What kind of contract is he even looking at getting? Unless the market changes from the last two years, it should be pretty reasonable. He'll have just turned 28 to start next season, so not exactly at the wrong side of 30 but closer than the guys that are going to get real long term deals. Dexter got 5/82.5 (at 14.5 per year with 10mill bonus) at 31, but that was pre baseball market crash. 3/50 for McCutchen also at 31 but he's also has an MVP on his resume 3/39 for Jay Bruce at 30 So, does something like 3/4 years at around 15 per year seem realistic? This is starting to feel like the Hamels situation, where he was picked up purely as a rental but he's becoming a guy where they say they need him both on the field and in the clubhouse.