"we need to reward the patience that everyone has shown, with success." But Jed, you've had success. The greatest success of all, a No. 1 farm system by consensus. Isn't it time to ride off into the sunset?
Only $17 million is guaranteed. That's not bad. They only had to pay him ~$1million this year. If he took them farther in the playoffs this year, THEN you offer him the big money they didn't offer him big money. he's got a two-year contract with a bunch of team options. I'm only looking at the two years. This year they are now paying him $17m instead of $1m, for no particular reason (unless rewarding mediocrity is a reason )
Only $17 million is guaranteed. That's not bad. They only had to pay him ~$1million this year. If he took them farther in the playoffs this year, THEN you offer him the big money
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=600861 gotcha. http://gifsec.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2014/03/Facepalm-GIFS-1.gif I looked at the AAA roster and saw no one named Jeffrey. I don't follow the minors pretty much at all, so....
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