Arbitration Fail

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Joe Saunders asked for: $3.8 M

Angels offered: $3.6 mil

Why??

[Saber]

Bet he signs for 3.7.

[DirtyKash]

$200,000 is still quite a chunk of change.

[HollywoodLeo]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these offers sent in blind?

As in, the Angels don't know what Saunders is going to ask for when they offer the 3.6?

[DirtyKash]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these offers sent in blind?

As in, the Angels don't know what Saunders is going to ask for when they offer the 3.6?

What the thread maker is saying is that Saunders and the team could have sat down and agreed to a contract, instead of going through the arbitration process, because the difference is salary figures is quite minimal, relatively speaking.

[Kingdom]

That's the theory, Leo.

Seems like 3.0 too much.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

What the thread maker is saying is that Saunders and the team could have sat down and agreed to a contract, instead of going through the arbitration process, because the difference is salary figures is quite minimal, relatively speaking.

That is exactly my point DK

[missionhockey21]

From the Angels point of view, you are right. If you are Saunders though, 200k is a lot. He might want to get every penny he thinks that should come to him... for all those homeruns he lets go flying out into the stratosphere.

[cjkalt]

And the big shocker:

Angels, Joe Saunders agree to one-year deal - Los Angeles Times

[redsrbetter]

It is a shame that I read through this thread and then had to click on the link to get rid of the suspense. So, can we actually say that the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim won this or Saunders? Since they met in the middle; clearly the only winnder to me is our very own Saber.

Well done man!