Buehrle vs. Wandy

So Mark Buehrle just signed a 4-year, $58m deal with the Marlins. What does that mean for Wandy's contract, which is basically 3-year, $36m?

TALE OF THE TAPE!

Buehrle: 32-year old lefty
Wandy: 32-year old lefty.

Name	IP	ERA/WHIP	K:BB
Buehrle	2476.2	3.83/1.28	2.48
Wandy	1176.0	4.07/1.35	2.38

Let's keep going (career)...

Name	H/9	HR/9	WAR
Buehrle	9.5	1.0	46.6
Wandy	8.9	1.0	10.2

How about the last three seasons?

Name	IP	ERA/WHIP	K:BB
Buehrle	629	3.91/1.32	2.25
Wandy	591.2	3.36/1.28	2.69

More 2009-11:

Name	H/9	HR/9	WAR
Buehrle	9.9	0.9	12.1
Wandy	8.5	0.9	10.1

The point is, for the past three years, Wandy and Buehrle have been two very similar pitchers. Buehrle is getting a deal that pays $14.5m for the next four years, while the team that trades for Wandy is getting a similar pitcher for $12m/year for the next three years.

Ultimately, Buehrle's deal is going to skyrocket Wilson's asking price, which means that the team that wants Wandy is going to deal with a franchise motivated to move him, with a friendlier contract than expected 20 minutes ago.