The Shane Bieber Dilemma
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Do the Guardians decide to bring back their old ace Shane Bieber after injury for another year or not? Obviously opportunity and money play in here too.
I think the decision is easy: give him a 1 year prove it deal worth $10-20 million plus incentives with some kind of mutual option for a second year.
Why offer him one year? We don't need him as much as he needs us. So give him one year to prove he can command a big paycheck. Then,.you can recoup a high draft pick if he signs elsewhere the following year. So why would he do it? He needs an opportunity that will still pay and this is a playoff team.