Now that Yu Darvish has signed what I believe to be a pretty acceptable “six year” contract, the Cubs have filled out their five-man rotation.
The talk is that there are opt-outs in the Darvish contract after year’s two and three which is ok with me. Opponents of the opt-out clause will argue that an opt-out only benefits the player. Either the player is doing well and leaves early to get more money or doesn’t produce and stays and collects unearned salary. In the case of Darvish, I would argue that there is no way he signs for 6 years at $21M/yr without the opt-out clause, so there is no contract equity that the Cubs would be losing if he leaves, or re-does his contract, after the second year.