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Originally Posted by stemit14
It’s becoming so necessary for retention to happen in order for a trade to happen that I think the it’s just considered to be the cost of doing business for a rental player… I don’t think there is much return in exchange for retaining salary. If a team refuses to retain this close to the deadline, it takes potential trade partners out of the running.
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Yeah, I was thinking that, too. Retention cost is based on full year or multi year retention. March to April retention at the deadline is just necessary to make deals with contenders, as most are down to pennies in cap space.