Craig Kimbrel's $100 Million Free-Agent Ask Makes Him Scary Gamble

Before you say Craig Kimbrel isn't worth the money, think back two months and remember who won the World Series. How much was that worth to the Boston Red Sox?

Then again, before you rush to Twitter and demand your team spend whatever it takes to sign the closer who just won a World Series ring, remember that same closer had a 5.91 ERA in nine postseason appearances and often had trouble throwing the ball over the plate consistently.

"Nowhere close to $100 million," one National League scout who has followed Kimbrel's career closely said Thursday about his worth.

For all the focus this week on the Manny Machado free-agency tour and all the talk about whether Machado or Bryce Harper will end up…