That was way too much money IMHO. I would have let him walk too. I don't like seeing those huge contracts. They can go great, but sometimes seem to bog teams down (Sosa, Ramirez, Piazza, Higginson, Appier, Green, and the list goes on and on).
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Oh, there are quite a few people who agree with you. I love this team as of right now, but you'll quickly see it is more negative than positive around here at this time of the year.
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To an extent...because it is really they don't see him as being worth the money because he'd be in line for a raise. They are trying to keep him as a part of the team, but want to sign a contract and not go to arbitration with him.