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I've seen you post this before. Why do you think he'll double his 2014 salary? If a team came out with $2.8M and Matusz' camp came back with $4.3M, who do you think wins?

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I think the Koji contract will absolutely raise the reliever bar immediately.

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Do you think he should get a smaller percentage increase than Matusz? His rWAR has been over three times higher than Matusz over the past 3 seasons.

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I don't think Tommy would go to arbitration. I think he SIGNS for five. I think Matusz would absolutely use his super two status.

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I don't think Tommy would go to arbitration. I think he SIGNS for five. I think Matusz would absolutely use his super two status.

Eric O'Flaherty went from 2.49 to 4.32 in 2012. But in his previous 3 seasons his rWAR was 5.7 whereas Matusz' is 0.7. I believe your estimate on where Hunter would agree is right on, but if 2.8 and 4.3 are the numbers in Matusz' case, the arbiter would side with the team. IMO. I'm sure we'll see it play out (I don't believe he'll go to Asia).

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