Yes, an influx of cheap, farm-grown talent will lower your payroll. That curve is about to start rocketing up again, though, so let’s not pay ourselves on the back too much, LA
he would be stupid to opt out Huh? He’d be stupid not to. He easily would get another 1-2 years and another $30-50 mil over what he has left, he has 4/90 left. He’d easily get 5/120 or 6/135 or so. Do you forget all of the health issues he's had? Would he gamble on a new deal, or take the guaranteed money? I'm not convinced he gets 5/120
It's going to be 4 1/2 months of this, isn't it? If this off season is anything like last year, players aren't going to start signing until January at the earliest