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Kevin J. Rogers's avatar

"Nobody likes swallowing their pride and admitting to losing a negotiation, but sometimes life happens."

And that's the bottom line. Pete and Boras have already lost. It's over. Whatever they've actually put on the table, they're not getting it.

That doesn't mean they can't find a fair deal, or get to something approximating market, or even a little better. If we figure current WAR value to be something in the neighborhood of between $6 million and $8 million, Pete should be fine with a $25 million AAV. It's arguably a premium.

Three years might be short in his eyes, but as the S.I. article pointed out, three years at $75 million with opt outs worked great for Cespedes (maybe not so great for the Mets). Pete could take a similar deal, go out there and crush it in 2025, opt out and get the contract Vladdy would be looking at.

So, this can still get done. But it might take a cold shower to get there.

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Peter Mat's avatar

This is sucking the air out of the room. It's too much of a ying and a yang. February is almost here and Pete is like a sheet twisting out on the clothes line. Every day this drags on you lose more value. Dump your agent, sit with Sterns and if needed Cohen, and come back home

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