Interesting observation and breakdown, but I think you're reading too much into it. The contract structure Ballard has used previously was not sustainable if he wanted to compete for any of the more sought after free agents, so he was going to have to deviate from it regardless.
We can all guess why Glowinski's structure is slightly different from the earlier ones (maybe Glowinski wanted the money right away for some reason, as you suggested), but unlike the other free agents he is a free agent-to-be - meaning that he had a bit more leverage that the other free agents and could ask for something more tailored to his needs.
Ultimately, though, the contract isn't all that different in substance - it's still basically a one-year deal for $5.7 guaranteed and two option years. Whether that $5.7 is absorbed this upcoming year, or over the next three isn't that significant in my view.
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