Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houxm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!gregbo From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Gooden signs (comments on long-term contracts) Message-ID: <1173@houxm.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Mar-85 19:26:40 EST Article-I.D.: houxm.1173 Posted: Sun Mar 10 19:26:40 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Mar-85 21:55:53 EST References: <1421@dciem.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 17 It would be bad business indeed to sign Gooden to more than a 1-year contract at what they are paying him (I heard 300K/year) at this time. True he was Rookie of the Year, has outstanding talent and a lot of promise, but he's still new and still could fall into the sophomore jinx. Look at what hap- pened with Vida Blue and Mark Fidryich. They were bonus babies, and flopped in their second seasons. It just doesn't make sense for any team to shell out lots of cash for any one player (esp. a 2nd year man) over a long period of time without knowing what kind of rewards they are going to get on their invest- ment. If Gooden consistently lives up to his initial debut, he will command the salary of a top player. -- ... hey, we've gotta get out of this place, there's got to be something better than this ... Greg Skinner (gregbo) {allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4}!houxm!gregbo gregbo%houxm.uucp@harvard.arpa