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Long article, so just posting a small portion.
Light market for hitting or not, that's still an absurd amount to pay Sandoval, even if he is in his "prime age."
Neither side will discuss the particulars of the offers and counteroffers, but word is Sandoval is seeking at least $100 million on a five-year deal, which shouldn't come as a shock considering his age (27), a market lacking in big punch (among players in their prime, Chase Headley may be the closest thing to Sandoval, and he isn't the player Panda is) and a terrific talent that's seen him twice make All-Star teams, twice receive MVP votes and twice exceed a .900 OPS despite not always being in peak shape (just a great, great hitter,” one competing executive called him).
The Giants, meanwhile, are said by a source to have bumped a previously reported a conversation-starting $40-million, three-year offer this spring and at least expressed a willingness to do something along the lines of four years plus an option. That's about the time some interested onlookers characterized the sides as possibly being “in the zone” to do a deal, understandable since Sandoval has made clear he's seeking only a slightly longer term, a solid, guaranteed five-year deal, and the Giants are great closers when it comes to their own stars.
But Sabean also said in that CSN interview that they are “probably at the end of the rope” with talks.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/...-keeping-stars
The Giants, meanwhile, are said by a source to have bumped a previously reported a conversation-starting $40-million, three-year offer this spring and at least expressed a willingness to do something along the lines of four years plus an option. That's about the time some interested onlookers characterized the sides as possibly being “in the zone” to do a deal, understandable since Sandoval has made clear he's seeking only a slightly longer term, a solid, guaranteed five-year deal, and the Giants are great closers when it comes to their own stars.
But Sabean also said in that CSN interview that they are “probably at the end of the rope” with talks.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/...-keeping-stars
Light market for hitting or not, that's still an absurd amount to pay Sandoval, even if he is in his "prime age."
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