Sign A.J. Now

[DickAllen72]

3 years $15M should do it. Get it done, KW.

[Lip Man 1]

I wouldn't give A.J. three years...not at 35, not with the milage. I seriously doubt anyone else would either.

Lip

[Noneck]

Lip,

AJ will be 36 in december

[Lip Man 1]

Which means he's 35 right now and this season.

Lip

[Noneck]

3 years which will make him 39 ( almost 40) at the end of contract is too long.

[Tragg]

Among Peavy, Liriano, Youk and AJ, AJ would probably be my last choice to sign. Still, he will be cheaper than the rest and I doubt he gets an open market offer equivalent to what others would be paid if they had his offensive year this year.

I really like AJ because he wants to win. (also because he can hit and there are so many lousy hitting catchers around the league). I can see him grating on other players' nerves if they don't know him, especially in a down season. Fortunately, his first season with the Sox was a winning one.

I will say it would be weirder to see AJ in another uniform than any other Sox player.

[Nellie_Fox]

Originally Posted by Noneck

3 years which will make him 39 ( almost 40) at the end of contract is too long.

Interesting math.

If he's 35 now, and will be 36 in December, he'd be 38 (almost 39) at the end of a three-year contract.

[Noneck]

Originally Posted by Nellie_Fox

Interesting math.

If he's 35 now, and will be 36 in December, he'd be 38 (almost 39) at the end of a three-year contract.

Yes i messed up, thanks for correction.

[Nellie_Fox]

AJ isn't Pudge, but Fisk put up a .919 OPS at age 40, appearing in 137 games. At age 37, he hit 37 homers and 107 RBI. So, it is possible to still be productive in the late 30's at catcher.

[CoopaLoop]

Sign him because Flowers is a terrible terrible hitter.

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by Nellie_Fox

AJ isn't Pudge, but Fisk put up a .919 OPS at age 40, appearing in 137 games. At age 37, he hit 37 homers and 107 RBI. So, it is possible to still be productive in the late 30's at catcher.

I think that says more about how amazing Fisk was than anything else.

It's possible for catcher to be productive at that age, it's just very unusual.