January 14, 2008
Why Stop Negotiating?
I didn't know the Devil Rays applied this policy to arbitration:
The Rays have a policy to cease negotiations and proceed to a hearing if they don't have a deal by the deadline to exchange figures, which this year is Friday.
It seems to me, unless you're really good at winning cases, negotiating to the last second allows you to split the difference more often than not. If the Rays end up with a poor record in arbitration, this strategy is going to cost them.
Posted by David Pinto at
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The Rays have only been to arbitration a handful of times in their history. They've never lost a case. Friedman is also very confident they'll get a deal done in all 3 cases.