He said:
I'll say no higher that $3M for Pence. Super 2. And, Tal Smith is good at this stuff. Legendary.
Peanut agrees (check the comments of that Kemp/Pence post), and says Ethier's 08-offseason deal is more appropriate. Let's check them out:
| Player | AB | BA/OBP/SLG | K:BB | XBH-RBI | OPS+ | SB-Att |
| Pence (09) | 585 | .282/.346/.472 | 109:58 | 56-72 | 115 | 14-25 |
| Ethier (in '08) | 525 | .305/.375/.510 | 88:59 | 76-106 | 132 | 6-9 |
| Kemp (09) | 606 | .297/.352/.490 | 139:52 | 58-101 | 125 | 34-42 |
So it seems as though I should stand corrected. Kemp had a better year, finished 10th in the MVP balloting, won a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger. I'll go ahead and back off the "Hunter gets $5m" thought process, and bring it back down to $3m (you don't argue with the Biz of Baseball).
