I suspect there are still some talks going on but it is more likely that both sides have agreed to let the market determine his worth. If he was at 10 years $30 mil and sincerely thinks he can get that from some other team, I guess he feels he needs to test the market. If the Cards can't offer more than 7 or 8 years at $27-$30 mil per year and feel they can still field a compeditive team, they have no choice but to let him see what else is out there. Not necessarily a bad appraoch for eithr side, if that's what it came down to.
On one hand I wish they could have made a deal but I can see both sides of this. I suspect the Cardinals think like me that there is no possible way any team is going to offer him $30 mil for 10 years, after this season. I would suspect he'll see offers like they have already made to him. Then it boils down to who does he want to play for.
If the Cardinals offered $27 or $28 mil for 7 or 8 years, he would have been the highest paid player in the game and could satify his ego and his bank account. If his goal is to break the bank and get every last dollar he could, even if in means playing on a teams that can't compete becasue of his salary, I say let him walk.
The problem with all of this is that both he and Cards have been very good about keeping a tight lid on the negotiations (or lack thereof). So, in the end, we really don't know what has trandspired or who offered what.
Oh well, we know we have him for at least one more year. If the rotation pitches to it'spotential and the hitters hit to their's. We should be able to win the NL Central. I'm not sure we can beat the Phillies, Giants or a few other divisional favotites but that's why they play the games...
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