07-05-2022, 08:28 PM
(07-05-2022, 08:01 PM)F Gump Wrote: "So I think that is the max - and if Hardy blossoms, he could choose the QO and then be UFA the next year rather than taking basically the MLE."
If a RFA 2 year player takes the QO, then (assuming they are good) the next summer they will get a QO and will be a RFA again. I don't think that's really a big win for the player, but I guess it could depend on the player and how fast he develops.
To me the big team advantage of a longer initial contract is that it sorta forces the team to be patient and let the player develop. You are committing to longer. Some players take a bit longer, and you need more time to know if you want to commit to another deal.
That is not what I would expect... if a player is a RFA and takes the QO, doesn't that make them an UFA?