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Originally Posted by eazyb81
Because he pretty clearly stated his demands to be paid as the top player in his baseball, and the consensus is that he in fact is the top player in baseball.
Of course he would be insulted by that offer.
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So I wonder, would he be willing to sign a 1 year deal for $28 million with successive club options at $28 million/season for the next 7 seasons? That way he can be sure he's the top paid player in baseball just as long as he remains the best player in baseball.
No, of course not. Because he knows damn good and well that,
if he's still the most valuable player in baseball, at 32 years old he isn't going to be for much longer. So for him to get all asshurt because he won't be getting paid more than everyone in the game for the worst 8 years of his career is just assinine.
If he wants to be insulted for getting a deal that offers an AAV commensurate with his age and the length of the deal, he can go ahead and try to find it somewhere else.