Normally they would have been able to trade this guy. Had 1 year/$10 million left for contract. 29 teams passed on him. Cleveland was hoping somebody would pick him up for that normally reasonable price, and instead will have to pay him a $1 million buyout.
If a quality arm like Hand is not being picked up for just one year, I can just imagine the bloodbath that is about to face mid-tier free agents this year. Collusion will be the most popular word of the offseason.