02-25-2011, 12:06 AM
Exactly people like him don't event think about his next contract until his closer to healthy or during the offseason free agency when teams have more money available. The idea and goal is a realistic market. I concede that's market value 9 times out of 10. But players hurt for 290 days or anyone who hopes to re-establish their value/career for that matter, don't sign 3yr/2.4M deals it doesn't make sense.
He's not getting top offers not because he's bad or the market wouldn't bear it...if that's really the point being made you're mistaken. It's August, he's hurt until next July and he's 32...it makes no more sense for teams to be trying to sign him now than it does for him to be interested in signing a deal.
His salary and market value would increase ten fold on a one year deal with a solid Summer in 18...
He's not getting top offers not because he's bad or the market wouldn't bear it...if that's really the point being made you're mistaken. It's August, he's hurt until next July and he's 32...it makes no more sense for teams to be trying to sign him now than it does for him to be interested in signing a deal.
His salary and market value would increase ten fold on a one year deal with a solid Summer in 18...
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