Wasn't Blair in the minors long enough to get that extra year of control?
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Wasn't Blair in the minors long enough to get that extra year of control?
I'm much less concerned about the super 2 status. If the guy ends up being good enough to worry about team control he will be a bargain at any arbitration figure. If he ends up being non tendered then it doesn't matter.
But it all boils down to setting the team up to be able to control a potential star for one more full season in their prime.
Yes, if Albies and Swanson actually reach their star potential projections, if Malone and Co. don't give us more payroll we won't be able to afford them if they become awesome. If we're worried about whether we get one more arbitration year, I'm more worried about us being able to afford them for the arbitration year. We may end up doing another rebuild again. I think if we had a bigger purse we would have signed Hey and Justin long term instead of trying to flip them.
If there is anything to Bowman's tweet, I think there is (ahem) reason for concern that the Triple Johntente is emphasizing short-term PR gains over the long game. It will be fun, sure, kinda like eating cheesecake for dinner, but in a few years we may wish we'd eaten our veggies instead.