...to do the same thing Cruz has been doing (albeit slightly less pop). And many players in Cruz's job template (power hitting DH) have been getting horribly limited contracts in the last few years. GMa seem to think Fangraphs is right about a DH getting worth considerably less than a position player for the same stats.
That's not to say I agree with them (the GMs) but to reflect the reality that, if you look at any good player who has hit free agency, they're all making hilariously less money than the fangraphs dollar values. Something is fishy about that stat. IMHO, the average $/WAR value is misleading. In reality, GMs pay more for stoploss than they pay for excellence. Seriously, Trout is worth like eleventy zillion dollars...I don't think that's how the game works.