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I don't think it works that way. There a 70% rule for salary decreases if I am not mistaking, and I am not even sure this league allows for contract restructuring of players that have not been dropped.
It is not reflected in the rules now but I believe at one time contracts could not be restructured in the final year of the contract. This loophole may need to be reviewed by the rules committee.
Colby would be the one to chime in on this as this rule predates pretty much everyone in the league. I know the general purpose of it was to make a large contract more palatable over the duration by giving a player a large sum of money up front (signing bonus). When that rule was written it was 2010 and as you can see the numbers were meant to run through 2012. That may be where some of the confusion is coming from as it isn't stated in the example.
I am not against restructuring contracts in the final year, but it should not affect the resign value. The resign value should be based on average annual overall cap value (salary + signing bonus) and not merely the annual salary. The only exception for this would be bonuses paid to prospects. This is how the NFL treats their contracts since MLB does not deal with salary caps.