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I thought this was interesting. For all those players who make the comments "it's outta my hands" and "I let my agent handle that" and also play dumb during negotiations (obviously, Chris Davis immediately comes to mind)......it's nice to hear an honest response.

It'll will be interesting to hear how Machado responds whenever his extension talks heat up.

"Although the season nears, Arrieta doesn't mind being involved in negotiations; in fact, he's at the forefront of them. Epstein and agent Scott Boras may discuss things, but Arrieta is not far from being involved.

"Both sides know I need to be in the loop, and it's pretty much unacceptable otherwise," he said."

from this article: http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/36841/jake-arrieta-back-on-the-mound-and-mowing-down-hitters

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I thought this was interesting. For all those players who make the comments "it's outta my hands" and "I let my agent handle that" and also play dumb during negotiations (obviously, Chris Davis immediately comes to mind)......it's nice to hear an honest response.

It'll will be interesting to hear how Machado responds whenever his extension talks heat up.

"Although the season nears, Arrieta doesn't mind being involved in negotiations; in fact, he's at the forefront of them. Epstein and agent Scott Boras may discuss things, but Arrieta is not far from being involved.

"Both sides know I need to be in the loop, and it's pretty much unacceptable otherwise," he said."

from this article: http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/36841/jake-arrieta-back-on-the-mound-and-mowing-down-hitters

Manny is not a Boras client.

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Manny is not a Boras client.

I know...shouldn't have mentioned Boras in the subject. I just thought it was interesting to hear a player say "I need to be in the loop." That's rare, and with Machado's extension potentially looming in the very near future (unless you think they wait until the last year, which I don't see as an option), I think it will be interesting to hear how Machado approaches everything....as the potential face of the franchise for the next decade or so.

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I know...shouldn't have mentioned Boras in the subject. I just thought it was interesting to hear a player say "I need to be in the loop." That's rare, and with Machado's extension potentially looming in the very near future (unless you think they wait until the last year, which I don't see as an option), I think it will be interesting to hear how Machado approaches everything....as the potential face of the franchise for the next decade or so.

Jake has a bit of history being outspoken about things.

I think most players are best served with presenting the front that they are removed from the process.

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Jake has a bit of history being outspoken about things.

I think most players are best served with presenting the front that they are removed from the process.

Completely agreed. Fans already put way too much stock into a players state of mind affecting their on the field performance. The last thing they need is a bunch of fans using coorelation to come to the conclusion that someones contract negotiation is causing them to play worse.

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Jake has a bit of history being outspoken about things.

I think most players are best served with presenting the front that they are removed from the process.

Absolutely. Let the agent be the bad guy. As an agent (RE), I don't want my clients becoming the focus of the other party's discontent during a tough negotiation. If the other party is to be angry with someone, it's best they are mad at me.

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Jake has a bit of history being outspoken about things.

I think most players are best served with presenting the front that they are removed from the process.

He might be outspoken, but in this scenario, I think he's just being honest instead of presenting that front.

I guess to me, it's so unbelievable when they play dumb that it completely discredits them....to me, anyway. Makes me think they are coached puppets.

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He might be outspoken, but in this scenario, I think he's just being honest instead of presenting that front.

I guess to me, it's so unbelievable when they play dumb that it completely discredits them....to me, anyway. Makes me think they are coached puppets.

I think he was just being honest when he ripped the O's minor league spring training facilities.

Still wasn't a smart thing to do.

I just ignore all the platitudes that players spew about things like contract extensions.

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