why are you cherry picking the guys best contracts and ignoring all the overpaid crap contracts. Carrasoco was a lot older, with more injury risk and he took a team friendly deal. Hendricks is also a year and a half older than Stroman and he played for the cubs. He wanted the security and liked the team and took a team friendly deal. Now no young player can sign an early extension. Well look at Albies. You're not as good as him, so you get less money. That's silly.
Lynn had tommy John and came off a tough year, Gray had a tough year, Happ was old. We're going to trade for Verlander and Cole. Who are we going to trade for these guys? We traded for a lot of prospects who don't look so good right now. Maybe the Stroman trade will provide fantastic results. The upside is probably higher by trading him, but the risks are also much higher. Stroman might take less than 5 for 80. Maybe 5 and 65 or 70 gets it done. I'm going with the safe play and at least making him an offer.