12-08-2011, 04:12 AM
I have to agree with Andy. I think Atlanta is looking way too much into player happiness. I have a handful a players with have below average happiness and it doesn't seem to be affecting their performance. As it stands now, if Gonzalez was allowed to be re-signed, his initial demands are $12.6M/3. For a guy of his caliber that's not a bad contract. Plus him dropping to an 89 is probably a blessing in disguise since now you won't have to go through an agent and can likely get him cheaper than either of the agents would require.
The big return is Kinsley and I don't see him as being all that special. I see him shaping up sort of like Jerry Hands on Seattle. He'll certainly have the power and while he may end up with better contact than Hands, he also won't walk nearly as much. I could see him with a .225/.275/.500 slash line. That with poor health and Adam Dunn-esque defense and he's not a very good overall player.
The big return is Kinsley and I don't see him as being all that special. I see him shaping up sort of like Jerry Hands on Seattle. He'll certainly have the power and while he may end up with better contact than Hands, he also won't walk nearly as much. I could see him with a .225/.275/.500 slash line. That with poor health and Adam Dunn-esque defense and he's not a very good overall player.
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