Pros:
-Fantastic player (4.5-5 win type)
-Pure class act/leader in the lockerroom. Donaldson/Tulo/Martin as a new core in the lockerroom is a fantastic group.
Cons:
-On the hook for his huge salary going forward. Makes 20 mil through 2019. Then 14 mil in 2020, ending with a 15 mil team option in 2021 with a 4 mil buyout.
-Has had trouble staying on the field recently, barely played at all in 2011 and only played 91 games last season.
After the excitement of the Miami trade and the subsequent failure to produce by many of the pieces acquired in that trade I'm hesitant to plan the parade. For me it's going to come down to what prospects were given up and whether a legit starter is brought in. If this is the major move, the team is still screwed regardless. Time will tell
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