TrueTorontoFan wrote:
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But now I've learned to accept it. We needed Gary's lower number (which I thought was high, but it is what it is) so we could duck the tax last year. In order to get him at that lower starting salary we needed to give him his option and that screwed us a bit with flexibility for future planning. He and his agent wanted a short deal so they could come back with a higher AAV when the cap rose. He's gambling on himself. And I think it will pay off.
I don't think management wants to give out player options. Chris didn't get one. Khem didn't get one. Thad got a team option. Baynes had a team option and we cut him. Porter got a player option though. It's part of the process of negotiations and leverage. Ideally no player should get a player option, but this is reality.
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