You don't think our FO hasn't already considered this?
JA will get his payday, for sure and he deserves every penny of it, however, by aligning the roster with young players on rookie contracts all but guarantees a little money left over to fill in holes on the roster, gives us a chance to compete and still pays JA.
Everyone complains if they don't make a big splash in FA, but if the current roster of rookies and low wage contracts can carry the load, then maybe our FO isn't doing such a bad job in looking long term to ensure we still have JA on the roster and a decent team around him.