http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/adrian-beltre-wants-five-years-70-million/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:39:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/adrian-beltre-wants-five-years-70-million/comment-page-1/#comment-95659 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:42:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29719#comment-95659 Safeco does not play to his strengths at the plate, 700 OPS at home and 860 on the road.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/adrian-beltre-wants-five-years-70-million/comment-page-1/#comment-95654 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:33:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29719#comment-95654 He had a “getaway” year in Seattle in which he was awful. His middle years in Seattle were probably well worth at least $12 million, esp. given his glove. $14M doesn’t seem like a stretch to me.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/adrian-beltre-wants-five-years-70-million/comment-page-1/#comment-95651 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:27:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29719#comment-95651 Maybe he took too many naps during the games. I hear that happens in Seattle…

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/adrian-beltre-wants-five-years-70-million/comment-page-1/#comment-95648 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:14:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29719#comment-95648 But has Beltre…or anyone…ever explained the disparity between his blah performance in Seattle and his getaway year stardom in Boston and LA? Is he the AJ Burnett of position players? I’d call him a real crapshoot as a long-term sign.

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