bccran said:
To discount his success as a closer in 2019 is silly. What do closers get paid nowadays in today’s MLB world?
We don’t even know if Martinez will be healthy enough to close. Further, he did not want to close with StL but understood that due to his balky shoulder, he had to. He wants to start and if he is told he is not doing so, it may affect his commitment to be ready every day. If I was a prospective trade partner, I would be concerned.
To answer your question, it would be an overpay. Only four closers in all of MLB made more than $10.5 million in 2020. Keep digging…