With the season underway, I wanted to revisit a topic that’s interesting for me and useful for you—breaking down service and what it would take for the team to gain/player to lose a year of contractual control.
The same disclaimer applies as when I’ve done this in the past—I am not advocating for any kind of shenanigans, as holding down players who are ready for contractual reasons is a problem, and it’s in part what’s led to issues surrounding arbitration, free agency, shortening careers, and many other topics that were points of contention in the most recent labor negotiations.