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  1. Bellhorn04
    I think it would be a first to trade a 5 year contract before it starts.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, sure, just like the last two months have been interesting.
  3. Bellhorn04
    I think the Red Sox are not only not trading Mookie, but are looking at his free agency the same way the Yanks looked at Cole. Do what it takes.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Chapman did too. Yanks traded him to Cubs then signed him as free agent.
  5. Bellhorn04
    Then it would be like the Chapman deal, and the adjustment gets spread out.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Here's what it says in the CBA itself: (d) Player Option Years (i) If a Player fails to exercise or chooses to nullify a Player Option Year that is deemed a Guaranteed Year pursuant to Section E(5)(a)(ii) above, the difference between the amount paid to the Player under his Contract (including any Option Buyout pay- ment) and the amount that has been attributed to Actual Club Payroll of a Club under that Contract shall be added to (or subtracted from) Actual Club Payroll in the Contract Year in which the Player Option Year falls. If I'm reading that correctly, the Sox could indeed get stuck with a 5.25 million adjustment for JD if he opts out at the end of 2020. This makes sense, really, because it prevents teams from structuring contracts in a way that gives them tax relief.
  7. Bellhorn04
    Chapman's situation was also different because he didn't opt out - he signed an extension before the opt out date.
  8. Bellhorn04
    So if Jax is right, then the 23.75 million figure being used by Spotrac is based on the assumption that JD will opt out. The Sox would get stuck with a 1.75 mill AAV adjustment to his actual 2020 salary, but would get a free ride for 2018 and 2019.
  9. Bellhorn04
    Here is the article about Chapman. Confusing stuff! https://nypost.com/2019/11/03/the-luxury-tax-implications-of-aroldis-chapmans-yankees-extension/
  10. Bellhorn04
    From what I've read they make what's called a 'true-up' adjustment if the player opts out. There was some stuff about this when Chapman opted out and then did a new deal.
  11. Bellhorn04
    Any examples?
  12. Bellhorn04
    But that exemption would only benefit the rich teams like us that have issues with the tax because we spend so much.
  13. Bellhorn04
    As I understand it, if JD opts out after this year, his AAV for 2020 will be adjusted to 27.25 million, because he will have been paid 71.25 million for the 3 years and his AAV for Years 1 and 2 was 22 million. 2018 22 2019 22 2020 27.25 Total 71.25 But there's no adjustment if the player doesn't opt out.
  14. Bellhorn04
    Spotrac showing JD at 23.75 million doesn't do much for their credibility.
  15. Bellhorn04
    What the hell, I say let's sign both Greg Bird and Clay Buchholz. Gotta have some sort of amusement. Like imagining Bird launching a few at Yankee Stadium for us.
  16. Bellhorn04
    Interestingly enough, Price doesn't seem to have said a word about the prospect of being traded.
  17. Bellhorn04
    Cot's it is, then.
  18. Bellhorn04
    It seems that way. So maybe averaging the two would be fair.
  19. Bellhorn04
    When I compared the two in my Budgie thread, it appears that Spotrac projects a much larger number for players being called up from the minors during the year. It almost seems to be a worst case scenario projection.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Not really, because the Sox can afford to pay tax a lot more than most clubs. They also said getting below $208 was 'a goal, not a mandate.'
  21. Bellhorn04
    Yeah, I'm sure they had a plan. But maybe they didn't plan on the relative lack of interest of other teams in giving up much for Price & Bradley. The bottom line is I have to jabber about something while waiting.
  22. Bellhorn04
    The Sox front office has done a masterful job telling us 0 about their real thoughts to this point.
  23. Bellhorn04
    Bring back Mitch!
  24. Bellhorn04
    Perfect.
  25. Bellhorn04
    And I don't buy that they're going to trade Betts. Not after all the statements about the priority of being competitive. Right now the ticket buyers are merely restless. Trading Betts at this point would make them irate.
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