So what is it exactly that you’re paying a player for?

There seems to be a lot of discussion on trading Kyle Tucker, an MVP level caliber player because he hasn’t performed in the playoffs. So my question is, are you paying a player for the 162 or are you paying him on what he may or may not do in the playoffs.

This is not a Bregman vs Tucker argument. It genuinely is what are people’s thoughts on what it is you’re paying a guy for.

I could probably fill out a lineup card of current MVP or close to it type players who really haven’t done well in the playoffs, or made it to postseason for that matter.

This argument isn’t exclusive to Tucker, I’m just using him as the example because it’s relevant right now.

IMO, you pay the guy to produce for the 162 and if he comes through in the playoffs, maybe that’s a bonus that you bake into the next extension.