To me, there is no reason to do that. I'd rather they make him a qualifying offer, which would be pretty expensive at about 14.2 million, but it would be for one season only. And if another team signs him, take the first round pick and move on. thats cool too, im not real up to date on his contract other than it being up this year. I'm just saying there's no reason to fret about him for the next few years. He's 29 and is good at baseball. He's a really safe bet to be good into his early 30s.