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The owners should root for such a situation because it would drive down the cost of signing such players if there was a pool from which to select rather than one isolated superstar. At the moment, Clemens has no competition and thus may set his price as high as he likes.
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Yet short-term contracts of the type assume less risk on the part of the team, provides less "security" to the players and drives up the cost of short-term performance, just as it does here. The more free-agents that follow this or a similar model, one might say it could simple exacerbate existing problems with payroll disparity.