ha. Glad to see you take off your sabr shirt button on this one:)
I know the common belief is that the contract year is a myth but when we understand these people are humans with family.. I mean, if you were coming up to FA it would prob be discussed with your wife constantly. There's no doubt it can makes guys like PS prepare and focus on the upcoming season more than the avg one.
Of course, that doesn't guarantee positive results..it's feasible in basbeall that one could prepare harder and still have a worse season than normal.. But in can also produce fanastic results in some cases..when you see signs like a guy losing 40lbs to prepare, taking the "over" is the wise choice though not gtd