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I had a nearly identical situation with Kelly Johnson in my game. I received and offer (as the Cubs) for Kosuke Fukudome in exchange, plus some assorted minor leaguers, and pulled the trigger, but he was only around for three months before demanding a crazy contract on the level of yours.
He ended up signing with the White Sox for ridiculous money, and has been productive, but nowhere near justifying that kind of salary!
My guess is that it has something to do with a lack of quality second basemen in the game, so the better ones are overvaluing themselves. I had a similar issue with Blake DeWitt, and this was the only conclusion I could draw from two data points. It'd be worth looking to see what Dan Uggla, Robinson Cano, etc sign for.
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