08-25-2009, 05:07 PM
<!--quoteo(post=60005:date=Aug 25 2009, 05:03 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Aug 25 2009, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Oh, and I'll be pissed if we don't tender Harden arbitration at all. We need to at least get a couple of picks for him (assuming he is a type A Free Agent).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There is absolutely NO excusable reason - short of his shoulder exploding between now and the arbitration deadline - for us not to offer him arbitration. This is not like with Wood where we would have had serious financial problems if he accepted. Harden stands to get a 10 to 20 percent raise in arbitration at most.
Further, the odds that he accepts are significantly lower than with Wood.
I'm with you, BT - if the Cubs don't offer him arbitration, and there appears to be no (further) injury issue, I will lose my shit.
There is absolutely NO excusable reason - short of his shoulder exploding between now and the arbitration deadline - for us not to offer him arbitration. This is not like with Wood where we would have had serious financial problems if he accepted. Harden stands to get a 10 to 20 percent raise in arbitration at most.
Further, the odds that he accepts are significantly lower than with Wood.
I'm with you, BT - if the Cubs don't offer him arbitration, and there appears to be no (further) injury issue, I will lose my shit.
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