In yesterday’s news and links piece here at Over The Monster, Dan Secatore pondered the following regarding Jarren Duran’s new $7.7 million contract where they essential paid him $7.875 million:

If it seems weird that the Sox would do this merely to save $125,000 — which is the difference between the $8 million option and the $7.875 million they’ll pay him if he hits his incentives — I agree! That is weird! What is going on here!

The big question, of course, is what this deal means vis a vis a potential trade of Jarren Duan. The fact is, I don’t think it means much, except that a little bit of cost certainty could theoretically help move trade negotiations along.

But I still have to wonder, what is going on here? A few potential things:

1) Duran is under team control through 2028, whic

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