Carlos Rodon could be going back on the IL after leaving what was another disastrous start with hamstring tightness, further making his $162 million contract look worse up to this point.
Between Rodon’s deal and the contracts of Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, Jerry says New York has shown why paying big money to starting pitchers isn’t worth the investment.
“Buyer beware,” Jerry said. “There are guys who get a big, fat paycheck, and don’t earn it.”
Jerry began listing the names, from Rodon, Scherzer, and Verlander to Stephen Strasburg, Miles Mikolas, Jacob deGrom, with the only exception being Gerrit Cole.
“Forty three million dollars a year, you think they were worth that? I would say Max Scherzer, all kidding aside, was he even worth $9 million this year? Ten million?” Jerry said. “The numbers are insane. Before you’re gonna go out there and just tell the fanbase that you’re going to buy starting pitching, you may want to rethink it, because it doesn’t work.”
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