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Originally Posted by lifetime_flamesfan
Which kool aid should I stop drinking. The one bring handed out by a respect Baseball Journalist or the one being handed out by the network that owns the Jays. I didn't say anything about Shapiro or the payroll being reduced. I said it seemed silly to draw a line in the sand over $450,000 with your reigning MVP, it's not like its a difference in the millions. Plus it'll be the second time the Jays have taken Donaldson to Arb already, and as Rosenthal said Donaldson is an emotional guy and this might hurt the relationship between the two.
Basically you've got a guy who not only is the reigning MVP, but was your Homerun leader, RBI leader and maybe your teams emotional leader (arguably, but maybe started to take that mantle from Bautista), and the Jays are going to squabble over half a million with him. They should be trying to lock him up longterm if anything.
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You said that the Jays are going to trade away Bautista, Encarnacion, and Tulo/Donaldson with-in a year and a half. That's $40-50 million in payroll. So, yes, you said payroll was going to be reduced.
It's actually hilarious this is even a topic. A reporter goes online and posts a vague article about how this MIGHT affect things in the future and everyone loses their mind. This wasn't a report that Donaldson was angry with the Jays treatment. It was a reporter trying to connect dots saying that an emotional player on the field might be emotional off the field so he might be mad about going to arbitration. It's completely baseless and doesn't have any historical precedent.
Arbitration after a monster 2013 season didn't seem to hurt the relationship between Chris Davis and the Orioles. Why is this any different?