Random hypothetical. If a player is in the last year of his deal, and for whatever reason both parties wanted to, would they be able to add on an option onto the end of the deal? Hopefully I explained that reasonably well.
It doesn't. It was talked about as a service to Gibbons, a part of the deal in his favor, to ensure that he wouldn't be a lame duck. It's not beneficiary to the team.
This isn't an extension. This is a club option being activated because we didn't fire him before the New Year. An anti-lame duck provision. Nothing like a contract extension
You're talking about a 3.5 win/150 24 year old like it's a bad thing.
Between injury problems, a large sample showing otherwise and the eye test, I'm gonna give Lawrie's defense last year a pass.