If they're truly club options, and the buyouts are quite low, this is a fine deal. If I'm not mistaken, he's arb eligible after '08. For a guy with no health history, it would really be something if he somehow wouldn't earn $8m thorugh his arbitration years. I'd peg that number closer to $16m than $8m.
Between Tulo, Francis, Cook, and now Corpas, I think we've picked our spots and our numbers very well with these pre-FA (or even pre-arb!) extensions. I'll credit our front office where it's due.
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