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Originally Posted by The God Hypothesis
Francour, Hochever, Chen = 15 Million in salary for a team spending $80. Smdh GMDM.
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Meh. That's pretty much how things work. You lowball the young talent because you get them for 6 years...and then you have to overpay the vets when they start getting to their 2nd and 3rd contracts.
Smart organizations, and we do this, just extend the youngsters right away and buy their first two or three years of free agency for a huge discount.
If you're 1 year of service in and know you won't get paid diddly for 2-5 years...you might as well take $6M per year up front in case you start to suck or you get drilled in the face by an Arodlis Champman fastball.