Does anyone know how the bonuses we owe Zach are structured??
According to:this $4.5 million of the $8.3million he is scheduled to make this year is an OPTION bonus which activates the remaining year (through 2008) of his contract.
Is this bonus GUARANTEED if he is on the roster or is it truly an OPTION on the team's part and if we decide not to activate it that his contract would run out at he would essentially be a free agent next year, leaving us with no dead money???
If that is the case, I think it might be our teams best interest NOT to excercise the option, and take this oppurtunity to start looking to the future. That is a LOT of money for a guy who is on the downhill side of his career.
According to:this $4.5 million of the $8.3million he is scheduled to make this year is an OPTION bonus which activates the remaining year (through 2008) of his contract.
Is this bonus GUARANTEED if he is on the roster or is it truly an OPTION on the team's part and if we decide not to activate it that his contract would run out at he would essentially be a free agent next year, leaving us with no dead money???
If that is the case, I think it might be our teams best interest NOT to excercise the option, and take this oppurtunity to start looking to the future. That is a LOT of money for a guy who is on the downhill side of his career.