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Originally Posted by VERVE
If the Jays had made an offer first and given that Price enjoyed his time here and given the team is still intact from last season, why not assume Price might sign for a discount since he "definitely would have gone back to the Jays" (Price's agent). I believe if the Jays were serious, the offer would have been respectable and not half-assed but since there was not any, then one has to assume the Jays were not that interested.
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Because this never happens with top free agents? Do you think that the player's association is going to let Price leave tens of millions of dollars on the table and drive down the price of other top pitchers? And this all ignores the fact that the Red Sox could just keep upping the price - $217m is what they got him for, not necessarily their ceiling. They were getting Price no matter what. The reports say they initially offered $200 million, then the Cards came into the bidding at $190 million. So the Red Sox responded by upping their offer to $217 million. That's 27 million more than the next closest team which is ridiculous.
I'd like to hear what your idea of a respectable offer from the Jays would've been during this time that would've changed his mind. Keeping in consideration that the players association is breathing down his neck and his agent also stands to lose hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of dollars too by leaving money on the table as well.