In his 12/23/09 mailbag entry, Ken Gurnick reported that "[Roy] Halladay told Toronto he wouldn't accept a trade to any West Coast club that conducts Spring Training in Arizona. Halladay lives in Odessa, Fla., about 15 miles from the Phillies' training camp in Clearwater...it didn't matter what players the Dodgers offered and it probably didn't matter how much money they could have committed in a contract extension -- Halladay wasn't coming to Los Angeles."
Good point, but I wonder if, in fact, LA had any money to commit to a Hallady extension at all because on the very same day that Gurnick's piece came out, the now infamous Bill Shaikin Q&A with Dennis Mannion was published on the LA Times' website featuring some nuggets like, "Why would you put yourself in a position where, if the guy can win -- let's use a number -- $8 million in arbitration and his agent right now is asking $9 million, and you have a history where it comes down to $4 million, what are you thinking?". Mannion is speaking in general terms here, but it sounds an awful lot like he's referencing Orlando Hudson and implying what the Dodgers thought he was worth.
"That's also showing bizarre behavior, in my opinion, in terms of teams bidding against themselves for draft picks. That's been going on for a while on the amateur side of the business. But it's happening now on the international side, with guys you don't know anything about." This quote sounds like he's saying that the high signing bonuses, and lotteries for signing rights to international players, are not good "business decisions" even though that is how most of baseball does its business.
Good point, but I wonder if, in fact, LA had any money to commit to a Hallady extension at all because on the very same day that Gurnick's piece came out, the now infamous Bill Shaikin Q&A with Dennis Mannion was published on the LA Times' website featuring some nuggets like, "Why would you put yourself in a position where, if the guy can win -- let's use a number -- $8 million in arbitration and his agent right now is asking $9 million, and you have a history where it comes down to $4 million, what are you thinking?". Mannion is speaking in general terms here, but it sounds an awful lot like he's referencing Orlando Hudson and implying what the Dodgers thought he was worth.
"That's also showing bizarre behavior, in my opinion, in terms of teams bidding against themselves for draft picks. That's been going on for a while on the amateur side of the business. But it's happening now on the international side, with guys you don't know anything about." This quote sounds like he's saying that the high signing bonuses, and lotteries for signing rights to international players, are not good "business decisions" even though that is how most of baseball does its business.
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| When asked if the Dodgers could afford to extend Roy Halladay had he waived his No-trade Clause, Dennis Mannion replied, "Portable concession". |
I think Mannion said it best last month when he said, "You're dealing with a very fluid situation. Those millions that are potentially in play, they can manifest themselves where the opportunity is. If the opportunity is in buying more portable concession stands, then that's what you do."
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