Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Smitty]

We basically have a salary cap that isn't called a salary cap.  Still, does that fully explain the years part of these deals?  I don't perceive anyone is getting more dollars in exchange for a shorter guarantee.

One note on RFA's like Watson or Eason.  If we are going to take a stab at one of those for the MLE, you wouldn't announce it on 7/1.  You'd announce it much closer to the end of the moratorium.  I wouldn't have thought the MLE enough for any of the good RFA's, but who knows looking at some of the salaries players are getting.

Can we add Mathurin to that list? I prefer him over Eason anyway. Not sure that MMM would?