Correct. Once he becomes a free agent, he signs for league minimum.
Pujols was traded last year, though I think the Angels paid all but league minimum in that deal so they could get something back for him.
It's just a hypothetical scenario so the question specifies an either/or where they get to playoffs and knocked out and LaRussa returns or we miss the playoffs but LaRussa is gone.
I voted to make the playoffs though.
So he likely waits until the offseason to sign with someone right? Or does a team draw up a contract similar to some TJ free agent pitchers where they get a 2 year deal with the first year obviously being lost due to injury (signed after draft of course so no loss of draft pick) where they can let him rehab for the rest of the year with an organization?
Did anyone actually say otherwise? I have yet to see that on any page in any thread since the injury.
I don't think anyone here is saying "Yes! Now Adam Haseley can play every day! Leury Garcia, now he's guaranteed to continue playing every day!"