Evolution would suggest it comes from ancient hunter/gatherers who could never be certain of the next kill.
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$50MM is a lot of money to you because it’s orders of magnitude more than anyone is offering you now. That’s not the case with Correa.
I agree HH. Ten years at $300M is the starting point for Corrra.
There may be less bidding than I expect, and with the new CBA, who knows. But yeah…I suspect that’s the floor, and will be highly surprised if he signs for less than $350MM. But you never know.
In a perfect world you’d hope that a couple miilion years for evolution we actaully evolve but you’re probably right.
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$50MM is a lot of money to you because it’s orders of magnitude more than anyone is offering you now. That’s not the case with Correa.
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Which is exaclty my point. You or I would be offered $50 mil, and after a while, it wouldn’t be enough. We’d want more or be taxed less or whatever. Correa is offered $210 mil and it’s not going to be enough.
Highly doubt the Astros offer anywhere near 10 years. I’m guessing the 5-6 year offers that were rumored will be it for negotiations. Sad to see Carlos go but can understand both sides of this.
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It’s not enough because someone is willing to give him more. If the market for him was $1MM, then that would be his expectation and he’d likely sign for that. But the market is $300MM. He’s not going to sign for $50 when people are offering him $300MM to do the exact same job. It’s not about evolution, it’s not about living a comfortable middle class life. He’s going to take the most money he’s offered.
Crane’s philosophy is interesting. He’ll pay huge money short term (Verlander, Greinke, the rumored one-year offer to Harper above $40M) but he seems firmly set against longer commitments. Has he ever gone longer than five years that didn’t include years already under club control (i.e.not Bregman)?
It’s not really clear to me that 6 / 210 is a better deal for the club than 10 / 300.
It’s not really clear to me that your (or my) understanding of the deal value is uppermost in Crane’s mind right now.
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Again FWIW, FanGraphs projects 9/$297M, with readers coming in around 8/$240M
I expect Correa to prolong this discussion as much as possible. Right now, he is being talked about in every discussion about baseball in every market. That will continue until he signs. You cannot buy that kind of brand marketing and he is very brand aware. From a personal branding perspective, shorter contracts are great for keeping your name in the news. So is signing the biggest contract. So is playing in New York (blech).
I get your point. If someone is stupid enough to pay him (or anyone) $350 million, he’ll take it. I would too. My point had nothing to do witht that. Mine was much more genral about humanity in general, just using Correa as an example, and why too much is never enough.
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And my point is that you have a very narrow definition of “too much” and “enough”. How much is “enough”? Market value never enter that equation for you? What others doing your same job earn not figure into it?
Dude, give it up. You’re just spinning wheels at this point. I’m not trying to debate you or anyone else. Our points are two completely separate topics. I’m discussing human psychology and you’re screaming economics.
Why am I spinning my wheels but you’re not?
For me, personally, it figures into it but it’s a personal decision. I am a federal government CIO. I make 20% of what my peers in the commercial world make and could make those larger amounts in 4 weeks or less, if I so chose. I place a higher value on public service at this point in my career, knowing that my current pay is certainly enough for me and my family. It’s a mindset that many public servants have every day. There seems to be a lesser preponderance of such thinking in the sports world.
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I completely understand your decision making. But I would not question your values if you chose to enter the commercial world and earn the going rate.
We need more people like you, das!
Most people never want to feel like they’re being dicked around, or treated like a chump. If someone feels they know their value, they naturally want to be compensated according to that value. The most obvious type of compensation is money, in some cases varying from individual to individual there may be value added from an intrinsic reward. Location, loyalty, contribution to mankind, etc. are all driving factors that can affect a decision other than financial gain. But no one wants to feel like they’ve been played or settled for less than they should. That is how human psychology looks from an economical point of view.