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Originally Posted by BillyBall
I am going to go ahead with the deal straight up. From my end I'm likely to get negative feedback from the fans for letting Lindor go when we have playoff hopes (currently 4 games up in 2nd WC position).
Since I shopped Lindor around a few interesting things have happened. Lindor's morale has tanked and his extension request went from $43M to $57M. He appears pretty pissed.
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Tough call on that one. I think the second bit gives some insight. He may be asking you for much more because he doesn't like the team. Maybe he doesn't fit the club house chemistry or it is bad. I have let guys go and got messages that the club house is pleased to see him go and some that they were disappointed as well as they appreciate the leadership of a new player.
What a player ask you for an extension and what he will ask a new team could be two very different things. Sometimes if you just let them become free agents you can resign at much less than what they ask for an extension once no one is offering them that. So I wouldn't put too much weight in what he is asking you especially if he is unhappy for some reason like team mates, lineup order, playing DH instead of the field if he is aging, platooning etc. Still 21 games back and trading for a high paid vet isn't a usual thing that is done. Maybe the AI is guessing he will take much less? I can't say. Like I said I do think the team status may have more to do than the position in the standings. I have wondered if a win now team would take a dumb trade when the season is practically over because they are looking at now and not the future. I don't know if that is the case or not.