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Karkat
Seems like a pretty mutually-beneficial arrangement. This is a pretty decent idea for teams looking to free up a little payroll space to add one more piece. I’m interested to see who the Royals add with this space. A little more pitching help could make them a serious Wild Card threat.
Steve Adams
I’m thinking it’s just for arbitration purposes more than anything else. They’re already coming in around an $88MM payroll for 2014 including arb guys but not league-minimum players. That puts them in the low-$90MM range, which will easily be a franchise record.
It’s possible they add someone, but I think this is more about creating flexibility for what they already have.
bjsguess
He’s basically lending $3M to the Royals for 24 months in exchange for $200k.
Daniel Wesley
The Tigers and Indians both have lost talent this offseason, and now Verlander’s injury puts a potential cloud over his season.
The Royals are one good move away from contending for the division, not just the wild card.
LazerTown
But it isn’t always a good deal for mid-market teams to be pushing payroll farther into the future.
unclejesse40
Makes me hope that one more solid pitcher is about to be added.
Christophe Lachance-Tardif
I am ok that teams restructure a player’s contract once in a while but I hope that Major League Baseball doesn’t become like the NFL. Where way too much contracts are restructured.
Mike LaRose
I was just thinking that, you see it all in the NFL but rarely in the MLB
snowbladerp14
that is because contracts are guaranteed in baseball the only way that a restructure would happen is if the player actually agrees to it where in the NFL they can essentially force a play to accept a restructure
Karkat
This is a totally different type of “restructure.” The player is guaranteed the same money. They basically just agreed to an extension (in the form of a mutual option) and changed WHEN the guaranteed money will come.
LazerTown
Yep. MLBPA typically will put up a fight if the player is going to get less money. They are fine with this, since Guthrie gets more in the end.
Seekrieg
Dayton Moore’s progression as a small market GM continues with this move. The added space created within the payroll tells me that quietly, the Royals are working on adding another pitching piece. The question is who and where in the rotation will they be able to afford? Payroll is already at a historic high for this club, just how much more the wallet can stretch remains to be seen.
Otis26
By total yes, but in 1990 the Royals had the highest payroll in baseball. In fact for several years they were in the top 5.
LazerTown
Really didn’t like that deal to begin with. It is way too much money to be paying a backend starter for a midmarket team.
kidkongs
You don’t see players do this too often. My respect and love for Guthrie has grown each season. A great team player who loves to interact with the fans and has become a great role model for our city. Thank you Jeremy and I look forward to seeing you pitch this year and possibly the next 2.
skrockij89
Players should follow his example in my opinion. Dude is a class act.