Micklebot
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- Apr 27, 2010
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One thing to think about: say we don't re-sign Smith. Will the 3rd line replacement we get be as good as Smith at jumping up into the top 6 in a pinch due to line shuffling or injuries? He might be (Stone effect), but we KNOW Smith plays great there already.
Ok, so the question becomes what is more valuable to the team;
Smith, who can move up the lineup when needed
or
Whatever the return is for smith (late first? A second and a 3rd?)
Whatever player we sign instead of him (there are always guys like Pirri, Parenteau, Versteeg, ect who sign cheap)
Whatever we use the extra space for (I assuming we're talking about ~2 mil but it depends on who we go after as a replacement)
My point is that Smith is a nice commodity, but at 4 mil, he's becoming an expensive commodity.