WaitingFor2017
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Looks like Upton will help close out Turner Field.
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bravesfanforlife88
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Crazy some people thought he would get close to $200m....I wonder how his market tanked so quickly
chop2chip
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He did get $23m per (with a valuable opt out)... I wouldn't say his market tanked by any means.
cajunrevenge
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I say it every time, these opt outs are getting out of hand. My god, 6 years 130 million isnt enough for some people that they need an opt out in case they can get some more? ****. this. game.
goldfly
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are the owners stopping their pursuit for more money?
if not, i don't see why the players should either
We also had some people here telling us he wouldn't get $100 million, so...
Yeah I'd say 23 million per is about what you would expect for Upton.
sturg33
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Most of these opt outs are good for the team... The Braves are dumb for refusing to give them
bravesfanMatt
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they really are..
If the player stinks after 2 years and he doesn't have an opt out.. the team is stuck with that player for the remainder of the contract. But if he does have an opt out, then the team is still stuck with the player for the remainder. However, if the player is good enough to opt out then the team received max benefit from the contract while the player was there. Sure he opts out and you either loose his services or have to pay him more.. the only negative is that you don't get the draft pick if the player opts out.. I don't think anyway...
**I am wrong.. if a player opts out, the team can still offer a QO to him***
Most of the hitters this offseason have taken considerably less in total value that they were projected for. J-Up accepted in the neighborhood of 15 million less than he was reportedly asking for at the start of the offseason. May be his market didn't "tank" but he certainly accepted less than he was looking for.
Opt outs can be very beneficial to the team. For one, it keeps the players from getting complacent. We all know players tend to perform better in contract years. If a guy is playing for another large payday, he's likely to not get complacentm.
Secondly, if the player plays well enough to warrant the opt out, then he has done what you signed him to do. And depending on the circumstances of your team and the players age/health you could simply let someone pay for his decline years.
zbhargrove
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Rosenthal reported that we reached out to Upton before he signed with the Tigers.
ramadon101
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JC also confirmed we were discussing a 6 year pact - but at a much lower AAV than what he ultimately received. No word on opt outs, however.
chop2chip
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Why? You are essentially eliminating any possibility of a player being locked into team friendly contracts which shifts the risk factors in the player's favor.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2015/12/contracts-baseball
long article, but interesting read.. and better explains how GMs are taking advantage of these opt outs..
dak
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Wow, did not see this coming. One thing we've definitely learned in the past couple weeks is that the Braves will consider adding more to the MLB team this year if it's the right fit. They don't seem committed to a plan of pooling all this money for July 2 signings.
NinersSBChamps
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Well the Braves aren't in the market to add real major league players. Unless I missed something this off season that the Braves pursued any free agents. Besides I think more than just not offering an opt out clause held/holds this team back from free agent players.