Do they need to do this?
Segura's price has only gone up since that offer was made. He entered Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh leading the National League in batting average (.368), hits (50), multihit games (17) and stolen bases (13). He is earning $492,000 this season, just north of the league minimum salary, and entered the year with only 65 days of MLB service. That means he will continue to draw a salary near the league minimum through the end of the 2015 season, then be arbitration-eligible but still under Brewers control from 2016-18 before reaching free agency.
I can only assume this is a Braun and Longoria-like offer which locks them up early and gets the player more money early but avoids the huge payday?
I will admit not understanding this approach...
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