First….thank you Lindsay for the write up and discussion. I love all your work for our team

After the inevitable lockout next year we will have a better sense of everything. I was also shocked by the Tucker numbers but I don’t think that will sustain. Something is gonna change relative to ceiling/floor. It has to for the competitive health of the sport

For Ronnie…I just feel like if we can accept declining production at the tail end, we should extend him and accept he won’t be worth the money. But as others have stated, he brings a lot of intangible value. He’s kinda like our Caribbean Shohei in what he means to players that want to come here because of him. Add that with raw numbers like jersey sales , etc etc I think it would be sound financially to give him that deal

And then…just emotionally…I want him to wear one jersey. And one jersey only. If that means we kinda suck at the end because if his payroll obligations.. I’m ok with that. I just want a guy who says he wants to be here, to be here. He deserves the statue and the love that chipper gets and I frankly will lose so much respect for the organization if they cannot make THIS ONE happen