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Originally Posted by IslandRed
There's no rule that says teams have to give guaranteed multi-year contracts to anyone. That's just how the market for free agents has played out.
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Exactly.
Also, it might make more sense for a team to offer a player a 4 year/ $40 million guaranteed contract instead of a contract which pays him $20 million/year, nonguaranteed.
Look how much Clemens makes going year to year.
The players are willing to trade some cash for the longterm guarantee. That helps the owners as well.
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