The rules are going to have a bigger impact than the dollar amount. |
There's no disputing his success offensively. He should be an exciting guy to work with. |
We put the tag on Jeff Backus with the intention of keeping him here not only in 2006, but beyond. |
We'll be ready to go on free agency Monday morning. |
We'll continue to work with him, and it's our goal to try and reach a long-time contract with him. |
You have to have two plans. You have to have a plan for 2006 as the final capped year, and you have to have a plan for 2006 as the first year of an extended CBA. It's a different year. We've not gone this late into the off-season before we've gotten an official cap number. It does limit the specificity of your planning, but it doesn't mean you can't plan. |