01-06-2014, 04:48 PM
Well, Admittedly I am not certain about Ellsbury. But the very first thing I read on Cano specifially connected with the Mariners, the numbers had him at 10/YRS 260MM, and the final contract agreement was 10 and 240m. You suggest a GM would be laughed at if he took this position and we'll have to agree to disagree. The vast majority of NTC's benefit the player; not the team and I feel it is reasonable to affix a monetary value on that.
That all said, I do like the increased minimum bids and the posssible of nixing options altogether. Those two are good ideas.