Five Reasons why David Price Extending his Option Might not be as Bad as You Think it Is

Christian Martinelli

“Four more years! Four more years!” That chant won’t be heard in a traditionally liberal city like Boston when Donald Trump’s bid for reelection begins following the midterm elections. But to some Bostonians, four more years of Trump might be preferred to four more years of something else.

Concluding this postseason, the Boston Red Sox will be positioned based upon the actions of one pitcher. A fan favorite-to-hate since signing with the team, it looks likely that David Price will exercise his option to remain with the the 2018 American League champions for another four seasons following the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Here are 5 reasons why David Price exercising his option might not be as bad as you’d think:

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• The Dodger’s Drafted Him​- The enemy of the week, the Los Angeles Dodgers, drafted Price in the 19th round when he was in high school. He hated the Dodgers so much he decided not to sign with them, instead choosing to attend Vanderbilt University.  To rather spend time in Tennessee than LA, there has to be an immense amount of hate. The series is clearly going to be revenge against the team he has hated since he was a teenager, and you can ask Dennis Eckersley what Price is like when he’s mad. Price will be pitching game two at Fenway Park, which is good news for the Red Sox due to his 9-2 record and 2.98 ERA at home, versus his 7-5 record and 4.31 ERA on the road this season. Price has a career record of 0-1 versus the Dodgers, and their starting lineup is batting a combined .255 off the 33-year-old lefty.

• Pedro Martinez Says So- Not much to stay here. Pedro is one of the best pitchers of all-time, and if the Red Sox legend says you’re good that’s enough for me to believe it. It doesn’t hurt that he gets paid to analyze the game. Also Price’s career 3.25 ERA backs up Pedro’s claim.​

• He’s Astro’s Daddy- Price proved in the ALCS that he is the daddy of two Astros. The baseball club that resides in Houston, the Red Sox won both of his starts against them in the championship series, and a cute little Pug that resides in his house. Not only is this Pug cute, but it’s also a genius and has its own Twitter account with over 5000 followers and 1000 tweets. This surely adds some value and likability to David Price. If a dog can't do it, nothing will.

• His Contract Makes you Feel Good about your own Financial Mistakes​- There’s a fair argument to be made that paying $217 million for David Price is not worth it. Let’s think about it. Was the $35,000 engagement ring worth it after you got divorced in four years? How about the money you spent on the Mega Millions jackpot when you knew you’d lose? Sometimes even the richest people make long term financial mistakes. A mistake like paying David Price that much money for that many years should make you feel better about your own wasteful spending. Thank Dave Dombrowski for that. Price’s 39 wins and 19 losses in his Red Sox tenure is very good, but for that money, fans should expect a Cy Young candidate every season. A World Series win might change some minds.

• Hating him brings us together​- In 2018 we are looking for something that can bring us together for the first time since the world went to hell after that 2013 championship season. Luckily for Boston fans, the city was blessed with David Taylor Price. Really think about it. He’s someone we can all hate together! I’ve seen people in the midst of a fight ask the other if they hated David Price, and ended up hugging it out when they both said yes. You can’t make that stuff up.With his vintage playoff woes, he has made it much too easy to hate on him. Lately he has switched up his style and has become more unpredictable after winning his first ever playoff game. Price went six innings, gave up three hits, and no earned runs in that series clinching win. It was the rarest and most precious gem of them all, a David Price playoff gem.

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Pure hatred for Price has brought an entire city, maybe even region together. If he performs well against the Dodgers in this World Series he will bring Boston together for a totally different reason. There’s only one thing we love in this region more than our disgusting accents, and that’s winning championships. There’s no feeling like being able to rub championships in Yankees’ fans faces, and if David Price can somehow help in that happening he will be immortalized in Boston sporting lore eternally. Even if he doesn’t, David Price might not be so bad.

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