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Except if he struggles, gets injured, etc. then he can not opt out and they'll be on the hook for that money. It's a benefit to the player, not the team.

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Exactly, it's all the power in the player's hands. If he sucks, he's guaranteed the money. If he feels his market is greater or it is inflated, he can opt out. Imagine if Jones could have opted out this season or next season what he would get.

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Exactly' date=' it's all the power in the player's hands. If he sucks, he's guaranteed the money. If he feels his market is greater or it is inflated, he can opt out. Imagine if Jones could have opted out this season or next season what he would get.[/quote']

Substantially less then he would have received after 2013 or 2014.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kenta Maeda has agreed to contract with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dodgers?src=hash">#Dodgers</a>, source confirms report by <a href="https://twitter.com/DfineNrmLC">@DfineNrmLC</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSports">@FOXSports</a></p>— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href="

">December 31, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Except if he struggles, gets injured, etc. then he can not opt out and they'll be on the hook for that money. It's a benefit to the player, not the team.

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I am sure that's with any contract however I know some insurance policies come into play with injuries... But the pitching market is weak next year... It seems like the LAD are fine with him walking next year OR being able to move him.

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Mlbtr is saying Maeda is signing with the dodgers. Brach for Wood is looking like a good match. Their rotation is looking like Kershaw, Maeda, Kazmir, Ryu, B.Anderson. All locked into big money. Without the trade scenarios getting too complex it makes a lot of sense to nab Wood from them. :wedge:

You don't think they can get better then Brach from another team?

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dodgers reportedly agree to deal with Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda

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">January 1, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Wood's an average NL pitcher. I hope the Orioles are looking for a better pitcher and not just a pitcher with a pulse.

Average would be an upgrade for us right now. I do hate the NL too, but Wood has some good numbers. The value might be right. To the Dodgers he might be a swingman or reliever. Plus Brach has real value. 2 WAR reliever last year. They'd be giving up their 6th best starter and we'd be giving up our 4th best reliever. Seems like a good match.

Anything but giving Gallardo 4/50+ and giving up the 14th pick.

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Average would be an upgrade for us right now. I do hate the NL too, but Wood has some good numbers. The value might be right. To the Dodgers he might be a swingman or reliever. Plus Brach has real value. 2 WAR reliever last year. They'd be giving up their 6th best starter and we'd be giving up our 4th best reliever. Seems like a good match.

Anything but giving Gallardo 4/50+ and giving up the 14th pick.

If we didn't want to give Kazmir 4 years, why would we want to give Gallardo 4?
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