http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/23/a-brief-history-of-why-lavish-spending-on-first-basemen-is-bad/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/23/a-brief-history-of-why-lavish-spending-on-first-basemen-is-bad/#comment-30559 Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:43:15 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15461#comment-30559 […] career-surge isn’t unheard of…but I wouldn’t bet on it, either. I already trod this ground at great length way back in October. I don’t want to take credit/blame for Hosmer’s lack of suitors, but I know […]

]]> http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/23/a-brief-history-of-why-lavish-spending-on-first-basemen-is-bad/#comment-25953 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:04:42 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15461#comment-25953 […] competitors that maybe it could happen. I still think their best bet is to look elsewhere, and Colby talked about the dubious history of long-term deals for first basemen earlier this week, but my early thought on the market is that maybe it could work out for the […]

]]> http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/10/23/a-brief-history-of-why-lavish-spending-on-first-basemen-is-bad/#comment-25789 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:24:54 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15461#comment-25789 Agreed. Even IF Hoz stays and plays really well, would that make the Royals a contender? I seriously doubt it. That with the monster contract and I just can’t see how it makes any sense.

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