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Originally Posted by cross16
I don't really understand the whole "at least make an offer" argument. If you can't make a legitimate offer what do you gain by making one at all? Everyone in the baseball world knew Price was getting 200 million or more and that never made sense for the Jays so why make an offer you know won't be accepted? I would argue offering him somethign like 5 years and 170 is more insulting that anything else because you know fell well he isn't turning down an extra 2 years and 40 million dollars.
No dobut in my mind that if AA was the GM it would have been the same thing. The Jays are not set up to add another 30 million to their payroll, not with Donaldson, Tulo and Martin going forward. i think to sign someone like Price you need an ulimited budget, Dodgers, or an array of cheaper/younger players like the Red Sox to be able to pull that off. Tying up 1/5 of your budget is 1 player is almost never smart business.
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If you really want a legit ace, you make an offer. That is the business world of sports. Everything is up for sale and negotiation. If the counter offer is too high and there is no way both parties can come to an agreement, then you walk. Simple. If you don't ask, you will never know especially if Price really enjoyed playing here. He could have taken a discount since all players were coming back from last year. BoSox's offer was ridiculous and probably Price was not expecting that but desperate teams do desperate things. For the Jays, what was there to lose except an answer of "No thanks". I guess the Jays does not want Price that bad afterall.