Yeah, Simonton also said that he just likely gets a raise. However, Hubbs said that could change if Kirby thinks he’d be fine just promoting coley. Hopefully that’s the case and we get Chaney and Coley ends up terribleRight, but it detracts from the theory that we're luring him away from an unhappy marriage. It doesn't affect his availability, just the perception of how likely the hire is.
The common story was that he had just finished a 3 year contract, which may not be the case. We know better than most how buyouts work, but it certainly changes the geometry, I’d think.
I have googled it and cannot find anywhere that Chaney's contract was extended last year. In fact, there is an article that specifically says Coley, McGee, and Mel Tucker signed new three year deals last year but Chaney, Pittman, and Tucker had previous three year deals.
