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Orioles offer Wieters extension, but no deal seems close

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Ahh, good call. That explains DD's "coyness" around the writer.

I wonder why Boras would want to leak this.

He just lost his best client and possible $200 million contract yesterday with Cano. Best to start muddying the waters with Wieters now then to wait to get dumped at the alter again.

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Ahh, good call. That explains DD's "coyness" around the writer.

I wonder why Boras would want to leak this.

To prove he still has clients?

On a more serious note to show that he is willing to work on extensions for his clients?

He just got blindsided by Cano and took a big reputation hit. I am sure he wants his name out there in a more positive light.

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To prove he still has clients?

On a more serious note to show that he is willing to work on extensions for his clients?

He just got blindsided by Cano and took a big reputation hit. I am sure he wants his name out there in a more positive light.

Maybe, but when the report is that they are far apart, it's hard to buy into that.

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Maybe, but when the report is that they are far apart, it's hard to buy into that.

Even after Weaver signed his extension I have had trouble convincing folks on this board that Boras would "let" Wieters sign an extension.

A lot of baseball fans think that a player signing with Boras will always test the FA market. Obviously Cano thought that Boras wasn't the best choice to extend.

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Even after Weaver signed his extension I have had trouble convincing folks on this board that Boras would "let" Wieters sign an extension.

A lot of baseball fans think that a player signing with Boras will always test the FA market. Obviously Cano thought that Boras wasn't the best choice to extend.

I think the guy needs to have a player sign an extension soon, and probably a bigger name than Wieters, or that reputation is going to be a runaway train.

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The last thing we need is for Matt to have a monster year before he is extended and his contract ends up strangling the team like flacco's has done to the ravens. Now if he brings home a World Series and MVP like Posey, I wouldn't care what the price was.

Sign him sooner than later.

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I love Wieters and predicted he will be MVO this year, but he isn't worth the coin. Imagine what we could get. Problem is: he is the centerpiece of our pitching staff. I am pro spending $, but what Boras is going to ask for isn't worth what it would cost. We can't get this team to spend any money as is, imagine if Wieters went down and were hampered by a bad contract. Angelos wouldn't spend any money for the next decade.

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The last thing we need is for Matt to have a monster year before he is extended and his contract ends up strangling the team like flacco's has done to the ravens. Now if he brings home a World Series and MVP like Posey, I wouldn't care what the price was.

Sign him sooner than later.

Not trying to change the subject, but how is Flacco's contract "strangling" the Ravens?

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Not trying to change the subject, but how is Flacco's contract "strangling" the Ravens?

He is the highest paid player in a league with a salary cap. It limits options. You may have a different opinion of Flacco than I do, so we'll just say that it is my opinion.

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Yet he counts less against the cap than Suggs or Ngata. So... no, he's not strangling the team.

I wasn't going to reply, because this thread is about Wieters, but thanks. I believe Flacco's cap number for this upcoming season is about half of Ngata's and is likely a three-year deal that will be reworked at some point due to the inflated cap numbers in the last 3 years.

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The last thing we need is for Matt to have a monster year before he is extended and his contract ends up strangling the team like flacco's has done to the ravens. Now if he brings home a World Series and MVP like Posey, I wouldn't care what the price was.

Sign him sooner than later.

I can never get away from Flacco and his contract, no matter what site or forum I am on! :(

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I love Wieters and predicted he will be MVO this year, but he isn't worth the coin. Imagine what we could get. Problem is: he is the centerpiece of our pitching staff. I am pro spending $, but what Boras is going to ask for isn't worth what it would cost. We can't get this team to spend any money as is, imagine if Wieters went down and were hampered by a bad contract. Angelos wouldn't spend any money for the next decade.

Boras always asks for way more than he expects to get. The key thing isn't where the agent starts it's where the two sides end up. Of course, that starting point usually is indicative of what it will ultimately take but in the end it will come down to what the player and agent feel they can legitimately get on the open market relative to what the current team feels is a fair value for them.

I am just happy at this point that players actually want to play for the Orioles. It is such a refreshing change from the past. I will hope that the two sides can reach a reasonable agreement up until the day that it doesn't happen.

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