the transition is 28 mil not 34 and the skins can match the deal and make a trade if they want tooI realize he said he would sign it and he probably will. But if, in fact, he wants out, then he shouldn't sign it right away.
Oh, and if he plays under the tag again this year, he is gone next year, transition tag or not. They are not going to give him guaranteed $34M next year and my bet he will feel so disrespected that he can't wait to hit FA and leave if they can't work out a deal this year.