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Originally Posted by FAN
I'm going by Feaster's official explanation which was to avoid the risk of acquiring a player who might go to arbitration.
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And a couple of different reasons for why arbitration might be best avoided have been given: namely the resulting salary and the nature of the process itself being confrontational. Quite consistent with what Feaster said.
Either of those seem like valid reasons to avoid arbitration at the cost of a 5th. Not an unnecessary waste at all.
Put it this way: at the cost of a 5th the relationship with the player starts off without any ill-will.