Hes probably getting paid the same or possibly more with absolutely zero pressure on him. Plus he gets to live in California. Sounds like a pretty good gig.
He wouldn't be used like Betances though. That's what he's suggesting. Betances was used whenever the hell Giradi got scared than some. Osuna's outings would be more controlled.
No he doesn't but I would rather take that risk over giving guaranteed money to a player who can't stay on the field. I doubt any major league team would offer him a major league contract at this point. And he has mentioned he wants to play for the Blue Jays so it makes sense.
It really makes zero sense to me to give him guaranteed money. If he wants to play for the Blue Jays he will take his non tender like a man and resign on a minor league deal with incentives that would match the salary he would make in arbitration. We have absolutely no idea what were going to get from him. He couldn't stay healthy before a career changing injury.
He should still close though. Have Osuna focus on a rotation spot and if he falls short he gets one of the set up roles. Having Osuna, Cecil, and Storen finishing games should give us all quite a bit of confidence.
I remember playing this. Good times.
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