Outrageous contract demand

VARoadstter · 03-25-2016, 09:20 PM

New game, current season, I'm in charge of the Mets. Owner lists resigning Neil Walker a priority. A few weeks into the season and he is one of the few bright spots in my lineup. I decide that I'm also interested in him staying with us.

Walker is 30 years old, playing well but obviously not a hall of fame caliber player.

His contract demand?

7 years at 28 m8llion per season with a player option after 5 seasons.

Hell no.

I ultimately tried a final offer of 5 years at 21.5 per season with player option after year 3. He terminated all contract talk. I traded him for prospects and the owner is mad as hell. If I don't make the postseason I bet I'm going to be fired.

What would you have done?

tcoots423 · 03-25-2016, 11:23 PM

Asked the owner if we were building baseball's Cleveland Browns...

Orcin · 03-25-2016, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by VARoadstter

New game, current season, I'm in charge of the Mets. Owner lists resigning Neil Walker a priority. A few weeks into the season and he is one of the few bright spots in my lineup.
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What would you have done?

I would have waited until he was slumping to make the second offer. You have all season to meet the goal. The player's demands can change quite a bit from month to month.

LunchBox · 03-26-2016, 12:18 AM

I did trade him to the Orioles for Chris Davis and a couple of minor leaguers, and then traded Lucas Duda to the Dodgers for Howie Kendrick and a prospect

nutt · 03-26-2016, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Orcin

I would have waited until he was slumping to make the second offer. You have all season to meet the goal. The player's demands can change quite a bit from month to month.

that can be a risk/reward I've noticed. Had Josh Johnson on a one-year incentive laden deal in 16 for my 2016 season. Nice bargain basement deal at 1y/4M with 1.5 mil in incentives (500k Cy Young, 125k All-Star which he got, 875k for 180 IP which he also landed). At the break, he wanted 2y/18M. He did fade some down the stretch but had a sub-4 ERA, and eventually got him on a one-year deal at seven million with a vesting option for a second year at 10 mil, along with about the same incentives (250k CYA, 100k AS, 1M 180 IP--vesting option set at 200 IP).

03-25-2016, 09:20 PM	#1
VARoadstter Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 211	Outrageous contract demand New game, current season, I'm in charge of the Mets. Owner lists resigning Neil Walker a priority. A few weeks into the season and he is one of the few bright spots in my lineup. I decide that I'm also interested in him staying with us. Walker is 30 years old, playing well but obviously not a hall of fame caliber player. His contract demand? 7 years at 28 m8llion per season with a player option after 5 seasons. Hell no. I ultimately tried a final offer of 5 years at 21.5 per season with player option after year 3. He terminated all contract talk. I traded him for prospects and the owner is mad as hell. If I don't make the postseason I bet I'm going to be fired. What would you have done?

03-25-2016, 11:23 PM	#2
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03-26-2016, 12:18 AM	#4
LunchBox Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New York Posts: 246	I did trade him to the Orioles for Chris Davis and a couple of minor leaguers, and then traded Lucas Duda to the Dodgers for Howie Kendrick and a prospect