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Originally Posted by GioforPM
It was, in practical terms, a 4 year deal with the final year being an option at $9M. In the presser people like to quote he referred to a long term deal as "6,7,8 years". Meaning 6 (during which he can push for a trade, and after this year would have totally controlled who that trade was to because he'd have, no doubt, an NTC).
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Yup. In reality even with a 6 year deal we could have ended up in the exact same scenario where he wanted out after the 22 season, and pressure to move him before a NTC kicks in