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Originally Posted by JTech780
Probably depends on how much they go over.
You most definitely sign Martin regardless, but you take the negotiation down to the wire in hopes of staying within the bonus pool.
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Personally, I'm not sure you take the risk with a Boras client. I don't know all the implications if he doesn't sign, but let's say for arguments sake he doesn't sign (would be the second time in his career). Next year he goes back into the draft. With presumably no baseball in this next year, does his stock go anywhere? I don't think it does (without knowing about next years' class). So from his perspective, there's little risk of getting injured or moving substantially down with no season ahead potentially. Boras has the cards. So maybe you let it run down to the last week, and give in, because a guy like Boras won't flinch this year if he thinks he can get better coin elsewhere with no substantial risk. Worst that can happen for the Jays is this lose a pick. I don't think it's that bad. Losing the player would be such a bad outcome.