As is the media not putting Elias' feet to the fire over the issue.
Local Reporter (LC) Why hasn't Mountcastle been called up?
Elias- He's uhh working on stuff.
LC- OK then next question.
One would think but how many athletes have we seen try and hang on well past the time they should have hanged it up? Heck Bedard pitched in A ball at 36 and I don't even think he liked baseball.
If you wait till next year you get a whole year of control. Why burn a year of service time on this season?
I haven't convinced myself of this yet, but I'm getting closer.
NP, it's a pretty subtle effect. I was figuring this way it's readable for everyone but if someone needs to check to see if I'm joking they can.
For at least as long as I bother to do it.