I suspect that we approach all our young starters as they come up with the opportunity for them to take life changing money now in exchange for taking a discount on their potential future earnings. When that is, I’m not certain — don’t know if we have anything like that yet for Miz, but I would never be opposed. It makes good business sense, and if something bad happens, it’s not franchise crippling. It’s like diversifying your portfolio.
Burnes bet on himself, and won. Peralta took the early money, and it ended up being a great deal for us. No idea what the dollars would look like for Miz, but I imagine the structure would be the same as we often see in these deal, like with Chourio — money up front, and as many club options as we can tack onto the end.
Just as a reminder — if we followed this for every young stud, we’d still be paying Keston Hiura (but it wouldn’t be crippling).
I’d rather do this with every young potential star and take the risk that some won’t pan out, than venture too far out in free agency. Some just won’t do it — depends on the player, the agent, and their priorities. But it’s always worth the inquiry.