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Originally Posted by kstater
I just don't see that type of deal out there for him if he sits till June. There's no way a team could verify his conditioning and preparedness to throw that money at a guy sitting at home for so long.
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I think the June plan would be only if he had to take a one-year deal, and no one was offering more than about 8 million like Nelson Cruz. In that case, it might make sense to sit out till June because someone will probably be willing to, at the absolute very worst, offer 8 million for 2/3 of the season when compensation drops off.
Also, I don't see why they can't verify conditioning. Obviously they wont be sitting on the couch, they'll keep in shape and stay with a throwing program, pitch simulated games, and if several teams are interested around May, they can start kicking the tires and have private workouts while waiting for the draft.