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Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin
Well, you can either call it for 4 for 85 or 5 for 90. The option amount is for the 5th year, so you would be paying the 90 million over a 5 year period. Again, this is assuming Gordon were to land a contract for a guaranteed 90 million.
I mean, yes the Royals could also do:
Year 1 - 14 mil.
Year 2 - 16 mil.
Year 3 - 18 mil.
Year 4 - 20 mil.
Year 5 - 22 mil.
But under that scenario, you're guaranteeing that you're paying Alex 22 million in his 5th year, when he is 37 years old. IF the Royals really want Gordo back, I don't see GMDM guaranteeing anything beyond 4 years. It's just not the way he typically does business.
I still don't think it will matter because some team will overpay and offer him stupid money (over $100 mil.) for his age. Thus is the way of baseball and contracts nowadays.
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Think about what you're saying. You said that the Royals don't want to pay for that fifth year, so you suggest paying the same amount of money for only 4 years.