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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
I do think it’s off, so let’s double it to 3 War. For 26m? Not exactly a good deal. That’s a guy you let walk frankly.
And this belabors the main point: we didn’t HAVE to give him shit. We had him 2017-19 at $15M and we would be done now. This cannot be compared to a typical FA signing because we don’t have LEVERAGE on them.
If I can’t get this distinction across then I’m talking to myself.
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From a purely financial standpoint, no they did not.
From a culture perspective, if they had played out the string on Perez’s initial deal it could have damaged them with existing and future players, in terms of reputation. If you develop a reputation for playing hardball with players, it will hamper your ability to sign players (whether as FA or to extensions, etc.)
Real life baseball isn’t OOTP baseball. The players aren’t simulations. There are emotions to address, too.