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wasnt the 8yr 225 an extension to his 2 years remaining @ 25per?
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No, I think they offered him a 5yr/150mill extension to the 3/81 he already had. This would have been about 8/231, altogether (
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Charile,
I see your point after doing a bit of digging but I still disagree. A-Rod got two more years added to an already monstrous offer. I don't think he could have gotten more if he just asked for it. They didn't offer him 10yrs, they offered him 8. If he had continued negotiating, the best possible outcome would be a deal like the one they just offered him. The Posada/Rivera deals aren't nearly as large or potentially crippling as A-Rod's. The Yankees do indeed have money to spend but why do you believe they would be so careless with it? I think we also disagree on our opinions of Cashman: I think he is good at his job while you think he is a retard.
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JESUS CHRIST lol
Zutroy not trying to be a dick but this is basic negotiating.
You don't give you best offer when you make your initial offer. You give a lowball offer and then the other party makes a counter offer and then you make a 2nd offer and then the other party makes a counter offer. repeat and rinse repreat and rinse.
This is exactly what happened with Posada and Rivera. Same thing would have happened with Arod pre-opt out. The Yankees do this with every FA. They don't make their 1st offer the best offer they are willing to offer.
This is why people hire a agent like Boras...to force a team to keep upping an offer to the highest they are willing to go.