toooskies wrote:If he doesn't commit by... July 1? If we change coaches or even the whole front office, then when Mitchell adjusts to the new regime? End of summer? Trade deadline?
And again, we still have significant leverage over him even if it gets to free agency. We can offer more lucrative options than just slightly higher raises, unlike most free agent options. The team with Mitchell's Bird rights is the only team that can get him to a supermax in year 10. Sign-and-trades or free agent departures both require him to sign at least one year over the 10-year career number.
And BTW, I greatly enjoy Mitchell getting on team planes wearing a Brownie the Elf hat. For a guy everyone thinks will leave, he sure does try to make you think he likes where he is.
Ideally it's by draft night, which is June 26. It's not like he's not going to know if he wants to be here. If he wants to sign and trade it's in his best interest to do it when he'll have the most options too - which is early.