anyway. Part of the reason that he signed with the A's is because it was for four years and he'd be able to test the market earlier. I wouldn't be surprised at all if his team told Beane that they'd be looking for $100 million after his contract was up.

That said, he miss out on his production this year and his contract year production next year. And I'm sure his contract year production is gonna be HUGE playing in Fenway half the year.