Another Saturday night drinking with the scouts at the Barleymoe

Tonight Elijah Craig is joined by Hiram Walker, Johnny Walker, and Jack Daniels

Elijah: Well fellas we are about to start random free agency. What are your thoughts about the coming season.

Johnny: Too much money is paid to too many players.

Hiram: Johnny, now is not the time to be frugal, or as the Ontario natives say scottish.

Johnny:Are you slurring my ethnic background, my clan?

Hiram: You know I'm not Canadian. I was born in Massachusetts. I got my first scouting job from kcg67  with the Boston Irish II. But my distillery is in Canada and that is what the local people call frugal people, scottish. They call people from Scotland -Scots. 

Jack: Before this conversation gets off the rails, does anybody know how these contracts work out.

Hiram: I was looking at the 10 players that signed contracts before this season that will be paid more than 10 million dollars for season 56. Of the 10 only 4 made an all star team after signing the big contract.

Jack: Who got the biggest contract?

Hiram: Aurelio Wong signed a 5yr 91million dollar contract prior to season 55. A two time all star, one time silver slugger with 4 world series rings. In the first year of the contract he hit .283 with 53 homers and slugged .604.

Johnny: He was beaten out for the all star game by Enrique Gamboa who hit .305 with 45 homers and slugged .614.

Hiram: Don't go all scottish on me. He was paid 9.25 million for the year; he still got paid a lot of money.

Johnny: About half of Wong's money.

Jack: Point taken

Hiram: The most accomplished player with a big contract is Rey Jung. Jung is a three time MVP, Rookie of the year. Twice he was the All Star game MVP out of his ten all star appearances. He signed for 62 million over 4 years. He did make the all star game after signing for big bucks.

Elijah: Are you telling me that it paying a lot of money doesn't guarantee success.

Jack: It is no worse than injuries. Just part of the game.

Johnny: That doesn't explain the relief pitchers in Ottawa.

Hiram: Somebody is joining to claim them.

Elijah: Next time fellas we will know who are the free agents signing with new clubs. the uber just pulled up.