Originally Posted by
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Knee-jerk reaction is that AA called Donaldson's people the minute Hamels agreed to terms and offered 3/$75 million (maybe with a 4th year option with a club option that becomes a player option if he's still putting up serious numbers) and gave him until Monday to accept.
This market is moving way faster than anyone expected (don't let posters here kid you), and if Josh isn't willing to bet on himself for that 4th year, AA needs to move on to Ozuna (or a trade) if they want a legitimate middle of the order bat. If AA waits until the end of the winter meetings to chase Ozuna, he's not going to be there to chase.