05-27-2021, 10:06 AM
(05-26-2021, 10:04 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Ya not sure who is more valuable in terms of MLE, I feel like full MLE is his value so the fact that you can pay him a little more with an opt-in and extend is an advantage. You can probably get a decent rotation player for J Rich but I might rather have J Rich all things considered. I think there is a better than 50% chance that you can either keep J Rich or get a player back for him.
I just don't see this cap room thing playing out because of the rise of THJ. Once it became clear THJ was going to play out of his mind then there is just little incentive to try to monkey with cap space.
The question is do you have that option? I mean if JRich opts out, don't you need to work with his new team for a sign and trade? Maybe that option is not there? If JRich walks, and you can't get anything for him, are we better off over or under the cap? Lets say THJ goes for 20. Then you have potentially 14 to spend. That would allow you to outbid the MLE and pick your favorite MLE target. You would lose WCS for that cap space but could probably just sign him to the room. If you can manage to get THJ for 18, then you could go to 16 for a player if you really like (maybe Holmes) or you could keep WCS, outbid MLE with 12 and have the room to get depth.