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tadashi
Feb 20, 2006

Crimson Sox posted:

Not surprising since they signed Dansby Swanson more than $2M under slot value

I can't tell if the DBacks new front office is good, bad or insane. I feel like you need one of those Batman themed D&D ethical/moral alignment charts to explain how they operate.

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Crimson Sox
Jan 16, 2008

Bromance

Inspector_666 posted:

How did they swing that one?

I'm sure Dbacks had all the leverage during negotiations because

1. If he doesn't sign, he'll have to go back to school and risk himself to injuries, poor season etc.
2. Next years draft class is considered to be better than this years so he's not guaranteed to go #1 overall again even he keeps up his performance without injuries
3. Even if he gets drafted #2-5 in next years draft, the $6.5M he got from the Dbacks would probably be comparable to what he would get

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