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Originally Posted by bosunmate
Well I wont get sucked in ever again, I had 40 million tied up in guys who were finished. I think 5 years with an option will be the max they
get out of me. Thanks for the feedback so quickly guys.  |
I'm in general agreement with you. The only time I'll go longer is if I am signing a young guy I already control. As an example, I have a 27yr old star OF who I just signed to a 7yr deal (with two team option years). I bought out 3 arbitration years. I'll do longer deals for guys like this. For me, it's less about contract years and more about what age he will be at the end of the contract. I like to have contracts either expiring or team options when they are turning 32-33yrs old.