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Originally Posted by KevB
Some do. Cliff Lee apparently has a list of big market teams on his list. Every player is different.
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For someone like Cliff Lee, it is a negotiating tactic. He's 37 years old. If he has a bad season its moot, but if he's having a good year and his team is out of it, the bad teams wont trade for him anyway, and if a large market comes calling, he can negotiate for a longer-term deal that takes him to 40. (not this season, but say in 2015 or 2016 when his current deal is almost over)