Squanto wrote:
I read something somewhere this week that when you drill down into the details, the Phillies contract was actually the largest because of the vesting year at the end, and easily reachable performance escalators.
I'll look around if I have time today to see if I can find it.
You're 100% correct man;
The numbers break down to be something like: (per year)
Phillies 24.3M
Yankees 23.6M
Rangers 23.5M
Angels 22.1M
I don't remember the exact figures, but with the final option year the Phillies contract is by far and away the best option from the stand point of Dollars per Year.