Kinsler vs. Dozier/Kipnis
Hey guys,
Just a question on how you all evaluate players in MSB, particularly. I'm curious about the perceived value for the 3 2Bmen that were available in Week 3, Kinsler, Kipnis, and Dozier.
Kinsler just signed for $4.25M, and in another league I'm in, I signed him for a measly $3.5M (for the most part, players tend to sign for very similar values year in and year out in MSB and this other league [SCRUBS]). I outbid the next bidder by $3M when Kinsler was first posted, and nobody bid me up.
Yet, Kipnis (about to close, perhaps, for $7M) and Dozier ($8.25M) are perceived to be of MUCH higher value than Kinsler.
In my opinion, Kinsler is worth more than Kipnis, straight up, even considering the age factor (Kinsler is 34, Kipnis, 30). Yes, Dozier has 13 more homers than Kinsler, so I can see him being worth maybe 10-15% more, but when you take into account his FR defense (Kinsler is EX), I don't see the 200% hike.
My question is this: with all 3 available in the same week, I expected all 3 to go for around the same amount. Yet Kinsler closed tonight, at a strikingly lower number compared to the other two.
I'd love to discuss this. Tell me what I'm missing, because I think the Bombers just scored the best signing of Free Agency, to date.