I think this may be one of the best offers Bay is gonna get. The Giants are out on Bay/Holliday. The Cards will probably not sign either one, same with the Phillies. The Yanks appear to be content with Damon/Matsui (although i better not speak too soon, they could sweep in last minute). That leaves the NY Mets. I see them signing Holliday over Bay.
It just seems like more teams are trying to cut back. I don’t think Bay will get the 5 years that he’s looking for.

Boras is all about putting an artificial anxiety to a team negotiating a deal. He is not going to make a deal that isn’t his set price. If the market won’t accept it or a team wants concessions, he draws out negotiations.

 Holliday’s choice for the best money is to three teams, MFY, the Mets and the Sox. Many other teams can’t bid. The Angels looked like they kind of shunning Boras, or his mega deals. The Cubs have their own money problems, and the Dodgers are beyond turmoil at this moment.

  The only team that can offer more than 4/60 is the MFY, and they will if they really want Bay.

Or because you’d prefer someone else?

Yeah, both wanted to see what they could get on the open market. Most players do, unless they think they can get more money out of their current team by signing early. What happens if Bay gets zero interest at his current asking price? He has to start lowering it, and we could come back with the same offer, or one even lower, if no one steps up.

Yeah, I think Nomar rejected the exact same amount in the spring of 2004. Funny to think that if he had accepted, we would have been paying Nomar $15M up until last year and probably would not have won any World Series. Thank you Nomar.