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<blockquote data-quote="COOL MAN" data-source="post: 129258715" data-attributes="member: 1080466">I honestly wouldn't have expected to see this after talks on a long-term deal (which I thought was actually for something more like $75 million over 10 years) fell apart last season.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe I'm wrong about those numbers.But perhaps his Agent......who appears to be this Beverly Hills Sports Council outfit.....still likes the idea of long term security for their young players under the assumption they can still earn monster money on the next deal (which would put Polanco in his early 30's).&nbsp; I myself will be surprised if Polanco signs this time;&nbsp; that is, unless he's been looking in the mirror everyday wondering how in the hell he turned down a guaranteed $50-75 million without having accomplished essentially anything as a major leaguer.&nbsp; I also wonder if the Pirates.....who I believe have been thinking about offering McCutcheon his jackpot (which you have to figure would be roughly on the order of Joey Votto's wacky deal).....would be willing to sweeten Polanco's offer to an average $10 million/season in order to make it happen.This post was edited on 3/31 2:40 PM by COOL MAN<a href="http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25129328/pirates-trying-again-to-lock-up-with-polanco-third-star-in-of-of-future">Linky</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="COOL MAN, post: 129258715, member: 1080466"] I honestly wouldn't have expected to see this after talks on a long-term deal (which I thought was actually for something more like [B]$75 million[/B] over 10 years) fell apart last season. Maybe I'm wrong about those numbers. But perhaps his Agent......who appears to be this Beverly Hills Sports Council outfit.....still likes the idea of [B]long[/B] term security for their young players under the assumption they can still earn monster money on the next deal (which would put Polanco in his early 30's). I myself will be surprised if Polanco signs this time; that is, unless he's been looking in the mirror everyday wondering how in the hell he turned down a guaranteed $50-75 million without having accomplished essentially anything as a major leaguer. I also wonder if the Pirates.....who I believe have been thinking about offering McCutcheon [B]his[/B] jackpot (which you have to figure would be roughly on the order of Joey Votto's wacky deal).....would be willing to sweeten Polanco's offer to an average [B]$10 million/season [/B]in order to make it happen. [I]This post was edited on 3/31 2:40 PM by COOL MAN[/I] [URL=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25129328/pirates-trying-again-to-lock-up-with-polanco-third-star-in-of-of-future]Linky[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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