He was under contract for 4 more years and owed like 32-35mil. (You know who you are for suggesting it in April)
The benefit of not 'locking up!" young non-superstar players like Noot, is you can pivot more easily and trade them, even if they are not having a great season.
I don't think there's an org in baseball right now who wants Noot locked up for 4 more years...
Nootbar would be a lot harder to trade if....
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Re: Nootbar would be a lot harder to trade if....
.227 hitter, not a superstar.