Assuming the contracts are structured as rumored(which is still a fairly big assumption), I view it the same way as all the 1 year vets that were kept on the team despite having some sort of market for them. He's keeping around any piece that may be desired by a new GM, and putting it on him. Now I think Fleita and Wilken will be kept around by a new GM (maybe not in his current position for Fleita) in order to ensure a smooth transition, but I don't see how it's handcuffing the new guy at all.