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DarthMurph
The Burnett-Pirates decision boiled down to money. They didn’t offer him the QO, which he probably would have accepted, and then they’d spent the money it would’ve taken to give him a competitive offer by the time he decided to pitch.
A reunion likely boils down to money as well.
Erik DC Murray
He is not that good to where he can really make strong demands; he is no an ace.
DarthMurph
Looks like he got a pretty favorable contract from the Phillies.
Rally Weimaraner
Sometimes I think PHI tries to create as much financial uncertainty as possible with their FA deals. I have a hard time believing the incentives and mutual/player option with escalators were AJ’s idea.
yewed
That is an insane contract. Even without him getting his starts they
would have paid him over 7 million if they declined.
NotCanon
Assuming he didn’t decide to retire. Which still seems a fairly plausible outcome.
joew
I would like to see AJ back in Pittsburgh. but all comes down to cost. His salary isn’t horrible but is up there, but more the cost of talent.
AKSHUN 2
If you’re the Phillies, are you more interested in dumping money or getting prospects back? Aside from Byrd & Lee their FA signings haven’t worked out and neither have trades for players in Majors or Minors
Look Its Placido Polanco
Prospects, AINEC
AKSHUN 2
With the size of a lot of those contracts(especially Pap,Lee), the prospects you get back won’t be much, unless the Phillies eat some of the deal, which hasn’t really ever been their MO
Look Its Placido Polanco
Their MO has been pretending they can contend next year with some luck and tweaks. That’s no longer the case. Rosenthal had an article yesterday saying they will eat money, as they should.
NotCanon
They’ve also been scared witless by the Thome trade back in ’05, where they ate bunches of money and he proceeded to be great for the life of his contract.
Now that they have much more income certainty (~$200MM/year in TV monies), I could imagine them being willing to part with some of their lucre. Especially on deals that only last for another 1-2 years.
Of course, I also wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t…