you know how costly this is in terms of team control in the future? They had to add him to the 40 man and start his service clock. They would have had control until 2029 if they had waited until 2 weeks into next year. They also cut Clippard to make room for this dude.
I mean, he's only getting 40 days or so of service time this year. They can option him to AAA in the spring and he can stay there until late May and they still have him for 6 full seasons beyond next year. Assuming he sticks with the team permanently after late May.
This isn't a Ross Detwiler situation where they added him to the 40-man in September as a "thank-you" for signing quickly after the draft when he could have used an extra year in the minors beyond the 3 option years.
