Major4Boarding
Unfamiliar Moderator
Would he go through to us? How many teams could claim him before us?
Have to be careful how I phrase this but the "consensus" is he would most likely clear. That said, I wouldn't be shocked at all if he didn't.
I only threw that out there as, although pretty unlikely, if he were to be claimed by us we'd only be giving up two things
A roster spot
*Salary
He's not the flashy top 4 guy everyone else is clamoring for. His game isn't flashy. Just a lunch pail, blue collar, stay at homer who plays the body, can play up down minutes (17-19 on average), etc. Not saying the world ends if he doesn't make it here, just I would understand why if they did claim him. Weighing all the other options/scenarios, this to me would be the least outlay involved. That's just me,
He has another year left on his deal, we need someone for this season only.
* ^ Salary - He's got 2 years left - AAV - $1.267 million
And I agree, to some extent, ideally you'd only want someone for this season only. Getting to the offseason and exploring additions via FA. That's the next safest play.