Russ Dorsey

For them to do this, I feel like the timing of it was unexpected.

Good call on Julio.

I think you're right to bring up the escalators because I know Jackson Trio doesn't fit all the comps, but he was like, what didn't... Because that was before he ever made his debut.

Yes.

And I was thinking about him as part of this because division, young, offensive firepower, as we know.

And then he was the number two prospect at the time.

But it was the escalators that made that one different because of the worth of the two option years in 32 and 33.

Yeah.

But that's the point, though, is that ultimately this is smart money when you consider how the league is moving.

And look what happens when your talent is not locked down.

I still can't really put into the proper terminology the value of Kyle Tucker's contract based on the years of deferral, because that's also kind of the point.

is that it isn't just a way to help ensure a guy's career.

It's a way to ensure generations for them ahead.

And that's why the deferred money is so attractive to a lot of these players.

The Cubs don't have to do that because they did something like this.

It's lazy to do the White Sox comp, and I get it, because it's in town, and they're very different things in some ways.

But I think when you consider Luis's Robert...

Luis Roberts extension at six years and $50 million.

And then the fact that the Sox willingly, knowing they might not have a trade partner for him, picked up the option for the $20 million loan year by itself.

That gives you an indication of how it is still a deal for many of these players, regardless of the actual production at the end of that contract.