So, the Nats shouldn't have cheaped out 2 years ago when they signed him for 2 years, had they had the forethought to sign him for 3 years, think of the position they'd be in now. They probably would have paid less per year.
It wasn't cheapness - Only bottom of the barrel type franchises (at the time) like the Nats and O's were willing to even give him 2 years. I think Arizona could have had him for one year as an option year and didn't even want that.
