75.3% success rate compared to a 73.6% rate for Pierre. When you steal that many, a couple percentage points does make a difference.

You also ought to consider that Pierre still has a few steps to lose, so we’ll see whether he can keep up the 73.6% in the coming years. Perhaps he will if he cuts down on the attempts and looks for the better opportunities instead.

Also, Brock’s OPS was .753 compared to Pierre’s .727. That’s including the end of his career which was brutal to his OPS, so again, it would be interesting to see where Pierre’s will go in the upcoming years. Brock was also playing in a completely different era, and furthermore didn’t get 2 1/2 years of home games a mile above sea level.

Regardless, I really don’t see them as too terribly comparable, in spite of the steals.

Maybe Pierre has some marketability, but I’m not sure that it justifies $45 million when you could get someone a tick below his current and real abilities for $400k a year. Is his marketability really worth ~$8 million annually?

Just a few thoughts to consider. Most people here really don’t look at things in black and white, in fact, from my angle it seems that’s what they commonly advocate against.

Just happens that in this case, Pierre’s more of a grey than anything bright.

And that Gary Matthews Jr. contract just shows you the evil power of SportsCenter, which has played Matthews’ over-the-fence catch in CF about a bazillion times.

But whatever.

No one wants to talk about a players marketability or the fact that Lou Brock was caught stealing at the same percentage as Pierre (3/1). Nope, it’s all about a+z. Everyone nows baseball is black and white. Either your safe or you’re out.