Fun stuff to think about but I don't see any way it can work in reality. In this proposal Pedroia is giving up $28 million, not taking into account the present value of money factor which would be millions more.
Plus the 28 year contract would be kind of an eye-raiser for MLB - the connection between the 2 things happening is just too obvious.
I seriously doubt he gives a penny back.
I was speculating on some sort of possibility of a "compromise", but I know it is highly unlikely.
I’d get it if Pedroia got top dollar. But he signed a team friendly contract because he wanted to stay in Boston and he wanted some flexibility to improve the team. You don’t take a team friendly deal then leave more money on the table
It would be an incredibly ugly precedent for future ballplayers. There is 0 chance that it could ever happen. If owners thought for one minute that at the back end of a contract there was a chance that they would get some of their money back... I realize that all professional athletes are over paid but the people paying them are some of the wealthiest people in the world. If Dustin Pedroia never plays in Boston again, John Henry's cash flow will not be affected. Why would he give it back and the better question might be why should he?
Pedroia left $40 mil at least on the table in that contract
One blogger proposes a three-way deal in which the Red Sox trade Jackie Bradley Jr., Jason Groome, Michael Chavis, Tanner Houck and C.J. Chatham for Giancarlo Stanton and $45 million in cash:
http://www.offthebenchbaseball.com/2...rade-proposal/