McCutchen locked up for 6 years / $51M

[Zito75]

Great deal for both Andrew and the Pirates. I like this guy a lot and think we've only begun to see his potential.

Thoughts?

http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/po...-earning-power

[LI METS FAN]

great job by the Pirates. He is terrific.

[BigRon]

McCutchen is a high level talent. He has the potential to do everything extremely well except, perhaps, throw. His arm is okay, nothing really special. He's very quick and fast, and I think can be a more efficient base stealer than he has shown. PNC hurts him a bit when he tries to pull the ball too much, and he also gets into some bad habits- he's much better off hitting straightaway.

Three years ago I said he reminds me a lot of Eric Davis. I still stand by that. If healthy, I see McCutchen being a .290- .310 type of guy, with regular 25- 30 HR power.

By the way, the Pirates actually have him for 7 years, if they choose. They have a team option for 2018 at about $14.75 million. If McCutchen pans out, that will seem like a real bargain.