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So before the game starts in four hours, question:

 

Willson seems like one of the few from this current wave of offensive guys that could be open to an extension. This is just speculation, but when you look at the fact that he didn't get a big bonus like Bryant, Russell or Schwarbs, and the fact that Boras isn't his agent, it's just something I could imagine he'd be open to.

 

That said, he's under control through the 2022 season, which also takes him through his age 30 season. Would you be interested in buying out the first two years of free agency? Or having a catcher locked up for five more seasons after this one, based on how they could possibly break down over that span, are you good letting it be?

Eh, I love Willson but if we have him through his age 30 season I'd be fine riding it out year by year. Knowing there's a 0 chance on Bryant to extend the only guy I'd really like to see an extension for is Russell. Everyone else I'm fine with letting it ride for various reasons.

 

Addy is gonna be just as difficult to extend as KB for the same reason

 

Very true.

 

One more question off the Willson one. Bryce Harper signs a 10-year contract with an AAV of $37 to $40 million after the 2018 season. Since Scott Boras would have just negotiated that, would you as GM be willing to approach him and offer the same exact deal for Bryant? Bryant would be entering his age 27 season in 2019 and would still be under control through 2021 even if you don't do anything. This would lock him up for his first 10 years of free agency, going through his age 39 season. Obviously, that deal would be rough in the final couple seasons, but that's also what free agency presents for the best of the best.

 

OK. I'll stop now.

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So before the game starts in four hours, question:

 

Willson seems like one of the few from this current wave of offensive guys that could be open to an extension. This is just speculation, but when you look at the fact that he didn't get a big bonus like Bryant, Russell or Schwarbs, and the fact that Boras isn't his agent, it's just something I could imagine he'd be open to.

 

That said, he's under control through the 2022 season, which also takes him through his age 30 season. Would you be interested in buying out the first two years of free agency? Or having a catcher locked up for five more seasons after this one, based on how they could possibly break down over that span, are you good letting it be?

Eh, I love Willson but if we have him through his age 30 season I'd be fine riding it out year by year. Knowing there's a 0 chance on Bryant to extend the only guy I'd really like to see an extension for is Russell. Everyone else I'm fine with letting it ride for various reasons.

 

Addy is gonna be just as difficult to extend as KB for the same reason

maybe not, if we can sweeten the pot with a Charizard Holofoil...

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Eh, I love Willson but if we have him through his age 30 season I'd be fine riding it out year by year. Knowing there's a 0 chance on Bryant to extend the only guy I'd really like to see an extension for is Russell. Everyone else I'm fine with letting it ride for various reasons.

 

Addy is gonna be just as difficult to extend as KB for the same reason

 

Very true.

 

One more question off the Willson one. Bryce Harper signs a 10-year contract with an AAV of $37 to $40 million after the 2018 season. Since Scott Boras would have just negotiated that, would you as GM be willing to approach him and offer the same exact deal for Bryant? Bryant would be entering his age 27 season in 2019 and would still be under control through 2021 even if you don't do anything. This would lock him up for his first 10 years of free agency, going through his age 39 season. Obviously, that deal would be rough in the final couple seasons, but that's also what free agency presents for the best of the best.

 

OK. I'll stop now.

I'd probably not do that, there's a fair amount of risk there and you'd largely be paying for past performance when the extension kicks in. I know Bryant is insanely talented, perhaps a generational talent, and can probably be moved to LF/1B as he ages (he's not gonna be a Miguel Cabrera or Pujols where he's a DH you have to hide at 1B in the NL) but to lock someone up that far out is pretty risky when we have him for most of his prime years. I don't blame Bryant for not giving a discount at all right now but I don't see a ton of upside in doing what you laid on there and really only see downside from the team side.

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Eh, I love Willson but if we have him through his age 30 season I'd be fine riding it out year by year. Knowing there's a 0 chance on Bryant to extend the only guy I'd really like to see an extension for is Russell. Everyone else I'm fine with letting it ride for various reasons.

 

Addy is gonna be just as difficult to extend as KB for the same reason

 

Very true.

 

One more question off the Willson one. Bryce Harper signs a 10-year contract with an AAV of $37 to $40 million after the 2018 season. Since Scott Boras would have just negotiated that, would you as GM be willing to approach him and offer the same exact deal for Bryant? Bryant would be entering his age 27 season in 2019 and would still be under control through 2021 even if you don't do anything. This would lock him up for his first 10 years of free agency, going through his age 39 season. Obviously, that deal would be rough in the final couple seasons, but that's also what free agency presents for the best of the best.

 

OK. I'll stop now.

Realistically, that deal is going to include an opt-out after a few years out, so you would really only be locking up 1-2 years of free agency with all the downside risk.

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Addy is gonna be just as difficult to extend as KB for the same reason

 

Very true.

 

One more question off the Willson one. Bryce Harper signs a 10-year contract with an AAV of $37 to $40 million after the 2018 season. Since Scott Boras would have just negotiated that, would you as GM be willing to approach him and offer the same exact deal for Bryant? Bryant would be entering his age 27 season in 2019 and would still be under control through 2021 even if you don't do anything. This would lock him up for his first 10 years of free agency, going through his age 39 season. Obviously, that deal would be rough in the final couple seasons, but that's also what free agency presents for the best of the best.

 

OK. I'll stop now.

Realistically, that deal is going to include an opt-out after a few years out, so you would really only be locking up 1-2 years of free agency with all the downside risk.

 

Very, very true. But the Cubs or whatever team that signs him is going to have to give him a lot of flexibility and a lot of money, and with it they will take most of the risk. If Bryant remains Bryant, there are going to be a handful of teams that will be both willing and able to give him whatever he wants going into his age 30 season. He will be the face of somebody's franchise.

 

ETA: Of course, by that time Theo will probably have drafted three more Bryants and Eloy will be hitting 40 dongs. So we are fine either way.

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Anyone else notice the stinky hippie take his hat off and hold onto it while chasing down that shot by Addy????
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Bosio's "personal matter" relates to his comments about Eric Thames me thinks. A little break courtesy of Jed and Theo but they kept it out of the press.

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