PITTSBURGH – Sometimes it seems like you can never really enjoy an extension. For years, people ask if a certain player will be extended. They write off an extension way before it’s even a normal time for an extension to normally take place. Then the extension happens, and the focus immediately shifts to “Who’s next?”
Part of that is because transactions can be addictive, and once one comes through, you start looking forward to the next one. Another part of this is because you want to imagine every good player on the team staying together for the long-term, which is probably why the third question of Polanco’s press conference tonight was about extending Andrew McCutchen — even though he still has three years left on his current deal.