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lencombs · 03-17-2021, 01:51 AM

I usually just put them in the minors as injury backup since I'm paying for them anyway. Make sure they aren't taking a prospects at bats.
I actively avoid signing contracts that I think may not be worth the entire length of it. I won't generally sign a SP to a multi year deal that takes him over the age of 35 at the end of it.
I always put in team option buyouts as insurance on the final couple years also in case of decline. Sometimes they come back and ask for a higher buyout, I meet demand since it is lower than eating their whole salary 5 years down the road.

03-17-2021, 01:51 AM	#6
lencombs All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Eureka, Ca Posts: 535	I usually just put them in the minors as injury backup since I'm paying for them anyway. Make sure they aren't taking a prospects at bats. I actively avoid signing contracts that I think may not be worth the entire length of it. I won't generally sign a SP to a multi year deal that takes him over the age of 35 at the end of it. I always put in team option buyouts as insurance on the final couple years also in case of decline. Sometimes they come back and ask for a higher buyout, I meet demand since it is lower than eating their whole salary 5 years down the road. __________________ "A passion for statistics is the earmark of a literate people." - Paul Fisher "Baseball isn't statistics. Baseball is (Joe) DiMaggio rounding second." - Jimmy Cannon