Quote Originally Posted by jcarm View Post
Whether you feel or not whether the bonus was justified-obviously Pittsburgh thought it was and Toronto and Boston would have probably paid it too if they knew he was signable for $5 million. I would think that Washington may have given it to him as well. Pittsburgh was not alone in thinking that the $5 million was justified from what I understand. If this is the case then his talents/leverage did indeed justify the $5 million bonus. I understand you may still not agree-and you are entitled to your opinion.
How could these specimen not be worth $5MM I ask you??? By the way, the one he squares up in the behind-the-plate view was a 94 mph fastball with armside life. Drool......