Why haven't Harper and Machado signed yet?

[Docwaukee]

4 minutes ago, Randy Gradishar said:

Yeah but it's the 60k Americans that are complaining about the 30M players. Namibians probably don't watch much baseball.

neither of whom are a consideration for Harper or Machado while they are negotiating their contracts.  

[Pancake Bear]

Teams are more cautious on big name players than they used to be. Might be a couple of other factors - Prince Fielder took a long time to sign as well, which might reflect in part Machado’s problems - saying you don’t hustle doesn’t help you any in getting a record breaking contract. Pickiness may not help either - Albert had to go to the Angels and Cano to the Mariners to find a team desperate enough to pony up the cash they wanted. If, say, Philly and the ChiSox are offering the most while NY and LA are lowballing Manny and Bryce respectively, that might be where the delay comes in. 

[jsnpritchett]

43 minutes ago, Lou said:

Zenyatta Mondatta is a great album 

I really liked her in The Greatest Showman, too.

[GrittyVeterans]

It really wouldn’t be a surprise if it took one of them until past Opening Day. You’re talking about a contract that will be 8-12 years of their life - what’s an extra 3 months of waiting

[Docwaukee]

29 minutes ago, Randy Gradishar said:

Well we're not saying they should think about the Namibians; we just don't understand why they care about the money. 

I actually have chosen murder over non-murder, to work for a company I prefer. So it makes even less sense when murder isn't a factor.

how do we know it's between 35 and 38m per year?  

maybe Harper wants to play for the Dodgers.  Yet their offer is lower than one from the White Sox.  Why not try to get what you can from the Dodgers.  

Why is it the players responsibility to accept.  Negotiate until you feel like it's not going anywhere.  

The teams are as responsible for the slow roll as much as the players.  

This is not an altruistic process on either side.  

[Lou]

45 minutes ago, Randy Gradishar said:

Well we're not saying they should think about the Namibians; we just don't understand why they care about the money. 

I actually have chosen murder over non-murder, to work for a company I prefer. So it makes even less sense when murder isn't a factor.

you work for the Clintons?

[Angelsjunky]

[mtangelsfan]

 

[Jay]

5 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

And pay for the privilege...!