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It's the constant...chiseling that has persisted in the M's front office for decades now is what kind of galls me. They've missed out on a lot bigger fish than Wolf because of it, of course. If it was just Wolf, then hey - I have no problem with him getting the most lukewamrm endorsement possible. Baker just signed the same exact deal with the Rangers and Wolf will almost certainly have to ink the same terms IF he is able to land a job.
But man, I've negotiated with guys that will fight for every last crumb on the table and while they might 'win' a few minor points on that one deal, they will more than pay for it in the long term. I know that when I go to the table for a negotiation with the known crumb fighter, I come hard and heavy early and I'm not playing the win-win game that I will with a more collaborative negotiator. He can have the crumbs in the end - I'm going to make him pay on the big deal points early.