Fielder could be seeking to join exclusive $200 million club

[OregonDuck1989]

Same. I think he's a solid player and can certainly repeat his last year maybe one more time in the next 8. But 200 mill is saying Fielder is a top 3 player in all of baseball.

[HoustonGM]

I wouldn't give it to him. But with the inflation going on in salaries the past few years I can easily see someone giving it to him if he hits free agency.

Salaries have actually been going DOWN.

They've (ESPN, et al.) been saying for years that supposedly Mauer's always had that kind of power like he showed a year ago, he just didn't quite have it in the wrists. I believe he did some tweaking to his wrist movement during his swing last Spring ('09) before he got hurt and when he came back he showed more pop.

And, even if Mauer doesn't repeat that level of power, he's STILL indisputably the best catcher in the game.

Yes, he's a catcher, but he's athletic and his injury history is not nearly as dire as dickay seems to think it is. A player that's already as low on the defensive spectrum as he can go, has "old player skills" and a body type like Fielder's is a much greater risk long term than Joe Mauer.

Same. I think he's a solid player and can certainly repeat his last year maybe one more time in the next 8. But 200 mill is saying Fielder is a top 3 player in all of baseball.

This. Fielder's good, but he's not worth $200 million.

[TheNamelessPoet]

Quite you!!!

[Jeffy25]

no, hell no...though i may be more inclined to give him that type deal than Mauer

I don't really understand why you would give a first basemen a huge deal over a catcher, who can move down the defensive spectrum.

And Fielder's body doesn't exactly look like it will age well, which is the main reason why I would not do such a deal.

I would do something like 5 year/80-100 million though.

[200tang]

Yankees should acquire him to be their DH. Then they can go out and get Adrian Gonzalez and make him their LF and get Cliff Lee in FA. Also, Felix Hernandez/Zack Greinke/Joe Mauer will all be in pinstripes in 2011. A Yankee fan told me so it must be true.

[Jeffy25]

Yankees should acquire him to be their DH. Then they can go out and get Adrian Gonzalez and make him their LF and get Cliff Lee in FA. Also, Felix Hernandez/Zack Greinke/Joe Mauer will all be in pinstripes in 2011. A Yankee fan told me so it must be true.

I bet Chase Utley will come over and play short after Jeter is no longer able to play..................oh wait, he will never age!