Yah. The Sox did something right here. Credit where credit is due, and such.
I imagine this was part of the negotiation. So Ervin, your best offer is currently $2.15M, we'll double that, but if we DFA you within the first 45 days of the season and you reject the assignment, you're only due the pro-rated amount of $4.3M.
A man who has made over $110M in his career probably went for the upside at a place he felt he had a good opportunity.