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1 minute ago, fearthenoodle said:

Orioles and Manny agreed at $16MM, $1.3MM below the MLBTR projection.

Here's what I don't get.    Manny has been a soft touch in arbitration all three years he's been eligible.    We know his agent actually initiated a long-term contract discussion two years ago.    Is it really that likely that he asked for the moon and the stars?    Or did the team just decide they couldn't afford Manny at anything in the same universe as what he's worth?

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