It's clear you haven't looked at the math or the contracts. I have, so I'll help you.
First, not all of the contracts are expiring with void years. $18.3 million of the restructures are coming from McCoy, Ruiz and Granderson who have multiple years left on their deals and that money will be spread across those years. AK has a small restructure and is under contract in 2026 and his hit would come in 2027.
The rest of the restructures add up to less than $20 million in new dead money from void years in 2026. Leaving the team without any of the bad contracts and more cap space. It's a one year make over on par with what Denver just did.
Second, what is the ridiculous sacrifice am I suggesting?