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I have no idea what Warner wants to do.
But I know that being able to give him a big pay increase next year, and not having to wait until 2026 could be very handy for us. You don't have to wait until a player is out of contract to renegotiate. It happens all the time.
He could be genuinely torn about what he wants to do, but the opportunity to get a massive increase immediately in 2025 might be the difference in getting him to extend with us.
He is getting well-paid from 2026 regardless. It's what happens in 2025 that can change.
Absolutely, and we could renegotiate right now with him and structure the deal with the huge payments in the latter years of the deal, which you yourself said at the start of this exchange. I don't know how we keep going around in circles, particularly as you claimed to drop it before taking a pot shot at me in an exchange with another poster.
I'll put it simply for you. If Warner is not agitating for a move, then Parker being on or not on the list next year has zero bearing, and even if Warner is angling for more money, Parker being out of contract at the end of next year still has no bearing as we can still structure a deal for Warner giving him more money but spread over the life of the new deal offered to mitigate against other players lumpy contracts (I have no doubt for instance that Gulden's deal will ramp up over its life for instance). I have no doubt the reason Warner hasn't yet signed is not money related (in the sense we are more than happy to up our offer for him in line with his expectations) but rather to see how this year pans out on field and we'll see a resolution reached early next year, whether Parker is on the list or not.