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The Lance Berkman Situation

Found July 25, 2012 on Cardinals Diaspora:
PLAYERS: Lance Berkman,  Allen Craig,  Matt Carpenter
TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals
If Lance Berkman’s 2011 was a career zenith, (great numbers, clutch post-season, World Series win, defying everyone who thought he was done and the Cardinals 1y for 8M contract was stupid, etc al) then 2012 might just be his nadir. Berkman decided early in the off-season that he wanted to re-run it for 2012. And the Cardinals rewarded him with 12M to do so. Many in Cardinal Nation wondered if this was the right move. After all, the previous 2 seasons with the Astros and Yankees, Berkman averaged .250 with a paltry 48 RBIs and 14 HRs. His career OBP was off 40 points. Candidly, there were times watching the Yankees where I was like “whoa, forgot they had Berkman!” 2 out of the past 3 years had been pretty bogus. Just so happened 2011 was a dream.To fans, rewarding past performance is easy. To teams, it’s the riskiest business.You have to calculate your risks versus future rewards. No doubt Berkman had earned a raise. He was a value at 8M and if he replicated 2011, he’d be a value at ...
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