Sellers inks extension

[BigHairedAristocrat]

I dont understand why we bothered adding so many years to the contract - i know he's been on the team longer than any other player (if we ignore the year he spent in Cleaveland), but there's no way we keep him through 2014. What's the point? His salary and Bonus are so small, we might as well have just signed him through 2012, which is the longest i can possibly concieve of him playing.

[Spence]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

I dont understand why we bothered adding so many years to the contract - i know he's been on the team longer than any other player (if we ignore the year he spent in Cleaveland), but there's no way we keep him through 2014. What's the point? His salary and Bonus are so small, we might as well have just signed him through 2012, which is the longest i can possibly concieve of him playing.

Just to amortize the signing bonus over a longer period of time. He's got another year or two with the team. At the end of that, the dead money will be small and manageable.