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Originally Posted by LGA
Colorado firmly believes that the starting point for negotiations shouldn't be 6.5 million a year. By taking him to arbitration, that takes some of the power out of the hands of O'Reilly's agent. They also remove the threat of a holdout, as there will be a set point at which he'll have a contract.
For me, this is a smart move by a club that doesn't want to be held hostage by one of the more ruthless agencies out there (Newport). They have a history of getting their clients to hold out for as much money as possible.
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$6.5 million shouldn't be the starting point for ROR. That number is artificially raised due to an offersheet and offersheets by their very nature are overpayments.