Negotiating tactics (an open letter)
Posted by Carl on December 12, 2006
Pat, Pat, Pat.
You should know that I’m smarter than I look. A few hours after I drop the hint about my son’s breaking ball, the Phillies coincidentally release their list of non-roster invitees to spring training? Oddly, my boy’s name was nowhere to be found.
You think I don’t see what’s going on here? You think it’ll make me sweat - “Oooohhh, Zak wasn’t invited to camp!”, and that I’ll panic and accept your first lowball “$3M a year for ten years” offer. Please. Give me a little credit.
Call me.
Any time.
We’ll forget this little charade ever took place.
July 3, 2007 at 5:44 am
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