Teams know they are eating the back end of these contracts, but it's nuts to think that after 10 years, it might not even be worth keeping him on the 25 man roster.
Teams know they are eating the back end of these contracts, but it's nuts to think that after 10 years, it might not even be worth keeping him on the 25 man roster.
The 13 years spreads it out for the team and makes it seem sort of reasonable, compared to expectations of what Harper/Boras wanted and what Machado received.
Also no opt outs. I guess he's OK with being in Philly.
I think they want 8 years of production and the rest is business expense for bringing that guy to your team.