I am in the camp of restructuring contracts when you really HAVE to. Personally I would rather avoid restucturing some of these deals because frankly I don't think a lot of big spending is required for this team.
I know they can't stand pat. But I am curious where they stand from the Noteboom/Allen/Shelton deals combined with the retirement of Whitworth ($16M savings) and now Hekker's release ($2.1M savings). They need to tender Gay and Howard. So, where does all that put them (still in the negative, I know)?
To me the next domino to free up cap space is Stafford's extension. Because we all know that's coming. Do THAT and
then see where you HAVE TO restructure vs. just doing it to do it. I don't think there's any way Donald plays beyond 2023 so I really don't want them on the hook for big dollars related to him in 2024 and beyond. Same with Ramsey. They could right now- if somehow warranted- move on from Ramsey in 2024. Do they want to lose that flexibility (just in case)? I would be more inclined to do something with Kupp that keeps him locked in through 2024 or 2025.
Just my opinion...
