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Old 11-08-2004, 01:58 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by chriskelly
My questions are:
-Does the player "know" he isn't really free agent eligable, due to his service time, and he's going to end up with me anyway?
No not really. His young age will effect contract talks....somewhat.

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Originally Posted by chriskelly
-Does shutting down talks with me change his attitude? I could understand if I was low balling, I could piss off one of my players. but....if I am making an offer that will likely be better than arbitration, and the player is evaluating based on falsely thinking he can really test the market, it could cause a problem.
I wouldn't worry.

Sorry no one answered your questions sooner.
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