You already answered it, but the only way team options are a negative is if the buyouts are very expensive. $2 million is not expensive at all, and if Robert actually does stay healthy and puts up the numbers he is capable of, no team is going to find a guy like that for only $20 million in 2026 and 2027.
If Rosenthal truly said this, he and his bow tie are dead wrong. This isn’t difficult. Tell me one player a team can acquire next offseason like Robert for 3/$55 million. Not happening. And the buyouts are actually an out for any team that acquires him just in case Robert suffers some horrible long-term injury.
2024: $12.5M
2025: $15M
2026: $20M club option ($2M buyout)
2027: $20M club option ($2M buyout)