Paying Phillips $12M a year from ages 35-37 is crazy.

 

That's the trade off you get by keeping him from 30-35.

I like BP a lot but it's to much money.

 

This.

Virtually all of these rich, long-term contracts are losers on the back end. The nature of the beast.

That's the trade off you get by keeping him from 30-35.

A deal for two or three years wouldn't have worked?

Virtually all of these rich, long-term contracts are losers on the back end. The nature of the beast.

 

Your right on there but like said they would not sign for shorter length.

A deal for two or three years wouldn't have worked?

 

Not if they wanted to have him actually sign the stupid thing.

A deal for two or three years wouldn't have worked?

 

Obviously not. They tried 4 and 5 and he turned it down.

So ... we'll just throw money at him even if we know it's a bad deal on the back end? Yeah, that works.

^Every team does it...Not sure what you're purpose is, other than to bash the Reds.

^Every team does it...Not sure what you're purpose is, other than to bash the Reds.

No, not every team does it.

 

I simply think it's a bad deal, especially on the back end.

No, not every team does it.

 

I simply think it's a bad deal, especially on the back end.

 

I agree wholeheartedly. I would have rather paid BP an extra $3-$4 million per year for a shorter term.