Chase not Practicing

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(09-06-2024, 03:56 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: Chase getting the highest AAV ever sounds OK to me...but what is he giving up?  Anything?  His camp will need to concede a lower amount guaranteed vs. Jefferson or more years under contract in order for the deal to be fair IMHO.  He hasn't been as good as Jefferson.  This team can win if they pay Higgins and trade Chase.  I'm not a "Pay Higgins and trade Chase" kind of guy for the record.  I am a pro-labor, pro-player kind of a guy.  But what Chase has done with the hold-in has left somewhat of a bad taste in my mouth.  I'd think that the notion of playing hardball with Chase and giving a high % guaranteed contract to Higgins right now has to be considered as a serious option.

Well, the big difference is new money AAV vs real AAV.

If he gets the same extension as JJ, except one penny more, the new money AAV will be greater, but the real AAV will be less because he has two years left on his rookie deal vs one.