2042 Sees Record Number of BBA Player Options

[RonCo]

The end of the 2042 season is drawing near, and it's going to see a record 32 players holding options on their future. The earlier record (2040) was 29 players, while 2039 ended with 24 players holding such bargaining chips. Some think this surge is partially due to agents learning to be more strident in their demands, others suggest it has to do with GMs being more willing to offer options in hopes of creating supplemental draft picks. Either way, it leads to a great kick-off to hot stove league conversations among fans whose teams might not have fared too well in the post season.

Of particular note in this year's class is the prevalence of name pitchers, a batch that includes players like Nebraska winners Arthur Dempster, Kevin Morales, Feliciano Rafael, Ken Walters, and Jubal Troop.

As always, the league office will be following these decisions closely.

Here is the full list of players, sorted by team and including the contract values of each over the life of their deals (numbers in millions, numbers following team options are buy-out values).

POS	Player	Team	Age	2042	2043	2044	2045	2046
SP	Kevin Morales	ATC	30	24(O)	18	12(P)	12(P)
SP	Chet Parrish	ATC	29	12(O)	12(P)	12(P)
SP	Bobby Lynch	BRK	30	18(O)	18	18(T-4m)
SP	Pierre Legrande	CLG/LBC	30	12(O)	12	12	12(T-4m)
SP	Feliciano Rafael	CCJ	29	20(O)	$20	20	20	20(P)
RP	Fernando Marquez	CCJ	30	6(O)	4(T-1m)	4(T-1m)
C	Hotha Popo	CHI	31	9(O)	9	9(P)
1B	Dusty Rhodes	CHI	38	5(O)	5(T-1.125)	8.5(T-1.7)
3B	Luis Gonzalez	CHI	32	13	13(P)
SP	Jubal Troop	EDM	32	11.4(O)	11.4	11.4
SP	Jimmy Greenwood	LV	36	16	18(P)
SP	Chris Rios	LV	33	16	16(P)
DH	Bartolo Ortiz	LV	29	11.9(O)	12.9	12.9(P)
SS	Miguel Rodriguez	LV	30	9	8(P)
SP	Ken Bates	LV	30	8.5(O)	8.5(P)	8.5(P)
RP	Diogo Lindt	LV	31	1.8	1.8(P)
SP	Hector Amaral	LOU	34	30(O)	20	35(V)
SP	Egbert Behner	LOU	37	20(O)	15	30(V)	30(T-6m)
1B	Yancy Cravat	LOU	32	5(O)	9(T-1.8m)	16(T-3.2m)
LF	Virgil Shafer	OMA	27	16.5(O)	11.5	7.5
1B	Jimmy Starks, Jr.	OMA	30	13.5(O)	12.5	12.5
SP	Jose Arellano	OMA	25	3(O)	4(P)	3.8(A)
1B	Mario Guerrer	POR	30	18(O)	18(T-4.5m)	18(T-4.5m)
RP	Ernie Kinney	POR	31	7.9	7.9(P)
SP	Arthur Dempster	RCK	33	22	22(P)
SP	R.J.Hughes	SFB	32	3.1	3.4(P)	3.4(auto)	3.6(A*)	3.6(A)
RP	Mark Efrenov	SFB	32	1	1.4(P)
SP	Ken Walter	SEA	29	20.6(O)	20.6	20.6
SP	Josh Brown	TWC	32	6(O)	5.4	4.9(V)
1B	Duane Whitley, Jr.	WIC	31	14(O)	14	14
RP	Abe Colbert, Jr.	WIC	36	8	8(P)
LF	Luis Costello	YS9	29	8.5	9(P)	9(T-2m)

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