Jays extend McGowan for 2 years

[Santoki]

Maybe the organization feels this security will provide a needed psychological boost to McGowan going forward. Now he doesn't have to worry about how he'll put food on the table if his arm falls off with his next pitch.

A questionable move, but by all accounts he still has a live arm and he could be an absolute bargain at this price. Also, I read this as the Jays having him locked up for 3 more years, with an option for a 4th. He was already locked down for $600K this year.

I love all this "food on the table stuff". Give me the few million McGowan has made so far and I'm sure I could find a way to feed my family.

[Al_Oliver]

I like it.

Kid has potential and its not his arm thats hurt.

AA is thinking long term with this. If the kid becomes good we have him at a bargain.

Kid? He's probably older than most of the posters on this site...

[satyr9]

Maybe the organization feels this security will provide a needed psychological boost to McGowan going forward. Now he doesn't have to worry about how he'll put food on the table if his arm falls off with his next pitch.

A questionable move, but by all accounts he still has a live arm and he could be an absolute bargain at this price. Also, I read this as the Jays having him locked up for 3 more years, with an option for a 4th. He was already locked down for $600K this year.

I love all this "food on the table stuff". Give me the few million McGowan has made so far and I'm sure I could find a way to feed my family.

C'mon once you're addicted to beluga and dom on your breakfast cereal, it's a hard habit to break.

[Lateral Quicks]

I love all this "food on the table stuff". Give me the few million McGowan has made so far and I'm sure I could find a way to feed my family.

Ordinarily I'd agree with you, but this isn't Latrell Sprewell type money here. AFAIK McGowan has never come close to cracking the $1M per year mark. I stand to be corrected.

Yes, on a cumulative basis, he's probably made a million or two by now. But I doubt he has enough to set him up for life. We don't know how much he has spent - maybe he ploughed $1M into a house and is 50% underwater on his mortgage, like so many other Americans.

[Hamyltowne]

I love all this "food on the table stuff". Give me the few million McGowan has made so far and I'm sure I could find a way to feed my family.

C'mon once you're addicted to beluga and dom on your breakfast cereal, it's a hard habit to break.

Lest he play tennis on public courts.

[Hamyltowne]

I have made peace with this deal.

My thanks to satyr9, Santoki, and others.

He is out of options, and it is very unlikely that he will stay on the 25 throughout the season. Now, AA can send him down, as he will doubtless have to at some point. There is some logic to the extension