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Originally Posted by One Red Seat
Restructure a contract? I can't recall a single instance of that happening for a guy staying on the same team in baseball. Football? Happens every day, but I've only seen it done when someone is getting traded in baseball. I suspect the MLBPA would frown upon that, and they are the most powerful player's association union.
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It was tried in the ARod aborted transaction, but the union stepped in. Don't seize upon the one thing in my statement to try to invalidate it. When it comes to finances and making the numbers work, plenty of things can be done. I am sure that they will make the numbers work if Clemens comes to Boston. When you have a chance to get one of the top players in the game, you go for it. On a 25 man roster, there are plenty of guys that I'd get rid of, dump if it meant getting Andruw Jones or Oswalt on the Roster.