Man this FA negotiation thing is tough to get a handle on. When we seek out our guy he tells us all he wants is $5k and change for a 1-year deal. Not wanting to stir the pot, we counter just below and, a couple weeks later, get the signed contract for this deal:
So now with him safely on our books for at least the 1932 season, I think to myself
what's the harm in asking? and canvass his thoughts on an extension. I pitch him a 6-year deal that at just a mite under $60k is ridiculously cheap in the grand scheme of things. A week later, we get the signed contract with a note of thanks. Would that it were always so simple and straightforward, nay pleasant even.
I doubt I need to explain why Martin is our guy. With him, you get about 6 players in one. Our strategy, at least to begin with, is to play him strictly as a position player - namely our everyday 3B. That may change down the track, but I doubt it.
Another piece falls into place. Watch this space. Huge news impends.