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seahawksfan234
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The Mariners' need and the market for Morales - 710sports.com
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Sounds to me like Boras is ready to hold out until June just to prove a point. I personally believe Morales would be better off simply signing a 1 year deal on opening day, then allowing Morales to hit the market without the draft compensation attached in a very slim free agent market.
Will be interesting to see how things play out. I would really like to see Morales back though, we could use him in the lineup.
Some highlights from the article:
Scott Boras tells ESPN's Jerry Crasnick that his remaining free-agent clients are prepared to wait until after the June draft to sign with teams. In light of this development it seems highly unlikely that there will be a reunion between Kendrys Morales and the Mariners. Doubly bad for the Mariners if Morales waits, as they then would not receive the draft pick they would get if he did sign before the draft. As a result, the pick they would forfeit for signing Robinson Cano would be their second-round pick rather than the pick they would gain for Morales signing elsewhere, which would fall between the first and second round.
Something to keep in mind here: The Mariners have made Morales two offers that I know of that he has turned down, the $14.1 million qualifying offer and a multi-year offer as well. There have been no reports that I have seen of offers from other teams. Interest perhaps, but actual offers? No. So the negotiation at this point most likely have Boras taking the stance that the Mariners need Morales and therefore they should pay X amount, with their stance being that there is no market for Morales so the team will set the amount.
Sounds to me like Boras is ready to hold out until June just to prove a point. I personally believe Morales would be better off simply signing a 1 year deal on opening day, then allowing Morales to hit the market without the draft compensation attached in a very slim free agent market.
Will be interesting to see how things play out. I would really like to see Morales back though, we could use him in the lineup.