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From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Gooden signs (comments on long-term contracts)
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Date: Sun, 10-Mar-85 19:26:40 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 10 19:26:40 1985
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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.
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Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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