Green deal may fall through

[Arles]

I just heard that the DBacks are having a hard time reaching an extension with Green and the deal may get cancelled. Arizona is offering Green the option of a 2-year $18 million extension or have him completely rip up his current deal and sign a new 4-year contract for $32 million (meaning 05 would essentially be free to AZ with the $8 mil coming from LA). Greens want a new 4-year deal at $11 mil.

The Arizona brass flew out to LA to meet with Green but there was no resolution to the extension. The deadline ends in one hour (noon EST) and it doesn't look like either side is going to budge. I would certainly be disappointed to not see Green come to Arizona, but I would be much more upset if the team severly overpaid for Green. It seems the options are:

A - Green agrees to a 2-year extension in the ballpark of $20 million or the 4-year deal @ 8 mil (including 05).
B - Green and the DBacks agree to the deal with no extension (not likely)
C - Green refuses to waive his no trade and Arizona probably signs Burnitz to play RF and keeps Hillenbrand.

My guess is A or C will happen, with it looking more and more like C may be more probable. A question for the LA fans, what would keeping Green do to the Perez deal and the Dodger's payroll? Supposedly, the Perez deal was somewhat contingent on freeing up the $8 million from Green and if Green stays the LA payroll will be over $90 million. Green has also said he won't waive his no-trade without an extension - and I don't see anyone meeting those demands.

[Suicane75]

I predict that when the season starts every player in the league will be on the same team they were on at the end of last season.

Seriously, have their ever been more "done deals" that ended up never happening, in an offseason before?

[Bomber]

This trade isn't linked to the Johnson deal at all, right?

[Samdari]

Originally Posted by Arles

have him completely rip up his current deal and sign a new 4-year contract for $32 million

Isn't this exactly what the union did not allow in the ARod to BoSox deal? If Green is signed for '05, the union will not let him sign for less for that year than his current deal. I suspect he is signed for more than that in '05.

[SirFozzie]

16 Mill for 05.

[Arles]

Originally Posted by Samdari

Isn't this exactly what the union did not allow in the ARod to BoSox deal? If Green is signed for '05, the union will not let him sign for less for that year than his current deal. I suspect he is signed for more than that in '05.

Normally it's only if multiple seasons are remaining. Because Green would basically cut the amount in his final year from $16 to $8 mil for 05 as part of a new $32 million deal, I doubt the union would care all that much. I've seen DBacks players in the past take straight pay cuts in their final season without union involvement.

At any rate, it looks like the deal is pretty much dead at this point:

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/8073687

[jbmagic]

if this dont go true...the dodgers are in trouble


they resign Perez for 24 mil, i bet they assume , Green will be gone

[dixieflatline]

If this deal falls through it will be interesting to see what the snakes do with Navarro. They have two (probably) better catching prospects so I assume they would like to deal him but the market for him seems to be drying up. I wouldn't have signed off on the Johnson deal unless I knew that I could ship Navarro.