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Originally Posted by SandMan
You can backload contracts now. What kind of restructuring are you talking about? Baseball is different than other sports, the contracts are guaranteed. I don't think it would be good for the game to allow restructuring because this would just shift the amount of the current year to other years and cause financial issues in the future.
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For example, I have a starting pitcher who used to be an ace, but at 35, his talent is declining. He has a $19M/yr contract.
It would be convenient if there was a way for me, as the GM, to inquire as to whether this player would be open to restructuring his contract, either by taking less money per year, or by backloading it, or by spreading out the money over more years (less per year). Essentially, it'd be a re-negotiation process where you'd ask the player: "Would you take less money so that we can sign more talented players and better our chances at winning a championship?"
I found a real-world example on the web:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/0...-contract.html