I think though that thinking has to go out the window nowadays. I remember the old days #'s, but literally every free agent seems to get a minimum 10M+ per year.
Every guy some folks clamor for every off season ends up signing on day one for usually 10M to I'd say 18M per year nowadays.
I honestly stopped caring about cost years ago.
Rant wasn't directed at you, just the talk about expensive players. The good ones never average below 10M a year anymore. That's average nowadays.