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As a negotiator, sometimes you have to say no and risk losing the deal..... or in this case, just taking a few days to file for arbitration (which I would label losing the deal). However, in the end, you (Breslow or as a negotiator) know you've got to give in or mostly give in to the Duran camp and numbers request, otherwise you end up alienating one of your best players and you send a message to future players, future free agents, that you are unwilling to pay players what they are worth. This only drives players away from your organization - which in turn, makes it almost impossible to create a winning culture, where the players love each other and the organization. Glad to see Breslow make it easy on Duran to get this done. Frankly, I'd have offered more than $4M even though I know I could get the guy for under $4M. Why? Messaging to all players across baseball that THIS IS THE PLACE YOU WANT TO BE. WHEN YOU PERFORM HERE, WE ARE WILLING TO PAY YOU.

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